Sat Jan 14, Celebration of Fidel’s Life, SF Bay Area

International Committee 

for Peace, Justice and Dignity
Berkeley CA: Saturday January 14
¡VIVA FIDEL!
The Struggle Continues/La Lucha Continúa
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, Ladyrene Perez
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
 
 
Photo Exhibit: Fidel is Fidel by Roberto Chile
 
Live Music and Poetry in Tribute to Fidel
 
Poetry by Nina SerranoRoberto Leni
Music by DuamuxaPoncho 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

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