June 13 & 14 2 Day Conference CHE GUEVARA Thinker and Fighter! Are His Ideas Relevant for the 21st Century? * * * * * Conference Report Back HERE * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Conference Blog HERE * * * * * Co-organized by Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba Free the Cuban 5 Committee Vancouver ~Members of the Canadian Network on Cuba~ For Immediate Release: WE STAND WITH FIDEL’S DECISION February 19, 2008 Today in his latest “Reflections of the Commander in Chief” Fidel Castro made an important decision...(continue reading) CUBA SOLIDARITY ACTIVIST BANNED FROM CANADA! UPDATE: Alison has been Granted a Federal Judicial Review! Check the Blog for Details! Alison Bodine is a U.S. citizen who was until recently a student at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Alison is an activist with the Free the Cuban 5 Committee - Vancouver. She has been targeted as a political activist after Canadian Border Services Agents found antiwar and Cuba solidarity materials in her car, and has been banned for two years from Canada. Visit her website to find out more about this important case of human and democratic rights! Contact Us! 778.882.5223 cubacommunities@yahoo.ca Find Out About the Vancouver Free the Cuban 5 Campaign! CLICK HERE Support the Five Heroes Freedom Fund! The National Committee to Free the Five in the US has called for a massive fundraising campaign to raise $250 000 for mass public awareness about the case of the Cuban 5! Click Here for more info and to donate! See below for information on two exciting Cuba solidarity tours! 16th Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade July 27th - August 17th 2008 Organized by the Canadian Network on Cuba Click Here for Information Contact by Phone: 778-882-5223 Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba June 14th - July 14th 2008 Organized by IFCO-Pastors for Peace Click Here for Information Contact by Email: cucaravan@igc.org Phone: 212-926-5757 (New York, NY)	CUBA SOLIDARITY NEWS ! Cuban Daily Youth Newspaper Reports on VCSC! Read the Article Here (En Español)! Read the English Translation Here! News From Cuba Si UPCOMING EVENTS! PICKET ACTION: Free the Cuban 5 Held in U.S. Jails! Saturday August 30 4:00pm U.S. Consulate 1075 W. Pender St, Vancouver Organized by Free the Cuban 5 Committee - Vancouver INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION: Free the 5 Cuban Heroes Held in U.S. Jails! Protest the 10th Year of Their Unjust Imprisonment! PICKET Friday September 12 12:00pm U.S. Consulate 1075 W. Pender St, Vancouver CUBAN CULTURAL NIGHT Featuring Original Poetry for the Cuban 5 Friday September 12 7:00pm Mt Pleasant Neighbourhood House 800 East Broadway, close to Fraser St Actions Organized by: Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba and the Free the Cuban 5 Committee-Vancouver VANCOUVER CUBA SOLIDARITY EVENT REPORT BACKS! July 26 REPORT BACK Cross Canada Day of Action Free the Cuban 5 CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS July 25 REPORT BACK July 26 Movement Celebration CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS July 4 REPORT BACK "Septembers & More" & "Mission Against Terror" Monthly Cuba Cultural & Film Nights CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS June 15 REPORT BACK Pastors for Peace 19th Friendshipment Caravan Peace Arch Border Crossing CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS Organized by Victoria Goods for Cuba, Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba (VCSC) and other Cuba solidarity groups June 13-14 REPORT BACK Che Guevara: Thinker & Fighter - Are His Ideas Relevant for the 21st Century? In honor of Che's 80th Birthday CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS June 6 REPORT BACK Special Cuban Cultural Night Fundraiser for the Upcoming International Conference "Che Guevara: Thinker & Fighter - Are his ideas relevant for the 21st century?" Monthly Cuban Cultural Night CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS June 5 REPORT BACK 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds the Convictions of the Cuban 5! Protest the Unjust Decision Emergency Picket Action CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS May 20 REPORT BACK Free the 5 Cuban Heroes Held in US Jails! Monthly Picket Action CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS May 3 REPORT BACK International Worker's Day! CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS MAY 2 REPORT BACK "Bloqueo", "Who's Afraid of the Little Yellow School Bus?" & "Desafio" Monthly Cuba Cultural & Film Nights CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS APRIL 25 REPORT BACK US Invasion of the Bay of Pigs, Cuba: The First Major Defeat of US Imperialism in Latin America Cuba Educational Night CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS APRIL 22 REPORT BACK Free the 5 Cuban Heroes Held in US Jails! Monthly Picket Action CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS MARCH 25 REPORT BACK Free the 5 Cuban Heroes Held in US Jails! Monthly Picket Action CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS MARCH 17-22 REPORT BACK "Cuba Beyond Fidel" BC-wide Speaking Tour! Featuring Tamara Columbie of the Federation of Cuban Women & John Waller, International Coordinator of Pastors for Peace CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS! MARCH 1 REPORT BACK Unite for Women's Rights! Celebration for International Women's Day! CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS FEBRUARY 28 REPORT BACK Fidel, Cuba, Democracy: Are They Inseparable? CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS! Defend Cuba! Get Involved! 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. Call 778 882 5223 for Date & Location Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba 778-882-5223 cubacommunities@yahoo.ca	Cuba Solidarity Publications Cuban Revolution 101 5 Decades of the Cuban Revolution A Collection of Articles Written by Tamara Hansen, Coordinator of VCSC INCLUDING ARTICLES: ‘We Stand Firmly With Cuban People Against US Criminal Blockade’ – Speech By Tamara Hansen Who is Anti-Cuban Terrorist Luis Posada Carriles? Cuban Revolution: Workers State Defending, Expanding, and Consolidating Workers Rights Since 1959 July 26th 1953: Attack on the Moncada Army Garrison in Cuba Plan Bush: What is the US Government Planning for Cuba? A Tribute to Fidel What Does Sustainability Mean for Cuba? The Cuban Revolution & Women’s Liberation Elections Called in Cuba AND MANY MORE! For PDF version (5.1 MB) click here For info on articles and how to order this booklet click here Visiting Cuba Through the Eyes of a Young Canadian Activist Memoir of a Trip with Adventure, Education and Politics! How I Learned to Love Cuba! For PDF version in English click here For PDF version in Spanish click here To Download the Booklet as it appears in print click here VCSC History Booklet For PDF version click here Cuban Embassy (Canada) Government of Cuba Granma International (English edition) Granma Internacional (Spanish) Juventud Rebelde Free The Five Pastors For Peace Canadian Cuban Friendship Association Canadian Network on Cuba Walter Lippman August 17th, 2007 24HRS Newspaper Advertisement for the 24hr Vigil to Free the Cuban 5 Click Image to see up close! July 13th, 2007 - 24hrs Newspaper Article on the 18th Vancouver Free the Cuban 5 Picket Action! Click Image to read article! September 25th, 2006 - Metro Newspaper Opinion Editorial by VCSC Coordinator Tamara Hansen Click the image to read it! May 19th, 2006 - 24hrs Newspaper Advertisement for May 20th "US Hands Off Cuba & Venezuela!" Day of Action Click the image to see up close! December 13th, 2005 - Metro & 24hrs Newspapers Free the Cuban 5 Committee Picket at US Consulate in Vancouver Click the image to view coverage! Click the image to view coverage! August 17th 2005 - Metro Newspaper VCSC on the front cover on the case of the Cuban 5! Click the image to view the coverage!