Vol. 81/No. 13      April 3, 2017

 

Canada: Join Che Guevara Brigade to see Cuba

 
CALGARY, Alberta — The Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade, organized by the Canadian Network on Cuba in cooperation with ICAP, the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples, will be an opportunity for Canadians “to learn first-hand and see the achievements of the Cuban revolution,” the brigade’s brochure says. The April 28-May 12 brigade will “support Cuba against the U.S. blockade and its negative impact on Cubans.”

Brigade members will visit the provinces of Holguín, Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo. In addition to volunteer work, they will meet with activists in social, political and community organizations, including labor unions, student groups, neighborhood committees, as well as farmers and academics. Brigadistas will march with Cuban workers in Holguín on May Day, the international workers day, and visit both Fidel Castro’s birthplace and resting place.

The Canadian brigade is one of many international brigades being organized around the world with ICAP, including the first ever brigade from the U.S.

After joining the mass march in Holguín, brigade members will participate in the Fifth Seminar for Peace and the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases. The seminar is taking place in Guantánamo, near the notorious U.S. naval base that Washington uses to indefinitely imprison and torture so-called enemy combatants. The U.S. government has occupied the base since 1903.

Attending the seminar is a way of joining with the Cuban people to demand the U.S. get out of Guantánamo. Saleh Waziruddin, a member of the Canadian Network on Cuba executive committee, said 29 people from across Canada have registered so far.

To find out how to sign up or to get more information, write chevolbrigade@gmail.com or call (647) 787-5207.
 
 
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