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Che Guevara Brigade 2012
Time is quickly running short to acquaint people in your area of the exceptional and unique experience that is the Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade. This is our own Canadian network on Cuba's (CNC) non-profit program, organized co-operatively with the Instituto Cubano de Amistad con los Pueblos (ICAP)
Check out the 2012 information on the Brigade site - also linked from the CNC site - at: http://www.canadiannetworkoncuba.ca/brigade/
The following promotional materials, attached above, can be downloaded from
the site and copied for distribution. There are some gaps in the current
information.
2012 Program, under "Program" on the web site, was drawn up by
ICAP before we had flight schedules so you will notice the program says we
arrive on April 29th. and depart May 19th. http://www.canadiannetworkoncuba.ca/brigade/materials.html
We actually arrive April 27th and depart May 18th. I am awaiting ICAP to
update the program. I put a note to that effect on the program.
"2012 Brigade Brochure" PDF, under "Materials", describing
the Brigade experience;
"2012 Brigade Small Flier", under "Materials", is basic
information to create interest with contact information and directions to
the web site.
Registration Made Easy
Under Register please see: "To begin the registration process, please download and fill out this form and send it as an email attachment to chevolbrigade@gmail.com." The viewer can click on the underlined to obtain a Word Doc Registration.
Once I receive a registration I telephone the applicant, talk to them a little to ensure the Brigade is the right program for their expectations, also to get a sense of the applicants attitude. I am not looking for just the converted but people who will come and participate but be respectful of our hosts and other Brigadistas.
From there I forward the registration to Judy Gallant of P & G Travel who will contact the Brigadista.
Dave Thomas, National Coordinator 905-382-3468
20th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHE GUEVARA BRIGADE
Dear friends,
On the 20th anniversary of the Che Guevara Brigade, the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) has the pleasure to invite you to join us in solidarity and fraternal days in Cuba.
Canadian friends from all over the country have come to our revolutionary island for over 20 years committed in their hearts to this solidarity project which combines voluntary work with a visits to historical, social and cultural places.
ICAP invites all Canadian friends to come together for the 20th Che Guevara Brigade, April 29th-May 19th,2012 in Holguin and Santiago de Cuba provinces. Brigade members will have the opportunity to share working days side by side with Cuban people, knowing about its achievements and learning from each other. Cubans will be proud to receive you, so that together we may reflect and exchange experiences and ideas.
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Ever onward to Victory!
Members: ≈ 80 brigade members
Arrival date: Sunday, April 29 th, Holguin Airport
Departure date: Saturday, May 19th, Holguin Airport
Accommodation: Pernik Hotel in Holguin Province
Hotel
in Santiago de Cuba Province
Sunday , April 29 th:
- Arrival
at “Frank Pais” International Airport in Holguin Province.
- Transfer to the Pernik Hotel.
- Lodging
- Welcome
ceremony and wreath laying to Calixto Garcia monument
- Brigade
meeting: Presentation of the program and explanation on the main
features
of Holguin province.
- Dinner
at the hotel
Monday, April 30 th:
07:00 hrs Breakfast
07:45 hrs Departure
08:00 hrs Voluntary working day
11:45 hrs Return to the hotel
12:00 hrs Lunch at the hotel.
14:00 hrs Conference on the Public Health system in Cuba
1st
group: Visit to the Ophthalmology Center at the “Lucia Iñiguez
Landin”
General
Hospital
2nd group: Visit
to Ataxic Hospital
17:00 hrs Return to the hotel
19:00 hrs Dinner at the hotel
20:30 hrs Brigade meeting for May 1st demonstration
Tuesday, May 1st:
- Participation
at May 1st demonstration on Holguin province
- Free time at the city
18:30 hrs Return to the hotel
19:30 hrs Dinner at the hotel
Wednesday, May 2nd:
07:00 hrs Breakfast
07:45 hrs Departure
08:30 hrs International Solidarity Forum
12:00 hrs Return to the hotel
12:30 hrs Lunch at the hotel.
14:00 hrs Visit to the School of Arts in Holguin
- Meeting
with students and leaders of the Secondary Student Federation (FEEM)
17:00 hrs Return to the hotel
19:00 hrs Dinner
20:30 hrs Participation in “Las Romerias” cultural
event’s activities
Thursday, May 3rd:
07:00 hrs Breakfast
07:45 hrs Departure
09:00 hrs Opening Parade of “Las Romerias” cultural
event.
11:45 hrs Return to the hotel
12:00 hrs Lunch at the hotel
14:00 hrs Departure
14:30 hrs Visit to a Cooperative Farm
17:30 hrs Return to the hotel
19:30 hrs Dinner at the hotel
21:00 hrs Presentation of the Cuban Film “Martí,
el ojo del canario”
Friday, May 4 th:
07:00 hrs Breakfast
07:45 hrs Departure
08:00 hrs Voluntary working day
11:45 hrs Return to the hotel
12:00 hrs Lunch at the hotel.
