Toronto Forum on Cuba
  • HOME
  • TFC
  • Campaigns
  • Events
  • News
  • Feeds
  • Multimedia
    • Galleries
    • Online Publications
    • Audio
    • Video
  • Links
  • Archives
    • The Cuban Five
    • Fidel's Reflections Archive
  • Contact Us

Cuba sings for its heroes

9/20/2013

0 Comments

 
Amelia Duarte de la Rosa & Michel Hernández

PHOTOS: Yander Zamora

IT couldn’t be any other way. Five innocent Cubans have completed 15 years of unjust imprisonment in the United States, five Cubans who left everything behind to protect the life and tranquility of an entire country. Thousands of Havana residents are fully aware of this and added their voices to those of some 30 artists to the demand that the U.S. government immediately free these anti-terrorist heroes.

In attendance at the concert, along with thousands of Havana residents, were Miguel Díaz-Canel, Mercedes López Acea, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, as well as family members of the Five.

Picture
Picture
In attendance at the concert, along with thousands of Havana residents, were Miguel Díaz-Canel, Mercedes López Acea, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, as well as family members of the Five.

The concert for our Five entitled ‘15 years of injustice is enough’ began with the words of one of these heroes, René González, and was attended by Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel; Mercedes López Acea, secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba in Havana; and Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, among other leaders and family members of the Five.

In his remarks, René called upon people of good will around the world to stand in solidarity with his brothers arbitrarily held in the United States and demand ever more strongly that they be freed to return to their families, to their country and their people.

The crowd’s applause, and the Cuban flags which waved throughout the concert, welcomed messages from Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino and Fernando González, who reiterated their will to struggle on and their confidence that the people will continue the campaign to let the world know about the injustice committed in their case which continues,15 years after it began. 

Picture
Picture
Picture
Renowned musicians performing included Silvio Rodríguez, Frank Fernández and Danny Rivera.
GRANMA

0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    RSS Feed


    Voices for the Five


    Picture


    Archives

    May 2016
    April 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    September 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    March 2011
    February 2011
    January 2011
    December 2010
    November 2010
    October 2010
    September 2010

  • HOME
  • TFC
  • Campaigns
  • Events
  • News
  • Feeds
  • Multimedia
    • Galleries
    • Online Publications
    • Audio
    • Video
  • Links
  • Archives
    • The Cuban Five
    • Fidel's Reflections Archive
  • Contact Us