Pastors for Peace Caravan Returning from Cuba Monday July 14 to Request Release of Seized Computers Destined for Cuba
by Pastors for Peace
 The Pastors for Peace US/Cuba Friendshipment Caravan will return to the US on Monday June 14 after delivering nearly 100 tons of humanitarian aid to Cuba, and will request the return of the 32 donated computers for Cuba that were seized from their caravan by US officials on July 3.
"We will continue to challenge this dumb, foolish, petty,
counterproductive, mean-spirited, and immoral blockade until it is
ended," said Rev. Lucius Walker, Jr., executive director of
IFCO/Pastors for Peace.
The caravan is returning to the US on the same day as the
Venceremos Brigade and several other organizations engaging in
challenging US restrictions on travel to Cuba.
Friends in Solidarity with Cuba: Here's the latest on the 19th
Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba. Let's keep our eyes on it and let's be
ready for action if need be. We'll keep you updated.
- Randy Caravaggio - Victoria Goods for Cuba Campaign
The members of the caravan had an eight-day educational program in Cuba that included visits to different provinces, to homes for the elderly, and health care facilities.
They also visited the Latin American School of Medicine, where students from 30 nations are studying free of charge to be doctors, in order to serve their communities in their home countries. More than 100 of those students are from the US.
Pastors for Peace is a project of the Interreligious Foundation
for Community Organization (IFCO), which has a 40-year history of work
in favor of social justice.
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