15:00 hrs Conference “Cuban culture and national identity”
19:30 hrs Dinner at the hotel
20:30 hrs Participation in “Las Romerias” cultural event’s
activities
Saturday, May 5 th:
07:00 hrs Breakfast
08:00 hrs Departure
10:00 hrs Visit to Fidel Castro birthplace in Biran
12:00 hrs Lunch at the hotel
14:00 hrs Participation in “Las Romerias” cultural event’s
activities
-
Free time
19:00 hrs Dinner at the hotel
20:15 hrs Departure
20:30 hrs Visit to a Committee for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR)
Sunday, May 6 th:
07:00 hrs Breakfast
08:00 hrs Departure
09:30 hrs Visit to Guardalavaca Beach
-
Free time
-
Lunch
17:00 hrs Return to the hotel
19:30 hrs Dinner at the hotel
21:00 hrs Visit to a Cultural Center
-
Participation in “Las Romerias” cultural event’s activities
Monday, May 7 th:
07:00 hrs Breakfast
07:45 hrs Departure
08:00 hrs Voluntary working day
11:45 hrs Return to the hotel
12:00 hrs Lunch at the hotel.
14:30 hrs Conference “Cuban economy and the effects
of the US blockade”.
19:30 hrs Dinner at the hotel
20:30 hrs Participation in “Las Romerias” cultural
event’s activities
Tuesday, May 8 th:
07:00 hrs Breakfast
07:45 hrs Departure
08:00 hrs Voluntary working day
11:45 hrs Return to the hotel
12:00 hrs Lunch at the hotel
13:30 hrs Departure
14:30 hrs Visit to areas affected by the Ike hurricane in Gibara
municipality
17:30 hrs Return to the hotel
19:30 hrs Dinner at the hotel
20:30 hrs Presentation of a documentary film on the Cuban Five
23:00hrs Participation on the closing ceremony of “Las
Romerias” cultural event
Wednesday, May 9 th:
07:00 hrs Breakfast
08:30 hrs Departure to Santiago de Cuba province.
11:00 hrs Visit to Santa Ifigênia Cemetery
-
Visit to José Martí Memorial
12:30 hrs Tour to the “Antonio Maceo” Square
13:00 hrs Lunch
15:00 hrs Visit to “Granjita Siboney”
19:00 hrs Dinner at the hotel
20:15 hrs Departure
20:30 hrs Visit to the House of the Caribbean
- Meeting
with artists from Santiago
Thursday, May 10 th:
07:00 hrs Breakfast
08:00 hrs Departure
09:00 hrs Visit to the Moncada Garrison
-
Tour to the July 26th Museum
11:30 hrs Tour to the Morro Castle
-
Lunch
15:00 hrs Tour to the historical center of the city
19:30 hrs Dinner at the hotel
Friday, May 11 th:
07:30 hrs Breakfast
09:00 hrs Departure
09:30 hrs Visit to El Cobre Basilica
11:00 hrs Return to the Holguin Province
19:30 hrs Dinner at the hotel
Saturday, May 12 th:
07:00 hrs Breakfast
07:45 hrs Departure
08:00 hrs Voluntary working day
11:45 hrs Return to the hotel
12:00 hrs Lunch at the hotel
14:30 hrs Tour to the city
-
Visit to the Provincial Museum, “Origenes” Mural and the house
where
Calixto
Garcia was born.
-
Ascent to La Cruz hill
18:00 hrs Return to the hotel
20:00 hrs Dinner at the hotel
Sunday, May 13 th:
07:00 hrs Breakfast
08:30 hrs Departure
09:45 hrs Visit to “Boca de Sama” town
-
Meeting with victims of the terrorist acts.
