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World Solidarity with the Cuban Five
in Washington
The
Five Days for The Five began June 4 in the U.S:
capital with a press conference at the National
Press Club, led by Canadian author Stephen Kimber
and defense attorney Martin Garbus.
Garbus recalled that federal dollars were used to
pay Miami journalists covering the Five’s trial in
violation of U.S. law and that the defense team has
repeatedly been denied access to government
documents related to the case, another obstruction
of justice.
Kimber, author of the book What Lies Across the
Water, the Case of the Cuban Five criticized the
legal proceedings and called on Obama to find a
humanitarian solution to free the Five.
Activities continue today, June 5, for delegations
from Canada, Latin America, Europe, and the
Caribbean, with a conference meant to examine the
unchanged U.S. policy towards Cuba that has been in
place for over fifty years and advocate for its
change.
The
opening session of the conference features actor
Danny Glover, an advocate for changing the U.S.
policy towards Cuba and a supporter of efforts to
free The Cuban 5, arrested in the U.S. in 1998 for
attempting to thwart attacks against Cuba planned
and carried out by Cuban-exile groups located in
Miami.
The
event coincides with the 49th birthday of Gerardo
Hernández, incarcerated in the Victorville,
California, maximum security prison.
There will also be sessions focusing on the secret
U.S. programs aimed at destabilizing Cuba, such as
the USAID-sponsored ZunZuneo social media network;
the history of terrorism committed against Cuba; and
a legal update on the case of the Cuban 5.
Other notable speakers include Tom Hayden, Reverend
Joan Brown Campbell, Canadian author Stephen Kimber,
and attorney for the Cuban 5 Martin Garbus.
The
Conference will close with a concert by critically
acclaimed progressive hip-hop artists Dead Prez at
the Auditorium of the Columbia Heights Educational
Campus. Dead Prez will be backed up by D.C.’s own DJ
PhenomeJon and other local artists.
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Five days for the Cuban Five begins in
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Fernando
González
emphasizes
importance
of Cuban Five
event
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