HUMAN RIGHTS SOLIDARITY MARCH LED BY ANDY GARCIA
Posted by: CorrienteLatina Posted: 03-24-2010
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Sunday, internationally acclaimed actor Andy Garcia will join hundreds across the country in a symbolic march in solidarity with victims of repression in Cuba. In Los Angeles, the march will take place in Echo Park at 2:00pm following the culmination of a 12-hour fast in honor of the late Orlando Tamayo Zapata. Tamayo was an Amnesty International prisoner of conscience who died earlier this month after an 85-day hunger strike protesting the deplorable conditions in Cuban prisons.
“We are walking in silence, dressed in the white—the color of peace and absolute freedom—to show solidarity with the Cuban people, and especially the women in white (Damas de Blanco) suffering the abuses and injustices perpetrated by the repressive Cuban government, not only onto themselves, but also towards their husbands and sons, the imprisoned political dissidents fighting for human rights and democracy in Cuba.
Please join us in this march in support of the long-suffering Cuban people who deserve to enjoy the liberties that we so cherish.” –Andy Garcia
The march was spurred by 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. Their valiant efforts have inspired celebrities and Cuban-American Icons such as Grammy Award-winning singer Gloria Estefan and Academy ward nominated actor Andy Garcia to raise awareness about the deplorable human rights conditions in Cuba.
“This past week, the violent persecution that the "Damas De Blanco" suffered at the hands of Cuba's repressive government was such that the President of the European People's Party (EPP) in the European Parliament, Joseph Daul, declared, ‘It is high time that the European Union clearly defends all those who, in Cuba, risk their lives on a daily basis defending Human Rights and who are working towards a peaceful transition to democracy’.” –Gloria Estefan
The event is centered around the slogan: “This is not a Cuban issue; it’s a human issue,” and calls on the international community to act and condemn the human rights violations on the island. For more information please visit: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=102574439781503
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In 2009, Andy Garcia narrated the documentary “The Women in White” directed by award-winning journalist Gry Winther.
Cubans in LA is a social-network founded on Facebook in February 2010 that currently boasts over 890 members. The Cubans in LA organizers partner with community organizations to host events that infuse networking opportunities with poignant and contemporary human stories about Cuba.
Roots of Hope (Raices 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 2,900 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
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