Wisconsin Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba

Hear Rev. Lucius Walker
Executive Director of Pastors for Peace/IFCO

"Linking the Struggle for Justice at Home to a Humane Foreign Policy Abroad"

About Rev. Walker:
-Outspoken civil rights leader & organizer in Milwaukee in the early 1960's, before he moved to Harlem and established IFCO (Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization) nationally

-Founding Director of Northcott Neighborhood House, initiated Triple O (Organization of Organizations), active at Milwaukee Christian Center
-He was shot & wounded by U.S.-supported terrorist "contras" in Nicaragua, moving him to start Pastors for Peace to educate people in the U.S. about how our government's policies affect impoverished citizens of the Americas
-One of today's leading practitioners of nonviolent Civil Disobedience and the Social Gospel to challenge immoral policies of our government, including over 45 years of economic warfare to cause "hunger and desperation" in Cuba
-Brought many members of Congress, especially the Congressional Black Caucus, to see Cuba firsthand
US coordinator for Cuba's international Affirmative Action program offering Free Medical School for 500 US students of color
-Leader of scores of Friendship Caravans from the U.S., delivering humanitarian aid to Chiapas, Mexico; Post-Katrina New Orleans; Haiti; Central America and Cuba
-Honored by the Congressional Black Caucus as an outstanding leader in the struggles for Human Rights and against racism, in the U.S. and beyond

Thursday, Feb. 28, 7pm,

Bolton Hall Rm. 150
(Enter through UWM Union, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd.)
Free & open to the public

Sponsored by Department of Africology at UWM; Latin America Solidarity Committee at UWM, lascmilw@gmail.com; Wisconsin Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba, Peace Action WI, www.peaceactionwi.org; Progressive Students of Milwaukee, psmilwaukee@gmail.com.

For more information on Rev. Lucius Walker and

Pastors for Peace, visit www.pastorsforpeace.org

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Project Censored features analysis of

Cuban 5 case on their website:

Corporate Media Bias and the Case of the Cuban Five

By Jeffrey Huling
“The case of the Cuban Five is a shameful example of injustice in our country”
- Howard Zinn

Click here to read the article

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The Associated Press:

UN food expert praises Cuba's ability to feed its people

"We haven't seen even one malnourished person ... The right to being fed is the priority, without a doubt."

Click here to read the article

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See the acclaimed new documentary on Cuba's health system:

Screening of Salud!

In Milwaukee, February 2008

stay tuned for details

`Salud!' to gain fame with `Sicko'
Retired Akron health commissioner says U.S. could learn from Cuba

Akron Ohio Beacon Journal

July 2, 2007

Contact us at cubawifriends@mindspring.com to borrow the DVD or to arrange

for a showing, especially at your club, congregation, center or clinic

www.saludthefilm.net

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See "Mission Against Terror" Online!

(or buy or borrow the DVD from us, $15)

Documentary about the five Cubans (two of whom are American citizens) being held in federal prison, serving four life sentences and 75 years collectively, after being wrongly convicted in U.S. federal court in Miami, on June 8, 2001, in what a unanimous Federal Court of Appeals 3-Judge panel ruled in August 2005 was a "perfect storm" of prejudice and prosecutorial misconduct (since vacated, and they are still held while other appeal issues are being considered.)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CCdGdpeNps8

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WHY IS FREEDOM TO TRAVEL IMPORTANT?

THOSE I LEFT BEHIND
a new film by acclaimed Cuban-American filmmaker Lisandro Perez-Rey*

*DVD AVAILABLE to borrow
Call The Wisconsin Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba at
(414) 273-1040, ext. 12, or email cubawifriends@mindspring.com

Trapped between the sea and the politics of governments, Cuban families on either side of the Florida straits have endured nearly a half century of separation and loss. Filmed in both the United States and Cuba, this documentary explores the transnational ties that bind Cuban-Americans in the United States to their families still living on the island and sheds light on the controversial new travel restrictions imposed by the U.S. government and its emotional impact on the lives of four Cuban families.

Background: In 2004, the Bush administration tightened travel and remittance regulations for Cuban-Americans wanting to travel to Cuba. Since then, Cuban-Americans have been prohibited from traveling to Cuba more than once every three years to visit a relative; they may send no more than $100/month to close relatives; and the designation of who is considered a relative has been tightened, no longer including aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces or nephews. Other U.S. restrictions have prevented Sister City, religious, university, cultural exchange and many other groups from travel to Cuba. In 2007, the new congress promises to consider these restrictions, and possibly recognizing the right of U.S. citizens to exercise their freedom to travel.

