The event in Fresno will be July 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the College Community Congregational Church 5550 N. Fresno between Bullard and Barstow. There will be no bus routes this time but we will have a potluck meal, speaker(s) including Yesenia Martinez from Watsonville, and music. Caravanistas from Fresno will then participate in a major event in the Bay Area on July 15, fly to Mexico City for orientation, and then to Santiago de Cuba.
The Caravan to Cuba this year will be organized differently but the message that the blockade is immoral and unacceptable must end is the same. Aid will still be taken to Cuba – medications and other portable aid to be carried in the caravanistas’ baggage. ; but folks are encouraged to gather in cities across North America during Cuba Caravan Week, July 8 – 15.
Santiago suffered very serious damage in Hurricane Sandy, which devastated eastern Cuba. More than 130,000 homes were lost along with schools, hospitals and other infrastructure; crops were totally destroyed. We will work with our Cuban partners to help reconstruct homes and buildings. It’s a different Caravan, and a very exciting change. If you can’t go with us, be sure to be there for our send-off on July 12, 6:30 PM, at College Community Congregational Church 5550
N. Fresno between Bullard and Barstow.
