Cubans are coming to Manchester!
Rock around the Blockade | 18.01.2008 11:49 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | Liverpool
On 24th February 3 Cuban revolutionaries will be arriving in Manchester for the local leg of a national speaking tour in Britain. They are: Orlando Borrego - Che Guevara's deputy and closest collaborator from 1959-65; Jesus Garcia - People's Power assembly delegate and philosopher; and Yoselin Rufin Diaz - a young woman student leader. This speaking tour is a once in a lifetime opportunity to hear about the Cuban revolution from people who are part of it!
All three Cubans will be speaking at this meeting:
Sunday 24th February
2pm at the Mechanics Institute, Princess Street/Major Street, Manchester
Doors open at 1, wheelchair access available
If you are not there then you will definitely miss out.
There are also meetings with the Cubans at Manchester University and MMU Crewe on Monday 25th.
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3 events to publicise and fundraise for the speaking tour. All welcome:
Rebel Music gig
with the Rebel Music Allstars, and local bands Frazer King and Death to the Ghosts
Friday 25th January
8pm at Che bar, Piccadilly, Manchester
£4 on the door
Mass leafletting with stalls and music
Saturday 26th January
12-3pm, Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester
The Power of Community
a film about Cuba's response to the oil crisis
Sunday 27th January
2pm at Cross Street chapel, off Market Street, Manchester
Be there and be a part of this historic event!
Sunday 24th February
2pm at the Mechanics Institute, Princess Street/Major Street, Manchester
Doors open at 1, wheelchair access available
If you are not there then you will definitely miss out.
There are also meetings with the Cubans at Manchester University and MMU Crewe on Monday 25th.
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3 events to publicise and fundraise for the speaking tour. All welcome:
Rebel Music gig
with the Rebel Music Allstars, and local bands Frazer King and Death to the Ghosts
Friday 25th January
8pm at Che bar, Piccadilly, Manchester
£4 on the door
Mass leafletting with stalls and music
Saturday 26th January
12-3pm, Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester
The Power of Community
a film about Cuba's response to the oil crisis
Sunday 27th January
2pm at Cross Street chapel, off Market Street, Manchester
Be there and be a part of this historic event!
Rock around the Blockade
e-mail:
ratb@riseup.net
Homepage:
http://www.cubansarecoming.org
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