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Solidarity with Cuba Increases in England

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Agencia Cubana de Noticias (ACN)
http://ainch.ain.cu/mailman/listinfo/ingles


Solidarity with Cuba Increases in England

Havana, Nov 26 (acn) The movement in solidarity with Cuba is growing 
among trade unions and other institutions in England and there are 
currently around 4,000 people carrying out actions of friendship and 
support of the island in this British territory.

These were the words of Reverend Geoffrey Bottoms, member of the 
Campaign in Solidarity with Cuba in the United Kingdom, who told ACN 
that he continues very active in his struggle for the release of the 
five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters who remain unjustly imprisoned in 
the United States.

According to Bottoms, it is necessary to let the world know the truth 
about the case of Rene Gonzalez, Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labaino, 
Fernando Gonzalez and Antonio Guerrero - internationally known as the 
Cuban Five - as they are also victims of the silence of the mainstream 
media.

Rev. Bottoms, who said he is planning and hoping to visit Gerardo 
Hernandez and Ramon Labaino in prison next year, attended the latest 
oral hearing of the case before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in 
Atlanta and then returned to London to participate in a protest 
demanding the release of the Cuban Five in front of the US embassy in 
the British capital.

He added that some of the most recent activities carried out by the 
British Campaign in Solidarity with Cuba include a meeting with members 
of the British Parliament, trade union leaders, lawyers and 
international organizations, who received details about the case of the 
five Cuban political prisoners.

Bottoms noted that he will soon visit several cities in the United 
Kingdom to let people know the truth about the case and he will also 
give a conference in Ireland to give details about the legal and 
political aspects of the case.

A few years ago, Rev. Geoffrey Bottoms received the Friendship Medal 
granted by the Cuban Council of State for his constant work in 
solidarity with the Cuban people.

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New England United - Spring Mobilizations

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sent by Andy Pollack - Nov 26, 2007


New England United
http://www.newenglandunited.org/


EXPLORATORY LETTER:  UNIFIED NATIONAL ACTION DURING MARCH 2008:
 
The regional antiwar demonstrations on October 27th were a great
success. The Boston mobilization organized by New England United (NEU)
drew about 10,000 people, including many new activists and young
people.  Nationally, tens of thousands demanded an end to war and
occupation now.

The NEU-sponsored action on October 27 was endorsed by a broad range of
over 200 organizations.  At a follow-up meeting, many members of NEU
believed that we should build on this momentum by bringing together the
antiwar movement in unified national protest in the spring for the
fifth anniversary of the Iraq war. 

Reasons given included: 1) March will be the fifth anniversary of the
invasion of Iraq, and the antiwar movement must come together to demand
an end to this war now; 2) The war plans against Iran are intensifying,
and we have to fight now to stop a war on Iran before it's too late. At
the same time, it was recognized that successful national action in the
spring would require a broad base of support from antiwar organizations
around the country.  Therefore, NEU decided to create a working group
to assess the level of support for such an action, and report back to
our next general meeting in December with both an assessment of
support, and a detailed proposal for a unified national mobilization in
the spring. As an indication of growing interest in national action,
Cindy Sheehan is convening a peace summit in San Francisco in January
to help develop a unified strategy for the peace movement and to
develop a plan for a unified national mobilization in DC during the
March anniversary of the Iraq war.

A strong base of support from the grass-roots organizations around the
country will be necessary to make unified national action a reality. If
your organization is interested in planning for unified national action
in March, please contact us as soon as possible at the following email
address:  spring2008@lists.riseup.net . Thank you.

Spring Mobilization working group
New England United
http://www.newenglandunited.org/

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