An evening in solidarity with the Cuban Five was a highlight of the Cuba/Venezuela/Mexico/North America Labor Conference, held in Tijuana, Mexico, December 3-5. Alicia Jrapko (left), of the International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban Five; Ailí Labañino (center), daughter of Ramón Labañino; and Silvia García, member of the National Assembly of People’s Power in Cuba spoke at the opening night of the conference attended by more than 75 participants.

Ailí Labañino brought greetings to the conference from her father on behalf of the five, thanking conference participants for their support and reaffirming the fight “for our cause and the cause of Cuba.” “International events like this are important,” she said. “They give us a lot of optimism.”

—LEA SHERMAN