[WestMALocals] 7/6 US Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba in Greenfield

[kate harris]

From: liz kelner <lkelner at crocker.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 20:25:03 -0400

US Cuba Pastors for Peace Friendshipment

PROGRAM AND SEND-OFF

Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2005
Time: 1-3pm
Place:  <http://www.greenfieldsmarket.com/>Green 
Fields<http://www.greenfieldsmarket.com/> Market - Upstairs Meeting Room
144 Main Street in downtown Greenfield

Don't miss the bus as the 16th Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan to 
Cuba comes to Greenfield. PLEASE JOIN US!

The US embargo of Cuba causes shortages of food, medicine and other 
important supplies for eleven million people. The embargo is an immoral 
policy that uses hunger and disease as political weapons. This will be the 
sixteenth time that Pastors for Peace has organized a Friendshipment 
challenge to this attack upon the people of Cuba.

The event  on July 6th will feature music, refreshments and speakers 
traveling with the Caravan who will talk about the impact of the trade 
embargo and the travel ban against Cuba on our lives and theirs. Five local 
residents: Liz Kelner, Pam Walker, Paki Wieland, Tom Neilson and his son 
Jacob will join the Pastors for Peace Caravan in Greenfield to begin the 
journey to Cuba.

Hundreds of volunteers from the US and 7 countries will challenge the 
illegal US blockade and travel ban against Cuba at the US-Mexican 
border.  The Caravan is collecting 200 tons of supplies from communities 
all across the country as it traverses 14 separate routes across the US 
stopping in all 48-mainland states on its way to Cuba through Mexico.

MATERIAL AID will be collected at the event. Please consider bringing 
school supplies, vitamins, medications or powdered milk. For more 
information on other kinds of material aid that you can supply, please see
http://www.ifconews.org/Cuba/caravan16/documents/material+AF8-aid+AF8-guide-Cuba2005
.pdf

Financial contributions towards supplies and the cost of shipping to Cuba 
are welcome.

You can drop off donations at 86 Sanderson St. Greenfield or 48 Franklin 
St. Shelburne Falls or bring on July 6th.

For more information or contribution pickup, contact: Pam Walker (413) 
625-9671 pamwalker at crocker.com or Liz Kelner (413) 625-9543 lkelner at crocker.com