* Lisandro Perez-Rey has made several documentaries on Cuba and the Immigrant experience in the U.S. He is the 2003 recipient of the prestigious Oscar B. Cintas Foundation Fellowship for artists of Cuban descent. His prior films include "Beyond the Sea/Mas Alla del Mar (2003) and The Cuban Hip Hop Factory/La Fabri-K (2004).

Send a letter to congress about the right to travel:
Sample letter
Find your congressperson
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UPDATE FROM JOYA MOSLEY

at the Latin American School of Medicine in Cuba

February 3, 2007

"I just finished with my first semester of Medical School in Havana,

Cuba 2006-2007 school year. I did it! I PASSED all my finals..."

Read entire letter from Joya

Her dream leads her to Cuba

Program will help her earn medical degree — for free

Joya Mosley, 23, plans to return to Cuba to pursue a medical degree

through a free program offered by the nations government. Photo/Tom Lynn

By Joel Dresang

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Aug. 17, 2006

Joya Mosley sees Cuba as a land of opportunity.

As the world scrutinizes the health of Fidel Castro and speculates

on Cuba's future, Mosley packs her bags, preparing to return to

Havana next month to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor.

Click here for the rest of the article

Help Joya realize her dream of becoming a doctor! Please consider a donation. Make your gift payable to Joya Mosley, P.O. Box 76399, Milwaukee, WI 53216. Those with additional questions, or who may require a personal interview, can contact Joya via e-mail at joyamd@yahoo.com.

For those who wish their contributions to be tax-deductible, and handled through IFCO, please send checks to IFCO, made out with "for Joya Mosley" in the memo section, mailable to IFCO, 418 W 145th Street, New York, NY 10031

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Fidel Castro's Brother:

The Raul I Know
By Dolly Mascareñas
Sunday, Aug. 06, 2006

Time Magazine

Fidel's Final Victory
By Julia E. Sweig
From Foreign Affairs, January/February 2007

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Want to Be on Our Email List?

The Coalition periodically sends emails on subjects of interest to our members. If you would like to be a recipient of such emails, put "Subscribe Cuba List" into the subject line of an email to:

cubawifriends@mindspring.org

You can unsubscribe at any time
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Contact Information
Wisconsin Coalition to Normalize
Relations with Cuba
633 W. Wisconsin, Ave., Suite 1410
Milwaukee, WI 53203
Tel (414) 273-1040 ext 12
cubawifriends@mindspring.com

