{"id":1039,"date":"2020-04-17T09:30:23","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T17:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/?p=1039"},"modified":"2020-04-17T00:06:20","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T08:06:20","slug":"april-17-18-cuba-solidarity-online-events-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/2020\/04\/17\/april-17-18-cuba-solidarity-online-events-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"*April 17-18* Cuba Solidarity Online Events Calendar!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>** Friends of Cuba Against the U.S. Blockade &#8211; Vancouver is supporting and participating in the below Cuba solidarity online events &#8211; we encourage everyone to register and join in!<\/p>\n<p>&gt;&gt; 3 Upcoming Cuba Solidarity Online Forums:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>1) Friday, April 17 &#8211; End to the Illegal US Blockade of Cuba Online Meeting<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>2) Friday, April 17 &#8211; Non au blocus criminel des \u00c9tats-Unis contre Cuba! (Event in French)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>3) Saturday, April 18 \u2013The Worldwide Health Crisis Demands Solidarity, Not Sanctions!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/C490m0ZVUAARwUk.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"913\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/2019\/01\/23\/cuba-as-an-example-celebrating-60-years-of-the-cuban-revolution-cubas-revolutionary-socialist-leadership\/c490m0zvuaarwuk\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/C490m0ZVUAARwUk.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"C490m0ZVUAARwUk\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/C490m0ZVUAARwUk-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/C490m0ZVUAARwUk-1024x683.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-913 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/C490m0ZVUAARwUk-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/C490m0ZVUAARwUk-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/C490m0ZVUAARwUk-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/C490m0ZVUAARwUk-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/C490m0ZVUAARwUk.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>((1)) End the Illegal US Blockade of Cuba<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Online Meeting<br \/>\nApr 17, 2020, 04:00 PM (Vancouver), 07:00 PM (Eastern)<\/p>\n<p>Ottawa Cuba Connections\u2019 monthly picket at the US Embassy demanding an immediate End to the Illegal US Blockade of Cuba will be replaced by an online meeting. On April 17, 2020, we will pursue our monthly campaign in solidarity with the Cuban people who are heroically facing the difficult situation under the illegal US blockade and are rising to the occasion by providing an example of international solidarity for the whole world by sending medical teams to countries that require assistance to fight the pandemic and defend the people. Let us get together to once again call for an End to the Illegal Blockade of Cuba and demand that the US get out of Guantanamo and abolish all unjust US laws targeting Cuba. Viva Cuba!<\/p>\n<p>Register in advance here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZUkdu6rpj4qHNNY-IfhnQppeKlRm2vw_S4V\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZUkdu6rpj4qHNNY-IfhnQppeKlRm2vw_S4V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please submit any questions to: ottawacubaconnections@gmail.com<\/p>\n<p>Organized by Ottawa Cuba Connections\u2019<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>((2)) Visio-rencontre pour exiger la fin du blocus \u00e9tats-unien contre Cuba (Event in French)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Non au blocus criminel des \u00c9tats-Unis contre Cuba!<br \/>\n17 avril 2020, 2:00PM Heure Vancouver, 5:00PM Heure Montr\u00e9al<\/p>\n<p>Participez \u00e0 la visio-rencontre du 17 du mois pour exiger la fin du blocus \u00e9tats-unien contre Cuba et pour s&#8217;informer et soutenir la contribution de Cuba \u00e0 la lutte mondiale contre la COVID-19 &#8211; La visio-rencontre sera d\u00e9di\u00e9e \u00e0 Miguel Angel Cespedes Pino qui nous a quitt\u00e9 le 6 avril, emport\u00e9 par la COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>Le programme inclut la participation de la Consule g\u00e9n\u00e9rale de la Cuba Mara Bilbao.<\/p>\n<p>Participez \u00e0 la r\u00e9union Zoom<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/89564820423?pwd=NjV2YnYwODJLNWs0YmVqYzFaT25qZz09\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/89564820423?pwd=NjV2YnYwODJLNWs0YmVqYzFaT25qZz09<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ID de r\u00e9union : 895 6482 0423<br \/>\nMot de passe : 960934<\/p>\n<p>Organis\u00e9e par la Table de concertation de solidarit\u00e9 Qu\u00e9bec-Cuba.