Join CODEPINK for New Year’s in Cuba
November 15, 2005 at 6:45 am | In Epilogue |
Cuba is one of the most beautiful and fascinating countries on Earth���and George Bush says you can’t go there. Well, we’re going anyway, and we invite you to join us!
This New Year’s CODEPINK will be organizing a large group of fun-loving and freedom-loving Americans to break George Bush’s ban on travel to Cuba. Join co-founders Medea Benjamin and Jodie Evans, together with Academy Award winning producer Paul Haggis, as we visit with farmers at their co-ops, doctors at their family clinics, dancers at the National Folklore Group, and young people at the ballpark. Don’t miss this historic chance to dance salsa, drink mojitos, and visit beautiful beaches - all while defending our constitutional rights!!!
The federal restrictions barring travel to Cuba are not only counterproductive and outmoded in this post-Cold War context, but also a violation of our constitutional freedom to travel.
The Bush administration says we can only travel to Cuba if we have immediate family there. Well, we do. Cubans ARE family - Somos Familia. And while we’re there, we’ll be holding a mutual adoption ceremony in order to demonstrate that family transcends political boundaries. In the ceremony, each participant will be paired with a Cuban brother or sister. After all, we are all part of one human family and there should be no artificial barriers dividing us.
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Cuba: Code Pink’s Visit
Steven Mansour and Val Prieto each note that Code Pink will be visiting Cuba for New Year’s.
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Why you would want this organization to visit Cuba to exploit the Cuban people is beyond me.
I didn’t write any comments about supporting or opposing the trip, I was just reporting that it was happening (which it isn’t anymore).
While I disagree with your sentiment, you’re entitled to your opinion - that’s what comments and your own blog are for, anyhow.
Thanks,
s.