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July 26th Celebration - July 26, 2014

7/26/2014

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July 26th:  Palestine & Cuba - Resistance & Rebellion

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Dear Sisters and Brothers,

We have been blessed in Toronto, Canada for the past month.  First we welcomed Mariela Castro Espín, Director of the Cuban National Centre for Sexual Education (CENESEX) and Deputy in the Cuban National Assembly.  A valiant woman who declared that "anyone oppressed and discriminated against, is one too many".  We then hosted our brother Reverend Luis Barrios, Co-Director of IFCO-Pastors for Peace.  This organization’s principal goal is to dismantle the brutal U.S. blockade imposed on Cuba and its tactic is to achieve this goal through “love” (for details on the Pastors for Peace Campaign, please visit: www.torontoforumoncuba.com).  Then, in the evening of July 25th and throughout the day on the 26th, we had certainly been blessed, since we had the opportunity of walking with the likes of brother Zafar Bangash, Director of the Institute of Contemporary Islamic Thought, who shared his invaluable knowledge, educating the participants of a seminar on Palestine, as well as organized, mobilized and lead thousands upon thousands to rally for Al-Quds and to Stop the War on Gaza.

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And, yes, the 10th anniversary of our celebration for July 26th - “Cuba's Rebellion Day”, became ever more meaningful resulting from having had the honour of the presence of quite a few of our fasting Muslim sisters and brothers.  Why?  Because the attack of the Moncada and Manuel de Céspedes military barracks, which was lead by Fidel Castro in 1953, was planned precisely in order to fight injustice meted out against the Cuban nation by a puppet regime imposed by the U.S. of A. through a coup d’état that was engineered and led by the C.I.A.  Ever since its triumph, the Cuban Revolution has consistently expressed, declared and acted upon its solidarity with the oppressed peoples of the world.  And, certainly, the Palestinian nation has always enjoyed a special place in the heart of the Cuban nation and we would like to point out that there are Palestinians of Cuban origin (albeit only a small number of them) and that Cuba has not had diplomatic relations with Israel since 1973!

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This year's celebration of Cuba's Rebellion Day drew strength from the resistance of the valiant people of Palestine and, in particular, of the Gaza Strip's youth which is facing the Israel Zionist regime’s machinery of death and destruction aided and financed by the U.S. imperialist system and its other allies including Canada.

We certainly learned the validity of the words of Gerardo Hernández (one of the anti-terrorist Cuban Five political prisoners of the empire), when he said that:  "only a jury of millions will bring us home to our loved ones", considering the fact that we still haven’t succeeded in stopping the incessant bombardment of the Gaza Strip and the hour by hour killings of Palestinian children by Israel’s occupying forces, due to the fact that we are still behind in getting millions and millions of people to join the protests out on the streets of Toronto, Canada.

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We shall continue our work, organizing forums in solidarity with Cuba, without ever taking our attention away from extending our hand of solidarity to Palestine, Venezuela, Iraq and, for that matter, with "anyone who is being oppressed", until we make José Martí’s words a reality, when he said that "Homeland is Humanity".

That is also why we are mobilizing our forces to attend the 10th International Gathering Against Terrorism and for the Cuban Five, which will be taking place from September 11th to the 14th in Havana, Cuba.  Join our delegation and let us see how others are fighting U.S.-based terrorism against Cuba and other nations and understand why we should demand freedom for the Cuban Five and all the other political prisoners of the Empire and its allies.

Help us provide assistance to the youth, students and others who have proven their commitment to social justice but don't have the financial means available to them, by donating to the “Toronto Forum on Cuba” bank account at any TD branch.

We promise to have a report back, not only from this international gathering in Havana, but also from the Peoples Social Forum taking place in Ottawa from August 20th to the 24th. 

Take care and have a nice day.

Brotherly,

Morteza Gorgzadeh
Toronto Forum on Cuba
[email protected]
http://www.torontoforumoncuba.com/

p.s. For details of the programs for the International Gathering Against Terrorism and for the Cuban Five, on the Peoples Social Forum and for our photo reportages on Mariela Castro Espín, Reverend Luis Barrios and Brother Zafar Bangash, please visit our website.