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>((3)) The Worldwide Health Crisis Demands Solidarity, Not Sanctions!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A US-CUBA NORMALIZATION WEBINAR<br \/>\nSaturday, April 18, 11:00 AM (Vancouver), 2:00 PM (Eastern)<br \/>\nFeaturing Her Excellency Josefina Vidal, Cuba\u2019s Ambassador to Canada<\/p>\n<p>Register here:<a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_CftwMT2RTCeE7qo0yv09vg\"> https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_CftwMT2RTCeE7qo0yv09vg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Co-Chairs:<br \/>\n&gt;&gt; Alison Bodine \u2014 Fire This Time, Movement for Social Justice, Vancouver, Canada<br \/>\n&gt;&gt; Brenda Lopez \u2014 Co-coordinator, Los Angeles, US Hands Off Cuba Committee. Participant, Recent Cubambiente International Conference in Havana.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers:<br \/>\n&gt;&gt; Ambassador Josefina Vidal \u2014 Cuba\u2019s Ambassador to Canada. Lead negotiator in talks with Barack Obama Administration leading to reestablishment of US-Cuba diplomatic relations<br \/>\n&gt;&gt; Dr. Christine Knight \u2014 US Graduate of Latin American School of Medicine, Havana, Class of 2019<br \/>\n&gt;&gt; Medea Benjamin \u2014 Co-founder CODEPINK, The US Economic and Political War Against Venezuela<br \/>\n&gt;&gt; Dr. Horace Campbell \u2014 Professor of African American Studies and Political Science, Syracuse University, New York<br \/>\n&gt;&gt; Fernando Perez-Viart \u2014 Former M.D. from Cuba; President of Louisiana&#8217;s Cuban Club; (Association of Cubans and Descends living in Louisiana); Volunteer Director of Proyecto Hispano de Ayuda a la Comunidad in Acadiana.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 45 minutes &#8211; 1 hour for presenters followed by 45 minutes &#8211; 1 hour for Q&amp;A<\/p>\n<p>For ZOOM Technical Support Click Here: https:\/\/july26.org\/zoom-help\/<\/p>\n<p>Organized by the International Conference for the Normalization of US-Cuba Relations<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.us-cubanormalization.org\/viva-cuba\/\">www.us-cubanormalization.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/embargo-cuba.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"31\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/2020\/04\/17\/april-17-18-cuba-solidarity-online-events-calendar\/embargo-cuba\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/embargo-cuba.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"700,412\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"embargo-cuba\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/embargo-cuba-300x177.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/embargo-cuba.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31\" src=\"http:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/embargo-cuba.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/embargo-cuba.jpg 700w, https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/embargo-cuba-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>** Friends of Cuba Against the U.S. Blockade &#8211; Vancouver is supporting and participating in the below Cuba solidarity online events &#8211; we encourage everyone to register and join in! &gt;&gt; 3 Upcoming Cuba Solidarity Online Forums: 1) Friday, April 17 &#8211; End to the Illegal US Blockade of Cuba Online Meeting 2) Friday, April 17 &#8211; Non au blocus criminel des \u00c9tats-Unis contre Cuba! (Event in French) 3) Saturday, April 18 \u2013The Worldwide Health Crisis Demands Solidarity, Not Sanctions! ((1)) End the Illegal US Blockade of Cuba Online Meeting Apr 17, 2020, 04:00 PM (Vancouver), 07:00 PM (Eastern) Ottawa Cuba Connections\u2019 monthly picket at the US Embassy demanding an immediate End to the Illegal US Blockade of Cuba will be replaced by an online meeting. On April 17, 2020, we will pursue our monthly campaign in solidarity with the Cuban people who are heroically facing the difficult situation under the illegal US blockade and are rising to the occasion by providing an example of international solidarity for the whole world by sending medical teams to countries that require assistance to fight the pandemic and defend the people. Let us get together to once again call for an End to [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":913,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"*April 17-18* #Cuba Solidarity Online Events Calendar! 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