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"I will die as I
have lived"
Watercolors by Antonio Guerrero exhibited in U.S.
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exposition "Me muero como viví" (I Will Die as I
Have Lived), composed of 15 watercolors painted by
Antonio (Tony) Guerrero, a decorated Hero of the
Republic of Cuba, was inaugurated May 15 in the
headquarters of Casa Maryland, a Latino community
organization established in 1985, among the most
important of its kind in the state.
 In his welcoming remarks at the
event, Gustavo Torres, executive director of the
Casa, thanked the exposition organizers for having
chosen the organization’s headquarters outside of
Washington as the first location in which Tony’s
watercolors have been exhibited within the United
States.
During the inauguration, José R.
Cabañas, head of the Cuban Interests Section in
Washington, noted the historical significance of the
date, the anniversary of the day in 1955 when Fidel,
Raúl and other participants in the Moncada Garrison
assault were released from prison, as a result of
popular pressure on the Fulgencio Batista
dictatorship. Cabañas insisted that, just as was the
case in that era, only pressure on the part of the
public internationally, and particularly within the
United States, will make it possible for Ramón,
Gerardo, Tony and Fernando to return to Cuba.
The Cuban diplomat explained the
significance of each of the 15 paintings, conceived
by Tony in communication with his four imprisoned
brothers, to portray 15 moments during the 16 months
they spent in solitary confinement before their
manipulated trial in Miami began. Cabañas described
the technique Tony used and the extensive studies he
completed prior to undertaking the project.
Cabañas also reported on important
upcoming events organized by the International
Committee for the Freedom of the Five, set to begin
in Washington May 30. Attending the inauguration
were young leaders of the Casa Maryland, members of
the International Committee, representatives from
several Latino U.S.-based organizations and
diplomatic personnel from Cuba, Venezuela and El
Salvador.
(Cubaminrex/Cuban Interests Section
in Washington)
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Pastoral Platform demands justice
for the Five
MEETING
in Matanzas, the Cuban Pastoral Platform approved a
statement supporting family reunification for the
Five, "to put an end to an injustice which has
continued unnecessarily over time."
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Five Days for
the Five in Washington
THE
important Afro-American leader Angela Davis, Dolores
Huerta, leader of the Farmworkers Union, European
Union parliamentarian Gianni Vattimo, as well as
Chilean legislators Hugo Gutiérrez and Alejandro
Navarro, in addition to other intellectuals and
figures from around the world have confirmed their
participation in the Five Days for the Five in
Washington.
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Ramón Labañino salutes René González’ presence in
Cuba
WASHINGTON, May 7.—Ramón
Labañino, one of the Cuban anti-terrorists sentenced
and incarcerated in the United States, stated that
the presence of René González in his homeland “is as
if part of us is already home.” |