July 26th Celebration Report
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Informe de la Celebración del 26 de Julio
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VIDEOS

Skigh Johnson performing to the Black Eyed Peas "Where Is the Love?"
LYRICS

Where Is the Love?
Black Eyed Peas

What's wrong with the world, mama
People livin' like they ain't got no mamas
I think the whole world addicted to the drama
Only attracted to things that'll bring you trauma

Overseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorism
But we still got terrorists here livin'
In the USA, the big CIA
The Bloods and The Crips and the KKK

But if you only have love for your own race
Then you only leave space to discriminate
And to discriminate only generates hate
And when you hate then you're bound to get irate, yeah

Madness is what you demonstrate
And that's exactly how anger works and operates
Man, you gotta have love just to set it straight
Take control of your mind and meditate
Let your soul gravitate to the love, y'all, y'all

People killin', people dyin'
Children hurt and you hear them cryin'
Can you practise what you preach?
Or would you turn the other cheek?

Father, Father, Father help us
Send some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love (Love)

Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love, the love, the love

It just ain't the same, old ways have changed
New days are strange, is the world insane?
If love and peace are so strong
Why are there pieces of love that don't belong?

Nations droppin' bombs
Chemical gasses fillin' lungs of little ones
With ongoin' sufferin' as the youth die young
So ask yourself is the lovin' really gone

So I could ask myself really what is goin' wrong
In this world that we livin' in people keep on givin' in
Makin' wrong decisions, only visions of them dividends
Not respectin' each other, deny thy brother
A war is goin' on but the reason's undercover

The truth is kept secret, it's swept under the rug
If you never know truth then you never know love
Where's the love, y'all, come on (I don't know)
Where's the truth, y'all, come on (I don't know)
Where's the love, y'all

People killin', people dyin'
Children hurt and you hear them cryin'
Can you practise what you preach?
Or would you turn the other cheek?

Father, Father, Father help us
Send some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love (Love)

Where is the love (The love)?
Where is the love (The love)?
Where is the love (The love)?
Where is the love (The love)?
Where is the love (The love)?
Where is the love (The love)?
Where is the love, the love, the love?

I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder
As I'm gettin' older, y'all, people gets colder
Most of us only care about money makin'
Selfishness got us followin' the wrong direction

Wrong information always shown by the media
Negative images is the main criteria
Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria
Kids wanna act like what they see in the cinema

Yo', whatever happened to the values of humanity
Whatever happened to the fairness and equality
Instead of spreading love we're spreading animosity
Lack of understanding, leading us away from unity

That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' under
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' down
There's no wonder why sometimes I'm feelin' under
Gotta keep my faith alive 'til love is found
Now ask yourself

Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Where is the love?

Father, Father, Father, help us
Send some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love?

Sing with me y'all:
One world, one world (We only got)
One world, one world (That's all we got)
One world, one world
And something's wrong with it (Yeah)
Something's wrong with it (Yeah)
Something's wrong with the wo-wo-world, yeah
We only got
(One world, one world)
That's all we got
(One world, one world)

LETRA

¿Dónde Está el Amor?
Black Eyed Peas 

¿Qué es lo que pasa en el mundo, mamá? 
la gente vive como si no tuviera familia. 
creo que el mundo entero está enganchado al drama. 
solamente te sientes atraído por las cosas traumáticas. 
fuera de nuestro país, intentamos combatir el terrorismo, 
pero los terroristas siguen viviendo aquí 
en estados unidos, la gran cia, 
los bloods, los cryps y el kkk. 
pero si sólo amas a las personas de tu propia raza 
entonces sólo dejas lugar a la discriminación. 
y la discriminación genera odio. 
y cuando odias te invade la indignación, 
demuestras maldad. 
y así es como funciona este entramado, hermano. 
tienes que amar para que todo te salga bien. 
toma el control de tu mente y medita. 
deja que tu alma descubra el amor. 

Gente matando, gente muriendo. 
niños heridos a los que escuchas llorar. 
¿puedes llevar a la práctica lo que rezas? 
¿pondrías la otra mejilla? 

