International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity
¡VIVA FIDEL!
The Struggle Continues/La Lucha Continúa
¡VIVA FIDEL!
The Struggle Continues/La Lucha Continúa
Saturday January 14, 2017
La Peña Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705
$10 general entrance (no one turned away for lack of funds)
Door opens at 6:30pm, program 7:00pm
Join us to celebrate the life of Fidel Castro and the Anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. A program to honor the life and legacy of the Historic Leader of the Cuban Revolution with voices from struggles in the U.S. that Fidel continues to influence.
Photo Exhibit: Fidel is Fidel by Roberto Chile
Live Music and Poetry in Tribute to Fidel
Poetry by Nina Serrano, Roberto Leni
Music by Duamuxa, Poncho and Jairo and Greg and Camilo Landau.
MC, Chelis Lopez, Host at KPOO and Radio Bilingue
Speakers:
- Dr. Abraham Vela, recently graduated from the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) in Cuba
- Jane Franklin, Historian of U.S. Cuba relations
- Lara Kiswani, Arab Resource and Organizing Center
- Walter Turner, Global Exchange
- Alicia Jrapko, NNOC co-chair, Int’l Comm for Peace, Justice and Dignity
- Others TBA
Co-sponsors: La Peña Cultural Center, International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity, Richmond-Regla, Cuba Friendship Committee, Task Force on the Americas, Altruvistas, Clínica Martín-Baró, College of Ethnic Studies, Latina/o Studies Dept, SFSU-Cuba Educational Project, Pajaro Latinoamericano KPOO, Sol Economics, Freedom Archives, Global Exchange.
Endorsers: National Network on Cuba (NNOC), IFCO/Pastors for Peace, Sally O’Brien – Cuba In Focus Radio program-WBAI/Pacifica-NYC, Berkeley-Palma Soriano Sister City Association, Workers World Party, Marcha Patriotica (California Chapter), California Coalition for Women Prisoners, National Boricua Human Rights Network, The Turquino Project, Venceremos Brigade, The Northern California Communist Party, USA