This documentary by Saul Landau chronicles half a
century of hostile US-Cuba relations by telling the story of the Cuban
Five, intelligence agents sent to penetrate Cuban exile terrorist
groups in Miami and now serving long prison sentences.
The film
highlights decades of assassinations and sabotage first backed then
ignored by the very government that launched the war against
terrorism.
In the film viewers see leading terrorists recounting their
deeds, and Cuban state security officials explaining why they
infiltrated agents into violent Miami exile groups.
The film,
featuring Danny Glover and 84 year old Fidel Castro in key scenes,
raises and tries to answer the question: what did Cuba do to deserve
such hostile treatment?
Friends of Cuba presents with Her Excellency Ms. Teresita de Jesús
Vicente Sotolongo, Cuban Ambassador to Canada, and film director Saul
Landau
Thursday Oct. 6
7 pm
St. John the Divine
925 Balmoral (near Quadra)
Admission by donation. Sponsored by Friends of
Cuba.
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Cuban Consul General of Toronto,
Mr. Jorge F. Soberón,
speaks in Vancouver to raise awareness about 5 Cubans unjustly held in
United States jails.
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SATURDAY OCTOBER 15, 2011
2:00-4:00pm
Langara College
100 West 49th Ave
Auditorium A130
Vancouver, Canada
Organized by Human Rights & International Solidarity Committees of the
Federation of Post-Secondary Educators (FPSE).
Mr. Jorge Soberón, Cuban Consul General in Toronto, will be visiting
British Columbia October 11 to 15, 2011. Mr. Soberón’s visit to
British Columbia comes at a crucial point in the case of the Cuban 5
as September 12, 2011 marked the 13th year of their unjust
imprisonment in United States prisons.
Events across the province are being organized by Human Rights &
International Solidarity Committees of the Federation of
Post-Secondary Educators (FPSE). The Honourable Consul General will
have the chance to visit 5 different BC cities, speaking in Castlegar,
Kamloops, Nanaimo, Courtenay and Vancouver.
Through this tour, Mr. Soberón will explain the case of Gerardo
Hernández, Ramón Labañino, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando González and
René González, known as the Cuban 5. These men are currently serving
four life sentences and 75 years collectively in United States
prisons. They were wrongly accused and convicted of “conspiracy to
commit espionage” and other related charges.
The Cuban 5 were not spies. They were involved in monitoring
Miami-based terrorist organizations which, since 1959 have been
responsible for the deaths of over 3,400 people in Cuba, including one
resident of Canada, Fabio di Celmo, in 1997. Through their important
work, these 5 men were able to prevent further deaths in Cuba.
As well as speaking about the Cuban 5, Mr. Soberón will provide
information about Cuba's heralded Medical Mission in Haiti.
The Vancouver & District Labour Council, the Canadian-Cuban Friendship
Association (CCFA), Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba
(VCSC), the Free the Cuban 5 Committee – Vancouver, and Haiti
Solidarity BC all endorse the Langara College meeting 2-4pm on October
15th.
Admission to this important event is free. Parking at Langara College
is also free on weekends. Donations will be called for and all funds
donated above tour expenses will be sent to the Cuban Medical Mission
in Haiti.
Contacts:
Charles Boylan – Education & Training Employees Association (ETEA
Local 1, FPSE Local 21), 778-772-8550
Susan Weber – Langara College Faculty Association (FPSE Local 14), 604-876-6917
