Seattle Picket & Car Caravan to Protest the U.S. Blockade of Cuba
From Miami, to New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, on the last Sunday of the month, pickets and Car Caravans of Cuban Americans and their allies are calling for an end to all aspects of the 60 year old U.S. economic blockade of Cuba!
On Sunday, May30, 2021 the Seattle Cuba Friendship Committee, along with Puente de Amor (local Cuban Americans), will join the actions around the country.
GATHER and DECK OUT cars with signs!
Meet at 11am.
Park along SW Roxbury St and 17th Ave SW - White Center, Seattle
Walk down to 16th Ave SW
11am Picket at SW Roxbury St and 16th Ave SW - White Center, Seattle
11:50am Walk back to our cars, spend 10 minutes or so decorating them, then start Caravan
12 noon Begin car caravan:
* Turn right onto SW Roxbury St, and drive 2 blocks east.
* Turn right onto 15th Ave. SW and drive 3 blocks south.
* Turn right onto SW 102nd St.
* At the Y intersection take the left fork onto 17th Ave SW.
* Turn right again onto SW Roxbury St, and drive 1 block east.
* Turn right onto 15th Ave. SW and drive 2 blocks south.
* Make a sharp right turn at the Y intersection turn onto 17th Ave SW going north.
* Turn right again onto SW Roxbury St, and drive 1 block east.
* Turn right onto 16th Ave. SW and drive 1 block south.
* Turn right onto SW 98th St. and drive west 1 block.
* Turn right onto 17th Ave SW again, go north 2 blocks back to parking lot.
1pm End Caravan
Map:
We will be wearing masks and socially distancing. If you have concerns about COVID safety it is fine to join us just for the car caravan.
Event will end at 1pm.
For more information contact Seattle/Cuba Friendship Committee:
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Website:www.seattlecuba.org
Facebook:www.facebook.com/seattlecubafriendship/
Co-sponsored by the US Women and Cuba Collaboration, ANSWER Seattle, Party for Socialism and Liberation Seattle, Socialist Workers Party
Photos from Seattle Picket & Car Caravan
On Sunday, April 25, 2021, the Seattle Cuba Friendship Committee and Puentes de Amor sponsored a Picket and Car Caravan in North Seattle. The goal was to publicize the need to End the Blockade of Cuba!
Our next Picket and Car Caravan to End the Blockade of Cuba will be on May 30, 2021. Please join us!
For more information contact Seattle/Cuba Friendship Committee:
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Website:www.seattlecuba.org
Facebook:www.facebook.com/seattlecubafriendship/
Co-sponsored by the US Women and Cuba Collaboration, ANSWER Seattle, Party for Socialism and Liberation Seattle, Socialist Workers Party, and Puentes de Amor.
Help send syringes to Cuba for its COVID vaccination program
The Saving Lives Campaign for Medical Collaboration with Cuba and Global Health Partners have initiated a broad-based, urgent drive to supply syringes to Cuba. Due to the crippling U.S. economic blockade the island has a shortage of 20 million syringes vital to the goal of vaccinating the entire Cuban population against the Coronavirus in the next few months. We are committed to raising at least $100,000 this month to start rushing syringes to Cuba.
Seattle Cuba Friendship Committee wholeheartedly supports this appeal.
Cuba plans to produce 100 million doses of its own COVID vaccines this year and once their own people are vaccinated, distribute these to other economically poor countries.
Over the past year, not only has Cuba relatively successfully fought its own battles with Covid 19 at home and developed life saving treatments and vaccines, but it also has sent 3,700 health workers, in 52 international medical brigades, to 39 countries overwhelmed by the pandemic.
Now it is our turn to help. Help put life saving vaccines into Cuban arms with your generous, tax-deductible donation to our syringe campaign. Your gift today will save lives and show your solidarity with Cuba’s commitment to helping other poor countries fight Covid.
$50 buys 1500 syringes // $100 buys 3000 syringes // $500 buys 15000 syringes.
Please send your gift to Global Health Partners, which has a U.S. Commerce Department license to send medical supplies to Cuba. You can make an immediate donation online:
DONATE NOW
You can also send checks payable to Global Health Partners, with the memo Syringe Campaign, at 39 Broadway, Suite 1540, New York, NY 10006.
Global Health Partners is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization and your donation is tax-deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law.
For more information contact Seattle/Cuba Friendship Committee:
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Website:www.seattlecuba.org
Facebook:www.facebook.com/seattlecubafriendship/