Dear ACFS members and supporters,
ALL FIVE OF THE CUBAN FIVE ARE NOW BACK IN CUBA, REUNITED AT LAST WITH THEIR LOVED ONES!!
The Cuban streets have erupted in celebration. The US and Cuba will resume normal diplomatic relations and it looks like the beginning of the end of the US blockade. This is a BIG VICTORY for the Cuban Revolution and for the global solidarity movement. The US empire will now try to destroy the Cuban Revolution by other, less confrontational means: Obama said as much in his speech. The Cuban Revolution and our solidarity now enter a new phase with new challenges. For now, the blockade remains largely intact.
You can watch Obama's and Raul Castro's announcements here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q_Oxq9k-jg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyw1iKif9Zs
All friends of Cuba are invited to celebratory drinks and toasts
WHEN: this Saturday, December 20 from 7pm
WHERE: Bank Hotel beer garden, 324 King Street Newtown (very close to Newtown train station)
Long live socialist Cuba!
End the US blockade now!
Hope to see you on Saturday night,
Marce Cameron
President, Sydney ACFS

Dear ACFS members and supporters,
please note these upcoming events.

In solidarity,
Marce Cameron
President, ACFS (Sydney)

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CUBAN FIVE SOLIDARITY SPEAK-OUT
International Month of Solidarity with the Cuban Five
Saturday September 13
12 noon Town Hall, Sydney
Organised by the ACFS (Sydney)
Contact Maria Hilario on 0431 275 434

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ACFS FILM SCREENING
"The Trial: The Untold Story of the Cuban Five"
Thursday September 25
7pm (Venue to be confirmed)
Contact Maria Voukelatos 0432 710 123

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ACFS MONTHLY MEETING
Thursday October 2
6.30 - 8.30pm
NSW Teachers Federation, Level 1
33 Mary Street Surry Hills
Contact Marce Cameron 0413 158 480

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VENEZUELA: THE REVOLUTION CONTINUES
Solidarity Conference
Monday October 6
9am-6pm Redfern Town Hall, 73 Pitt Street Sydney
Organised by the Venezuelan Embassy and solidarity groups
Supported by the ACFS (Sydney)
Contact Ana Cecelia Mendez (02) 6290 2967

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DON'T MISS THIS SPECIAL CUBA SOLIDARITY EVENT IN SYNDEY

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER AILI LABANINO, DAUGHTER OF RAMON LABANINO, ON OF THE "CUBAN FIVE" POLITICAL PRISONERS IN THE US

SATURDAY EVENING AUGUST 16 - CLICK ON THESE JPEG FILES FOR DETAILS

Esta Vida Cubana - This Cuban Life

Art Est. Art School and Gallery in conjunction with 2014 Head On Photo Festival is pleased to present Esta Vida Cubana | This Cuban Life featuring photographs by Ralf Hesse and Louise Walpole.

“Cuba is a melting pot of music, soul, colour and heart!”

Ralf and Louise spent a month in Cuba over December 2013 / January 2014. They travelled across Cuba from Havana to Santiago de Cuba and back - by road, and visited Trinidad, Cienfuegos, Camagüey, Sancti Spiritus and Viñales. For Esta Vida Cubana, they present their photographic survey of the people, the places and the soul of Cuba.

Join Louise and Ralf for a Cuban themed opening event on Saturday 17 May 3-5pm featuring a demonstration by Moro from Buena Vista Dance Cuban Academy. All welcome. Free Entry.

ACFS Art Exhibition and Auction to raise money for project in Cuba

The ACFS is holding an art exhibition and auction to raise money for a gestational diabetes project in Cuba! The exhibition will run from 9 to 11 May 2014 at the Stirrup Gallery, Addison Road Community Centre, 142 Addison Road, Marrickville.

Art:

Art from the Red Centre - Aboriginal paintings donated to the ACFS from a personal collection. These will be sold by silent auction from the opening event from 6:30 pm on Friday 9 May til 3pm on Sunday 11 May. 

I Will Die as I Have Lived - 15 prison paintings for 15 years in US Gaols for the Cuban 5 by Antonio Guerrero - Reproductions of Antonio's paintings from behind bars to raise awareness of the plight of the Cuban 5.

Events:

Opening event -  Friday 9 May 2013 - 6:30 pm - Special guests include:

• Cuban Ambassador to Australia, Pedro Monzón, 
• Professor Jack Beetson, Executive Director and National Campaign Coordinator, Literacy for Life Foundation. 
• Papalote will entertain us with live Latin music

The opening event will highlight the Literacy for Life Campaign in Australia, which has been established to address very low literacy levels in Aboriginal Adults in Western NSW. It is based on the ‘Yes I Can’ model established in Cuba and expanded to teach more than 6 million people to read in 28 countries around the world.

'Maestra' - Film Screening and Q&A - Saturday 10 May 2013 - 2:00 pm - 'Maestra ' tells the story of 9 Cuban women who, as young girls, participated in the massive Cuban literacy campaign of 1961.

See you there!