www.wicuba.org

Upcoming events Travel to Cuba Merchandise Message Board Info on Fernando and the Cuban 5 News, Views, and Info WI Sister-City Relationships with Cuba Membership Information Links to Key Cuba Websites Note on the Website	I	Hear Rev. Lucius Walker Executive Director of Pastors for Peace/IFCO "Linking the Struggle for Justice at Home to a Humane Foreign Policy Abroad" About Rev. Walker: -Outspoken civil rights leader & organizer in Milwaukee in the early 1960's, before he moved to Harlem and established IFCO (Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization) nationally -Founding Director of Northcott Neighborhood House, initiated Triple O (Organization of Organizations), active at Milwaukee Christian Center -He was shot & wounded by U.S.-supported terrorist "contras" in Nicaragua, moving him to start Pastors for Peace to educate people in the U.S. about how our government's policies affect impoverished citizens of the Americas -One of today's leading practitioners of nonviolent Civil Disobedience and the Social Gospel to challenge immoral policies of our government, including over 45 years of economic warfare to cause "hunger and desperation" in Cuba -Brought many members of Congress, especially the Congressional Black Caucus, to see Cuba firsthand US coordinator for Cuba's international Affirmative Action program offering Free Medical School for 500 US students of color -Leader of scores of Friendship Caravans from the U.S., delivering humanitarian aid to Chiapas, Mexico; Post-Katrina New Orleans; Haiti; Central America and Cuba -Honored by the Congressional Black Caucus as an outstanding leader in the struggles for Human Rights and against racism, in the U.S. and beyond Thursday, Feb. 28, 7pm, Bolton Hall Rm. 150 (Enter through UWM Union, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd.) Free & open to the public Sponsored by Department of Africology at UWM; Latin America Solidarity Committee at UWM, lascmilw@gmail.com; Wisconsin Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba, Peace Action WI, www.peaceactionwi.org; Progressive Students of Milwaukee, psmilwaukee@gmail.com. For more information on Rev. Lucius Walker and Pastors for Peace, visit www.pastorsforpeace.org ______________________________________________________ Project Censored features analysis of Cuban 5 case on their website: Corporate Media Bias and the Case of the Cuban Five By Jeffrey Huling “The case of the Cuban Five is a shameful example of injustice in our country” - Howard Zinn Click here to read the article ______________________________________________________ The Associated Press: UN food expert praises Cuba's ability to feed its people "We haven't seen even one malnourished person ... The right to being fed is the priority, without a doubt." Click here to read the article ______________________________________________________ See the acclaimed new documentary on Cuba's health system: Screening of Salud! In Milwaukee, February 2008 stay tuned for details `Salud!' to gain fame with `Sicko' Retired Akron health commissioner says U.S. could learn from Cuba Akron Ohio Beacon Journal July 2, 2007 Contact us at cubawifriends@mindspring.com to borrow the DVD or to arrange for a showing, especially at your club, congregation, center or clinic www.saludthefilm.net ______________________________________________________ See "Mission Against Terror" Online! (or buy or borrow the DVD from us, $15) Documentary about the five Cubans (two of whom are American citizens) being held in federal prison, serving four life sentences and 75 years collectively, after being wrongly convicted in U.S. federal court in Miami, on June 8, 2001, in what a unanimous Federal Court of Appeals 3-Judge panel ruled in August 2005 was a "perfect storm" of prejudice and prosecutorial misconduct (since vacated, and they are still held while other appeal issues are being considered.) http://youtube.com/watch?v=CCdGdpeNps8 ______________________________________________________ WHY IS FREEDOM TO TRAVEL IMPORTANT? THOSE I LEFT BEHIND a new film by acclaimed Cuban-American filmmaker Lisandro Perez-Rey* DVD AVAILABLE to borrow Call The Wisconsin Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba at* (414) 273-1040, ext. 12, or email cubawifriends@mindspring.com Trapped between the sea and the politics of governments, Cuban families on either side of the Florida straits have endured nearly a half century of separation and loss. Filmed in both the United States and Cuba, this documentary explores the transnational ties that bind Cuban-Americans in the United States to their families still living on the island and sheds light on the controversial new travel restrictions imposed by the U.S. government and its emotional impact on the lives of four Cuban families. Background: In 2004, the Bush administration tightened travel and remittance regulations for Cuban-Americans wanting to travel to Cuba. Since then, Cuban-Americans have been prohibited from traveling to Cuba more than once every three years to visit a relative; they may send no more than $100/month to close relatives; and the designation of who is considered a relative has been tightened, no longer including aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces or nephews. Other U.S. restrictions have prevented Sister City, religious, university, cultural exchange and many other groups from travel to Cuba. In 2007, the new congress promises to consider these restrictions, and possibly recognizing the right of U.S. citizens to exercise their freedom to travel. * Lisandro Perez-Rey has made several documentaries on Cuba and the Immigrant experience in the U.S. He is the 2003 recipient of the prestigious Oscar B. Cintas Foundation Fellowship for artists of Cuban descent. His prior films include "Beyond the Sea/Mas Alla del Mar (2003) and The Cuban Hip Hop Factory/La Fabri-K (2004). *Send a letter to congress about the right* to travel: Sample letter Find your congressperson ______________________________________________________** UPDATE FROM JOYA MOSLEY at the Latin American School of Medicine in Cuba February 3, 2007 "I just finished with my first semester of Medical School in Havana, Cuba 2006-2007 school year. I did it! I PASSED all my finals..." Read entire letter from Joya Her dream leads her to Cuba Program will help her earn medical degree — for free Joya Mosley, 23, plans to return to Cuba to pursue a medical degree through a free program offered by the nations government. Photo/Tom Lynn By Joel Dresang Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Aug. 17, 2006 Joya Mosley sees Cuba as a land of opportunity. As the world scrutinizes the health of Fidel Castro and speculates on Cuba's future, Mosley packs her bags, preparing to return to Havana next month to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor. Click here for the rest of the article Help Joya realize her dream of becoming a doctor! Please consider a donation. Make your gift payable to Joya Mosley, P.O. Box 76399, Milwaukee, WI 53216. Those with additional questions, or who may require a personal interview, can contact Joya via e-mail at joyamd@yahoo.com. For those who wish their contributions to be tax-deductible, and handled through IFCO, please send checks to IFCO, made out with "for Joya Mosley" in the memo section, mailable to IFCO, 418 W 145th Street, New York, NY 10031 _______________________________________________________ Fidel Castro's Brother: The Raul I Know By Dolly Mascareñas Sunday, Aug. 06, 2006 Time Magazine Fidel's Final Victory By Julia E. Sweig From Foreign Affairs, January/February 2007 _______________________________________________________ Want to Be on Our Email List? The Coalition periodically sends emails on subjects of interest to our members. If you would like to be a recipient of such emails, put "Subscribe Cuba List" into the subject line of an email to: cubawifriends@mindspring.org You can unsubscribe at any time _____________________________________________________________________ Contact Information Wisconsin Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba 633 W. Wisconsin, Ave., Suite 1410 Milwaukee, WI 53203 Tel (414) 273-1040 ext 12 cubawifriends@mindspring.com www.wicuba.org