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UPCOMING EVENTS! October 17, 2016 Worldwide Day of Action End the U.S. Blockade on Cuba! 
1) Picket & Flashmob 4PM U.S. Consulate 1075 W. Pender Street Vancouver, Canada 2) Public Forum & Webinar 7PM Joe's Cafe Large North Hall 1150 Commercial Dr. Vancouver, Canada Organized by: Friends of Cuba Against the U.S. Blockade - Vancouver PAST EVENTS! Friday & Saturday August 12-13, 2016 Celebrating the 90th Birthday of Fidel! 
CLICK HERE FOR REPORT + PHOTOS! CLICK HERE FOR PHOTO GALLERY! July 24, 2016 Celebrate the July 26 Movement & the Gains of the Cuban Revolution PLUS A SPECIAL CELEBRATION of the 233rd Birthday of The Liberator of Latin America SIMON BOLIVAR 
July 3, 2016 Now is the Time: End the Blockade on Cuba! Picnic & Rally To support the Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba! 
June 17, 2016 A Public & Community Political & Cultural Event Celebrating the 88th Birthday of Revolutionary Hero Ernesto Che Guevara 
April 11-13, 2016 Successful Events with Cuban 5 Hero GERARDO HERNÁNDEZ In Vancouver and Nanaimo, BC 
CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS! Vancouver event organized by: Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba (VCSC) Vancouver event endorsers: Friends of Cuba Against the US Blockade – Vancouver (FCAB-Vancouver), Stories from the Salish Seas, Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist), Human Rights and International Solidarity Community ETEA (Federation of Post-Secondary Educators Local 21), Richmond-Centre Federal New Democratic Party (NDP), ANSWER – Seattle,Seattle/Cuba Friendship Committee, Proyecto Cultural Sur-Vancouver, US Women and Cuba Collaboration, Battle of Ideas Press, Fire This Time Movement for Social Justice-FTT, Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO), Communist League, Legacy of Equality, Leadership & Organizing - LELO Nanaimo event organized by Friends of the Cuban 5 in Nanaimo, BC March 19, 2016 WANNA TRAVEL TO CUBA? Join the Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade to Cuba! 
CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS & REPORT! March 9, 2016 MARKING INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY CELEBRATING THE REVOLUTIONARY WOMEN OF CUBA & VENEZUELA! 
CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS March 5, 2016 Imagining New Paths for U.S. Cuba Relations Conference SEATTLE, USA 
CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS Sponsors: Seattle Cuba Friendship Committee, US Women and Cuba Collaboration, National Lawyers Guild, Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba, LELO, and the following Seattle University departments - Latin American Studies, Global African Studies, School of Law Center for Global Justice, Women and Gender Studies, and Center for the Study of Justice in Society February 12, 2016 Cuban Film & Cultural Night 
December 31, 2015 10th ANNUAL NEW YEARS EVE PARTY! Celebrating 57 Years of the Cuban Revolution CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS 
September 17 & 18, 2015 International Days of Action Against the U.S. Blockade on Cuba! 3 Events in 2 Days! September 17, 2015 1st Monthly Picket Action to End the U.S. Blockade on Cuba!  CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS ** Picket Action Co-organized with: FRIENDS OF CUBA AGAINST THE U.S. BLOCKADE (FCAB-VANCOUVER) (Member of the Canadian Network on Cuba-CNC) NoBloqueoVancouver@gmail.com | @NoBloqueoVan Forum & Discussion: Reestablishing U.S./Cuba Relations & the Necessity of Lifting the U.S. Blockade on Cuba  Speakers NINO PAGLICCIA - Long time Cuba solidarity activist in Canada and Editor of the new book "Cuba Solidarity in Canada: 5 Decades of People-to-People Foreign Relations"(Friesen Press, 2014) TAMARA HANSEN - Coordinator of Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba (VCSC) and author of the book "5 Decades of the Cuban Revolution: The Challenges of an Unwavering Leadership" (Battle of Ideas Press, 2010) September 18, 2015 Dance & Fundraiser Night! 
FEATURING: >> DJ CARLITOS TUNES TUNES - from El Salvador >> DJ DON JULIO - from Guatemala >> EL TRABADOR BETO FUENTES - Live Latin American Guitar Performance >> All proceeds from the event donated to the "Initiativa Rumbo a Cuba" campaign to bring a freezer truck and tractor to the ‘Julio Antonio Mella’ Volunteer Work Camp (CIJAM) in Caimito, Cuba and towards the Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba (VCSC) campaign to end the US blockade on Cuba << August 15, 2015 Celebrate the 89th Birthday of FIDEL A Cuban Cultural & Political Event 
REPORT COMING SOON! July 26, 2015 CELEBRATE! JULY 26, 1953 WHEN REVOLUTION BEGAN IN CUBA 
CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS July 11, 2015 ¡FIESTA CUBANA!  RUMBO A CUBA is fundraising for a much needed tractor & freezer truck for the Julio Antonio Mella International Solidarity (CIJAM) Camp in Caimito, Cuba. CIJAM is where thousands of international guests stay while volunteering in Cuba every year! It has been a real challenge for the camp to provide the necessary services to its guests, especially because of the cruel US blockade. We invite you to join us for the following events to support our campaign! Organised by: “Rumbo a Cuba” Initiative June 27, 2015 HUMANITARIAN AID FOR CUBA EN ROUTE WITH THE 2015 CARAVAN TO CUBA! Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba Successfully Crosses from BC, Canada into Washington, US! 
CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS June 14, 2015 REPORT BACK, BBQ & CULTURAL NIGHT! Report Back From The 2015 Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade! 
PLUS: Celebration of the Birthday of Revolutionary Hero Ernesto Che Guevara May 21, 2015 Dr. Jose de Jesus Portilla CUBA COMBATING EBOLA IN AFRICA 
Vancouver event sponsored by: Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba Free the Cuban 5 Committee Vancouver Canadian Cuban Friendship Association -Vancouver Tour organised by: Canadian Network on Cuba (CNC) CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS May 16, 2015 ¿QUÉ BOLÁ CONTIGO? TALENT SHOW! 
Fundraising for a much needed tractor & freezer truck for the Julio Antonio Mella International Solidarity Camp in Caimito, Cuba. Organized by Iniciativa Rumbo a Cuba April 7, 2015 Wanna Volunteer in CUBA? JOIN THE CHE BRIGADE! Info Night & Fundraiserfor the 23rd Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade 
March 14, 2015 RUMBO A CUBA! FUNDRAISING PARTY FOR CUBA 
Fundraising for a much needed tractor & freezer truck for the Julio Antonio Mella International Solidarity Camp in Caimito, Cuba. Organized by Iniciativa Rumbo a Cuba March 7, 2015 WOMEN & THE CUBAN REVOLUTION A REVOLUTION WITHIN THE REVOLUTION MARKING MARCH 8 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 
International Greetings by: **Miraly González González: First Secretary of the Cuban Embassy in Ottawa **Carolina Escarrá: International Relations of the Youth of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (JPSUV) CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS February 12, 2015 Cuba Solidarity Cultural Night & Film Showing 
>>> Live Music & Vancouver Premiere of the Beautiful Cuban Film "Habanastation" January 23-26 2015 Vancouver and Kamloops, Canada 6th International Che Guevara Conference Cuba, A Socialist Project in Progress 
Visit the conference website for photos and report back: WWW.CHEGUEVARACONFERENCE.CA December 31, 2014 NEW YEARS EVE PARTY! Celebrating 56 Years of the Cuban Revolution 
Click Here for Report & Photos Sunday November 9, 2014 Report back from Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba (VCSC) Water-pump 4 Cuba Campaign! 
CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS Sunday November 2nd, 2014 Hemingway on Stage Presents: Hemingway's HOT Havana 
A Free LiveTheatre Event! Click Here for Photos Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba (VCSC) & Free The Cuban 5 Committee - Vancouver 2014 Peoples Social Forum in Ottawa, Canada! 
CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS! WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27 CUBAN FILM & CULTURAL NIGHT Cuba says LGBTQ+ Rights are Human Rights! 
August 8, 2014 Check out photos fron Vancouver's FIRST CUBA TRIVIA NIGHT! Dedicated to the 5 Cuban Heroes 
CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS! Vancouver Celebrate 61 Years of the July 26th Movement & the Gains of the Cuban Revolution 
CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS! A GREAT VICTORY! ** Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba Successfully Crosses from BC, Canada into Washington, US ** Click HERE for PHOTOS and BORDER UPDATE July 6, 2014 8:00pm 
Cuban Legend GERARDO ALFONSO Live Concert in Vancouver! Touring 11 Cities Coast to Coast: Halifax ~ Montreal ~ Toronto ~ Ottawa ~ Hamilton ~ Niagara Windsor ~ Winnipeg ~ Edmonton ~ Vancouver ~ Victoria 
CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS & REPORT Tour Organized by the Canadian Network on Cuba (CNC) Vancouver concert co-organized by: >> Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba www.VanCubaSolidarity.com >> Canadian-Cuban Friendship Association - Vancouver www.ccfavancouver.ca >> Free the Cuban 5 Committee - Vancouver www.freethe5vancouver.ca May 2, 2014 Celebrate International Workers Day, 2014 Cuban Film & Cultural Evening Featuring: >> Poetry >> Live Latin American Music >>"Hasta Cierto Punto" 1983 feature film from famed Cuban director Tomas Gutierrez Alea 
CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS Organized by Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba (VCSC) Vancouver Continues the 'Yellow Ribbon for the Cuban 5 Campaign' October 19, 2013 Vancouver Event with Javier Domokos, Cuban Consul General in Toronto Click here to view the written report and photos! Watch video footage of the event aired by Working TV in Vancouver BC! Pt. 1 of 2: Vancouver Cuban 5 Yellow Ribbon Campaign
Compañera Melba Hernandez! Heroine of the Cuban Revolution & Revolutionary Leader July 28th,1921 - March 9th, 2014  Click here to read an article on the passing of Melba Hernandez Saul Landau Presente! Social Justice Fighter, Revolutionary Filmmaker and Friend Has Passed Away 
Saul Landau & Gerardo Hernandez A Reflection from the Free the Cuban 5 Committee-Vancouver REPORT COMING SOON! VCSC calls on all individuals and organizations with an interest in defending Cuba to come together in defense of Cuba to build a movement united with Cuba, with each other, and with all oppressed people worldwide against imperialism. We hold bi-weekly meetings open to anyone with an interest in Cuba solidarity work. Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba vancubasolidarity@gmail.com |
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Attack on IFCO!  After 7 years of harassment and intimidation at the hands of the Internal Revenue Service, the Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO) has been informed it will be stripped of its tax exempt status for its humanitarian work in Cuba — unless we act now! Act Now and Keep the Solidarity going! Sign & share the Petition: http://bit.ly/saveifco
Summer 2016 - Newsletter of Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba
see below for information on two exciting Cuba solidarity tours!
