San Francisco, CA, Mar. 5, 2014: Street Rally to demand freedom for the Cuban Five and to honor Hugo Chávez on the 1-Year Anniversary of his death

Date: Wednesday, Mar. 5, 2014
Location: 24th & Mission, San Francisco, CA
Time: 5:00 pm
Sponsors: National Committee to Free the Cuban Five

Hugo Chávez was a big supporter of the Cuban Five. March 5 is the 1-year anniversary of his death, the 100th monthly picket action for the Five in Vancouver, BC (https://www.facebook.com/100PicketsForCuban5), and will also be just over a week after Fernando González is released from prison. To honor the heroic revolutionary leader Hugo Chávez, to honor the monumental achievement of the Free the Cuban Five Committee - Vancouver, and to celebrate Fernando's release (if the U.S. government will allow him to return to Cuba) or protest the U.S. government's action (if Fernando is required to spend a "probationary" period in the U.S. like René was), the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five will be holding an action in San Francisco (24th & Mission) at 5:00 pm on March 5.

Vancouver, BC, Mar. 5, 2014: 100th Monthly Picket for the Cuban Five

Date: Wednesday, Mar. 5, 2014
Location: In front of the U.S. Consulate, 1075 W. Pender St. @ Thurlow
Time: Concert and Vigil, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Protest action 4 p.m.-5 p.m.
Sponsors: Free the Cuban Five Committee-Vancouver
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PLUS: An Evening with Cuban Ambassador to Canada Julio Garmendia Peña and Stephen Kimber, author of "What Lies Across the Water - the Real Story of the Cuban Five"

Location: Mt. Pleasant Neighbourhood House, 800 E. Broadway near Fraser St.
Time: 7 p.m.
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Toronto, ON, Mar. 5, 2014: Rally to demand freedom for the Cuban Five

Date: Wednesday, Mar. 5, 2014
Location: Across from the U.S. Consulate at 360 University Ave
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Sponsors: Toronto Friends of the Five Committee, Canadian-Cuban Friendship Association Toronto

The CCFA Toronto is working with the Friends of Cuban Five committee, which is made up of several groups and individuals in Toronto, organizing a rally across from the US Consulate, 360 University Avenue on Wednesday March 5th from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. This event coincides with the Vancouver Free the Cuban Five Committee’s 100 consecutive picket at the US Consulate in Vancouver. They have held pickets the 5th of every month for over 8

London, UK, Mar. 9, 2014: Rally to demand freedom for the Cuban Five

Date: Sunday, Mar. 9, 2014
Location: Trafalgar Square, central London
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Sponsors: Rock around the Blockade

Join us for a rally for the Cuban 5 in Trafalgar Square, central London, on Sunday 9 March with music, an open microphone, placards, and a giant Cuban flag. Everyone is welcome. On 7 and 8 March, the two days preceding this rally, Rock around the Blockade will join legal professionals, writers, academics and solidarity activists from around the world at the International Commission for the Cuban Five, which takes place in London. We invite invite participants of the International commission and everyone who supports the Cuban 5 to take this opportunity for a united rally in the heart of London, against the backdrop of iconic landmarks such as Nelson’s column and Big Ben.All groups and individuals will be welcome to speak on the open sound system. Please reply to confirm your attendance and spread the word.

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Northern California, Feb. 25-Mar. 4, 2014: Stephen Kimber Book Tour

Stephen Kimber, author of the new book "What Lies Across the Water - the Real Story of the Cuban Five", will be speaking in multiple locations in Northern California. All events are free and open to the public.

Tuesday February 25
Noon-2:00pm
University of California, Davis
1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616
Sponsored by: Chicano Studies

6:00pm-7:30pm
Chabot College
25555 Hesperian Blvd, Hayward, CA 94545
Room 554 in Building 500
Sponsored by: Faces of Cuba

Wednesday February 26
Noon-1:30pm
U.C. Berkeley
402 Barrows Hall on the UC Campus, Berkeley, CA 94720
Sponsored by: Center for Latin American Studies

Thursday February 27
4:10pm-6:00pm
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, CA 94132
Burke Hall: 337
Sponsored by: Latina/Latino Studies SFSU
Cuba Educational Project SFSU
College of Ethnic Studies

Friday February 28
Community Event
7:00pm-9:00pm
Marin Interfaith Task Force
Redwood Presbyterian Church
110 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur, CA 94939

Sunday March 2
Community Event
5:30pm-7:30pm
La Peña Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA
Community Event
Special Guests
Mayor of Richmond Gayle McLaughlin
Mayor of Berkeley, Tom Bates

Monday March 3
11:00am
College of Marin
835 College Avenue, Kentfield, CA 94904
Fusselman Hall 110

Tuesday March 4
7:00pm
Sonoma State University
1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, CA 94928
Room TBA
Sponsored by: Project Censored and Media Freedom Foundation
and SSU Sociology Club

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