Padre, padre, padre ayúdanos, 
guíanos desde arriba 
porque la gente me hace, me hace dudar 
¿dónde está el amor? (amor) 

¿Dónde está el amor? (el amor) 
¿Dónde está el amor? (el amor) 
¿Dónde está el amor? 
el amor, el amor. 

No es lo mismo a pesar de no haber cambios. 
los nuevos días son extraños. 
¿está este mundo loco? 
si el amor y la paz son tan fuertes, 
¿por qué hay amores que se pierden? 
naciones lanzando bombas, 
gases químicos llenando 
los pulmones de los niños. 
con el sufrimiento continuo 
de una juventud que muere joven. 
así que pregúntate ¿ha desaparecido el amor? 
así podré preguntarme qué es lo que va mal 
en este mundo en el que vivimos. 
la gente sigue rindiéndose. 
tomando decisiones equivocadas, 
sólo fijándose en los beneficios 
sin respetarse los unos a los otros, 
negando a tu hermano. 
estamos en guerra, pero el motivo está camuflado. 
la verdad es un secreto, está oculta. 
si no conoces la verdad no conoces el amor. 

¿Dónde está el amor, vamos? (no lo sé) 
¿Dónde está el amor, vamos? (no lo sé) 
¿Dónde está el amor, vamos? 

Gente matando, gente muriendo 
niños heridos a los escuchas llorar. 
¿puedes llevar a la práctica lo que rezas? 
¿pondrías la otra mejilla? 

Padre, padre, ayúdanos, 
guíanos desde arriba 
porque la gente, la gente me hace dudar. 
¿donde está el amor? (amor) 

¿Dónde está el amor? (el amor) 
¿Dónde está el amor? (el amor) 
¿Dónde está el amor? 
el amor, el amor. 

Siento el peso del mundo en mis hombros. 
a medida que me hago mayor, 
la gente se vuelve más fría 
la mayoría de nosotros sólo 
nos preocupamos por ganar dinero. 
el egoísmo nos hace seguir nuestro propio camino. 
los medios siempre muestran la información errónea. 
su principal criterio son las imágenes negativas, 
contaminando las mentes de los jóvenes 
con más rapidez que una bacteria. 
los chicos hacen los que ven en el cine.. 
yo, haya pasado lo que haya pasado con 
los valores de la humanidad, 
haya pasado lo que haya pasado con 
la doctrina de la igualdad 
en vez de propagar amor, difundimos rencor, 
falta de entendimiento, lo que lejos de unirnos 
nos separa más y más. 
es la razón por la que me siento bajo de moral. 
esa es la razón por la que me siento deprimido. 
no hay duda del por qué a veces me siento bajo de moral, 
tengo que mantener viva mi esperanza para los que aman. 

¿Dónde está el amor? 
¿Dónde está el amor? 
¿Dónde está el amor? 
¿Dónde está el amor? 

Padre, padre, padre ayúdanos. 
guíanos desde arriba 
porque la gente me hace, me hace dudar. 
¿dónde está el amor? (el amor).


Rafeef Ziadah - 'We teach life, sir', London, 12.11.11


Mandela y Fidel (with english subtitles)


Message from Reverend Luis Barrios

Hymno del 26 de Julio

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MESSAGES

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Rafael Cancel Miranda
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RADIO INTERVIEW

>>>Taylor Report<<<

Cuba's Rebellion Day
Storming of the Moncada Barracks July 26, 1953
July 21st, 2014
Featured Guest: MORTEZA GORGZADEH

Description:

Morteza Gorgzadeh discusses a Toronto July 26th celebration. The event is dedicated to memory of Nelson Mandela and to the Cuban Five Anti-Terrorist Heroes. The storming of the Moncada barracks gave impetus for the whole country to come together to fight the Revolution under the leadership of Fidel Castro. The celebration reflects the underlying struggle to bring down racist apartheid regimes.
The Cuban Five Gerardo's statement: "It will take a jury of millions to free the Five."
http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/76536/84564/96701/?url=http://www.radio4all.net/files/[email protected]/16-1-CubasRebellionDay.mp3

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