Join the Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba
Spring 2015 - Newsletter of Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba
Cuba Solidarity in Canada
Five Decades of People-to-People Foreign Relations by Nino Pagliccia 
Click here for more info on the book and how to buy it Click here for excerpt from chapter on solidarity with the Cuban Five written by Tamara Hansen (Coordinator of Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba) and Ali Yerevani (Political Editor of the Fire This Time Newspaper and Battle of Ideas Press)
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"Pensando Americas"! Cuba & Latin America Solidarity Campaign 
  
December 17, 2014
VANCOUVER CELEBRATES WITH THE WORLD THE RELEASE OF THE CUBAN 5 HEROES! 
Click here for Report & Photos Click here to View More Photos on Flickr! Click here to read Free the Cuban 5 Committee statement (ENG/ESP) Click here to read statement by the Cuban President Raul Castro THE CUBAN 5 HEROES ARRIVING IN CUBA! Click here to see photos of the Cuban 5 with their families in Cuba! Cuba Present in the 2014 Vancouver Pride Marches and Festivities! 
>> Click here for more pictures! << Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba Border Crossing from BC,Canada to Washington,US featured by Cuba MINREX: Official Website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba 
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Report Back from the 21 Member British Columbia Delegation to the
5 Days for the Five Most Successful Yet
 Vancouver's Monthly Picket for the Cuban 5 featured by the Juventud Rebelde Newspaper in Cuba! >> click here to read the article in Spanish << Piquete Mensual de Vancouver para los 5 Cubanos ofrecido por el periódico Juventud Rebelde en Cuba! >> clic aquí para leer el artículo en espanol<< 
Click here for the article in Spanish 
Click here to read full response
*From the Free the Cuban 5 Committee - Vancouver*
PHOTOS & REPORT! West Coast Speaking Tour March 5-8 2014 
8 Events in 4 Days for the 5 Cuban Heroes – West Coast Tour Featuring the Cuban Ambassador to Canada and Author Stephen Kimber a Great Success! 8 More Solidarity Events Across Canada and Internationally Make 16 Events in Total! CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS & REPORT! HAGA CLIC AQUI PARA VER REPORTE Y PHOTOSl!  FACEBOOK
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#100Protestas5Cubanos 100th Protest Action Website Cuban 5 Hero Fernando González Returns to Cuba! A great step forward in the campaign to free ALL the Cuban 5 Heroes unjustly held in U.S. jails 
Fernando pictured in Cuba with his wife Rosa Aurora and his family On February 27 2014, Cuban 5 Hero Fernando González was released from U.S. prison after serving an unjust sentance of over 15 years. On February 28th 2014 he returned to Cuba to his family and his people. This is a grat step forward in the campaign to Free the Cuban 5 Heroes and now is the time to increase our efforts so that Gerardo, Antonio and Ramon are also freed and at home in Cuba with their loved ones. FREE ALL THE CUBAN 5 NOW! 
Click here to see photos from Fernandos arrival in Cuba!
A Letter to Fernando from the Free the Cuban 5 Committee - Vancouver
A Letter to Rene from the Free the Cuban 5 Committee - Vancouver
A Letter to Gerardo, Antonio and Ramon from the Free the Cuban 5 Committee - Vancouver
New Video from the Free the Cuban 5 Committee - Vancouver British Columbia, Canada Actions & Yellow Ribbon Campaign for Our 5 Cuban Heroes WE WANT TO SEE MORE YELLOW RIBBONS EVERYWHERE! >> Por la Versión en Español 
View Report and Photos from the British Columbia, Canada 'Yellow Ribbons for the Cuban 5' Campaign & Actions Protesting the 15th Anniversary of the Arrest of the Cuban 5 Heroes English / Español September 12 - 15, 2013 Vancouver Pastors for Peace Caravan Border Crossing. July 14th, 2013
NEW! Spring 2013 - Newsletter of Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba  REPORT BACK 5th International
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Anti-terroristas The Cuban 5 Free The Five Cuban Embassy (Canada) Government of Cuba Granma International (English Edition) Granma Internacional (Spanish Edition) Juventud Rebelde Cuba-L Commentary Pastors For Peace Canadian Cuban Friendship Association Canadian Network on Cuba Walter Lippman Find Out About the Vancouver Free the Cuban 5 Campaign! 
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