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Human Rights Solidarity Marches Strengthen With Celebrity Support
March 28, 2010
MIAMI – Internationally acclaimed actors, musicians, academics and celebrities joined thousands in more than five cities for symbolic marches in solidarity with victims of repression in Cuba. In Los Angeles, Academy Award nominated actor Andy Garcia, comedian George Lopez, celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, radio host Enrique Santos, and actresses Jaime-Lynn Sigler and Rosario Dawson showed their support in Echo Park following the culmination of a 12-hour fast in honor of the late Orlando Zapata Tamayo.
“It’s not only a Cuban cause, it’s a human cause,” said Andy Garcia in a YouTube address to young people. “It’s an important time for us to show solidarity for those who are struggling in Cuba for liberty.”
In New York City, author and scholar Carlos Eire, jazz icon Paquito D’Rivera, and actress and playwright Carmen Pelaez joined close to 1,000 demonstrators in a silent march in recognition of the Ladies In White whose valiant efforts have inspired people around the world to condemn the deplorable human rights conditions in Cuba.
“This is yet another reason why we need to boost connectivity with the island through initiatives like Cells for Cuba,” said Nathalie Marcos Roots of Hope young professional in New York. “When there’s a human rights abuse we need to broadcast it to the world and take action. Inversely, we want to show our counterparts in Cuba that they are not alone.”
“We were able to quickly mobilize hundreds of people for these marches and raise awareness using new media,” says Chris Gueits Roots of Hope cofounder in Los Angeles. “Imagine what that same technology can do for the future of Cuba.”
The demonstrations come on the heels of Thursday’s march in Miami lead by Grammy Award-winning singer Gloria Estefan that included more than 100,000 participants. The events spurred from recent public beatings and violent harassment of Cuba’s Ladies in White -the mothers, daughters, wives and sisters of prisoners of conscience currently on the island. Groups also held solidarity events this week in: Boston, MA; Madrid, Spain; and University campuses across the U.S. For more information please visit: www.ChangeInCuba.org
“It’s not only a Cuban cause, it’s a human cause,” said Andy Garcia in a YouTube address to young people. “It’s an important time for us to show solidarity for those who are struggling in Cuba for liberty.”
In New York City, author and scholar Carlos Eire, jazz icon Paquito D’Rivera, and actress and playwright Carmen Pelaez joined close to 1,000 demonstrators in a silent march in recognition of the Ladies In White whose valiant efforts have inspired people around the world to condemn the deplorable human rights conditions in Cuba.
“This is yet another reason why we need to boost connectivity with the island through initiatives like Cells for Cuba,” said Nathalie Marcos Roots of Hope young professional in New York. “When there’s a human rights abuse we need to broadcast it to the world and take action. Inversely, we want to show our counterparts in Cuba that they are not alone.”
“We were able to quickly mobilize hundreds of people for these marches and raise awareness using new media,” says Chris Gueits Roots of Hope cofounder in Los Angeles. “Imagine what that same technology can do for the future of Cuba.”
The demonstrations come on the heels of Thursday’s march in Miami lead by Grammy Award-winning singer Gloria Estefan that included more than 100,000 participants. The events spurred from recent public beatings and violent harassment of Cuba’s Ladies in White -the mothers, daughters, wives and sisters of prisoners of conscience currently on the island. Groups also held solidarity events this week in: Boston, MA; Madrid, Spain; and University campuses across the U.S. For more information please visit: www.ChangeInCuba.org
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Roots of Hope (Raíces de Esperanza), Inc., is a national, non-profit, non-partisan, independent group focused on empowering youth to become the authors of their own futures. The Roots of Hope network currently includes more than 3,100 students and young professionals and maintains an active presence at more than 55 universities. For more information, please visit www.RootsofHope.org or www.RaicesdeEsperanza.org
media contact: Veronica Nur Valdes 305.323.2444
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