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 Signatures
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>.
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