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To contribute to Cuban hurricane relief you can donate on-line at http://www.cubasol-manch.org.uk/ Community Psychologists will also be interested in Roberto Pérez's speaking tour on Cuba's approach to ecological sustainability, forced on it by the collapse of the soviet trade partners and the tightening of the US blockade. see http://www.permaculture.org.uk/mm.asp?mmfile=news_20080804_roberto-perez To find out why so few die in Cuba compared to other countries in the area (including yanquiland) see http://www.oxfamamerica.org/newsandpublications/publications/research_reports/art7111.html/ jacqui lovell wrote: > See email below. > > > > > From: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: In Support of Cuba Worldwide call to artists and intellectuals. > > Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:14:27 -0700 > > > > > > In Support of Cuba > > Worldwide call to artists and intellectuals. > > > > Our country is facing a dramatic situation. We have suffered the > wrath of > > two powerful hurricanes, Gustav and Ike, in just eight days. These > natural > > disasters have seriously affected food production and essential > sectors of > > the economy throughout the country. Although very few human lives were > > lost, a massive amount of houses, schools and cultural institutions > were > > damaged or completely destroyed. > > > > In view of this tragedy, a debate about the restrictions imposed by > the US > > on Cuban residents to visit and send supplies and money to their > families in > > Cuba has begun. Cuba has requested authorization to buy materials from > > the US to repair homes and power lines. In addition, Cuba has requested > > that US companies receive authorization to extend commercial credits to > > the island to buy food. The Bush Administration's reply has been a > > ridiculous offer of aid while ratifying their policy of political > and economic > > blockade, even more cruel and immoral under the present circumstances. > > > > We are sending an appeal to artists and intellectuals around the > world to > > demand an immediate end to the criminal US blockade and to promote > > solidarity and support of our country. > > > > First signature > > Alicia Alonso, Roberto Fernandez Retamar, Silvio Rodriguez, Cintio > Vitier, > > Pablo Milanes, Miguel Barnet, Chucho Valdes, Omara Portuondo, Eusebio > > Leal, Leo Brouwer, Alfredo Guevara, Fernando Alonso, Nancy Morejon, > > Cesar Portillo de la Luz, Rosita Fornes, Harold Gramatges, Graziella > > Pogolotti, Pablo Armando Fernandez, Angel Augier, Julio Garcia > Espinosa, > > Anton Arrufat, Alexis Leyva (Kcho), Digna Guerra, Cesar Lopez, Fernando > > Perez, Manuel Mendive, Juan Padron, Roberto Valera, Guido Lopez > > Gavilan, Maria de los Angeles Santana, Frank Fernandez, Fina Garcia > > Marruz, Roberto Fabelo, Fernando Martinez Heredia, Pedro Pablo Oliva, > > Vicente Revuelta, Antonio Vidal, Carilda Oliver, Loipa Araujo, Aurora > > Bosch, Ramona de Saa, Abelardo Estorino, Ambrosio Fornet, Luis > > Carbonell, Electo Silva, Santiago Alfonso, Rogelio Martinez Fure, > Eduardo > > Torres Cuevas, Leonardo Acosta, Ramiro Guerra, Rene de la Nuez, Daysi > > Granados, Eduardo Rivero, Alberto Mendez, Eslinda Nunez, Hector > > Quintero, Alfredo Sosabravo, Veronica Lynn, Jose Antonio Rodriguez, > Flora > > Fong , Salvador Wood, Maria Elena Molinet, Zayda del Rio, Jose Milian, > > Maria del Carmen Barcia, Jaime Sarusky, Martha Rojas, Francisco de > Oraa, > > Eugenio Hernandez Espinosa, Enrique Pineda Barnet, Juan Carlos Tabio, > > Alfredo Diez Nieto, Mario Balmaseda, Sergio Vitier, Nelson Dominguez, > > Pepe Rafart, Jose Antonio Choy, Jorge Ibarra, Maria Teresa Linares, > > Eduardo Roca (Choco), Pachi Naranjo, Rolando Rodriguez, Jose Villa > > Soberon, Senel Paz, Aida Bahr, Omar Valino, Omar F. Mauri, Hilda Oates, > > Alberto Lescay, Enrique Molina, Pancho Amat, Raul Pomares, Maria > Felicia > > Perez, Patricio Wood, Carlos Diaz, Nelson Dorr, Miguel Iglesias, > Roberto > > Chorens, Adolfo Alfonso, Isabel Monal, Domingo Aragu, Zenaida > > Armenteros, Ever Fonseca, Berta Martinez, Cristy Dominguez, Adigio > > Benitez, Humberto Arenal, Adelaida de Juan, Carlos Alberto Cremata, > Ivan > > Tenorio, Gina Rey, Rebeca Chavez, Jose Rodriguez Fuster, Lorna Burdsal, > > Juan Carlos Cremata, Osneldo Garcia, Zoila Lapique, Eduardo Arrocha, > > Yolanda Wood, Rene Fernandez Santana, Lesbia Vent Dumois, Fatima > > Patterson, Rosalia Arnaez, Carlos Padron, Sara Gonzalez, Eduardo Heras > > Leon, Alex Pausides, Agustin Bejarano, Angel Alderete, Raul Santos > > Serpa, Marilyn Bobes, Carlos Marti, Sigfredo Ariel, Alberto Guerra, > Corina > > Mestre, Xiomara Blanco, Rey Montesinos, Gerardo Alfonso, Alden Knight, > > Rafael Lay, Jesus Ortega, Edesio Alejandro, Teresita Junco, Teresa > Melo, > > Arturo Arango, Magda Gonzalez Grau, Cary Diez, Alberto Luberta, Caridad > > Martinez, Lourdes Gonzalez, Iraida Malberti, Gerardo Fulleda, Felix > > Contreras, Esteban Llorach, Ana Maria Munoz Bachs, Radames Giro, Juan > > Valdes, Jorge Nunez, Rodulfo Vaillant, Juan Gonzalez Fiffe, Sergio > > Morales, Jorge Hidalgo, Carlos Tamayo, Ada Mirtha Cepeda Venegas, > > Sixto Bonachea, Antonio Perez, Orlando Garcia Martinez, Jose Alberto > > Garcia Alfonso, Enrique Gonzalez, Jose (Pepe) Vera, Alberto Faya. > > > > To Sign up: www.concubahoy.cult.cu > > > > [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Get Hotmail on your mobile from Vodafone Try it Now > <http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/111354028/direct/01/>___________________________________ > COMMUNITYPSYCHUK - The discussion list for community psychology in the > UK. 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