11:30 hrs Departure
12:00 hrs Lunch at Guardalavaca
-
Free time at the beach
17:00 hrs Return to the hotel
19:30 hrs Dinner at the hotel
Monday , May 14 th:
07:00 hrs Breakfast
07:45 hrs Departure
08:00 hrs Voluntary working day
11:45 hrs Return to the hotel
12:00 hrs Lunch at the hotel
14:00 hrs Visit to an industry
- Meeting with
Cuba Trade Union Association (CTC)
Presentation: “New Cuban Economic Model”
17:00 hrs Return to the hotel
19:30 hrs Dinner at the hotel
Tuesday, May 15 th:
07:00 hrs Breakfast
07:45 hrs Departure
08:00 hrs Voluntary working day
11:45 hrs Return to the hotel
12:00 hrs Lunch at the hotel
14:30 hrs Visit to the University in Holguin
16:30 hrs Return to the hotel
19:30 hrs Dinner at the hotel
Wednesday, May 16 th:
07:00 hrs Breakfast
07:45 hrs Departure
08:00 hrs Voluntary working day
11:45 hrs Return to the hotel
12:00 hrs Lunch at the hotel
14:30 hrs Conference: “Cuban Penal Code”
16:30 hrs Return to the hotel
19:30 hrs Dinner at the hotel
Thursday, May 17 th:
07:00 hrs Breakfast
07:45 hrs Departure
08:00 hrs Voluntary working day
11:45 hrs Return to the hotel
12:00 hrs Lunch at the hotel
14:30 hrs Meeting with the Association of Combatants
16:30 hrs Return to the hotel
19:30 hrs Dinner at the hotel
20:30 hrs Presentation of the Cuban film: “Habanastation”
Friday, May 18 th:
07:30 hrs Breakfast
09:00 hrs Departure
09:30 hrs Visit to a Family Guiding House
11:30 hrs Final Brigade meeting
13:00 hrs Lunch
-
Free time
20:00 hrs Farewell activity on Expo-Holguin Centre
Saturday, May 19 th:
Departure
for the airport
-
Return to Canada
Click Che for the 2011 Brigade brochure
Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade to Cuba
A Potentially Life Changing Experience Away from the Usual Tourist Routes,
Living and Working with Cubans
This is a non-profit tour organized by the “Canadian Network on Cuba
(CNC)” and our Cuban partners, “Instituto Cubano de Amistad con
los Pueblos (ICAP)”, or Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples.
The purpose of this tour is to give participants (Brigadistas) an opportunity
to experience a little of the life, culture and history of Cuba at a very
economical cost.
Approximately 1/3 of our days will be devoted to offering our volunteer labour.
Brigadistas will experience working alongside Cubans, using their tools, doing
tasks that benefit the whole community. Bonding will occur leading to friendships
and a reciprocal respect for each other’s contributions.
“I want to point out the Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade is for all
ages” Says Dave Thomas, National Coordinator. “At 71 I was the
oldest Brigadista last year. With volunteer work, in Cuba as in Canada, there’s
a job to suit everyone!”
The balance of the visit will be divided between cultural events; cultural
exchanges – we show them a little of Canada, they show us Cuba - visits
to historical sites, schools, hospitals and community centres.
Arriving April 28th and returning May 12th the Brigade will spend week 1 in
Havana with International Brigades representing over 30 countries. Week 2
will be spent in the beautiful City of Cienfuegos whose original residents
were Acadians expelled from Canada.
Did I say recreation? Yes, Cuba’s famous beaches. A highlight of the
tour will be “International Night” delegates from over 30 countries
display national dishes, music and dance…Canada too!
Nothing can replace rising at 4:00 A.M, May 1st, traveling to Havana to attend
May Day (International Workers Day) Parade where, at precisely 8:00 A.M. 1
million flag waving, cheering workers begin to march by proudly displaying
huge union banners.
Please visit: http://www.canadiannetworkoncuba.ca/brigade
for full details.
The Che Guevera Brigade is sponsored by the Canadian Network on Cuba
IFCO-Pastors
for Peace Hurricane Relief Construction Brigade
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Dear Friend of IFCO,
Thanks to the generous support of friends like yourself, IFCO is sending a group of masons, electricians, plumbers, and carpenters to Cuba for a month during October and November to lend a hand with the reconstruction effort in Cuba. Brigade members will donate their time and experience, as well as their tools and materials.
IFCO is mounting a people-to-people response to the devastation in Cuba- solidarity with no strings attached. Your donations will help make possible this humanitarian gesture by IFCO. All donations will be used to fund expenses within the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
The IFCO-Pastors for Peace Hurricane Relief Construction Brigade will be hosted in Puerto Esperanza, a small farming and fishing community in Pinar del Rio, one of the communities hardest hit by the hurricanes. There, they will work alongside Cuban workers rebuilding a school for children with special needs.
Never before has the island nation experienced such widespread damage as that wrought two hurricanes in rapid succession-- Gustav and Ike. Every part of Cuba's economic health and social structure has been severely damaged. Cuba estimates economic losses as high as five billion dollars.
Thanks to Cuba's legendary crisis mobilization, more than three million people were evacuated to safer areas and only seven lives were lost.
Countries around the world have quickly stepped forward to assist Cuba in this hour of need. Venezuela and Brazil have led the way with much needed assistance. So has the tiny island nation of East Timor, which sent $500,000 for reconstruction.
Unfortunately, the US government has continued to pursue a policy of aggression toward Cuba. Initially the US wanted to send investigators and spies "to assess the damage" to which Cuba said "no thank you we have our own assessors". While the US is considering offering Cuba $6 million in aid it has neglected to say that it has already sent $45 million to various groups whose mission is to engage in terrorism against Cuba
The magnitude of need in Cuba has reached historic proportions. Each of us can contribute in some way to the recovery effort.
We thank you for your help in the past and we are counting on your support in this historic moment of devastation.
You can make a contribution via our website: www.ifconews.org by following this link: https://npo.networkforgood.org/Donate/Donate.aspx?npoSubscriptionId=4382
If you prefer, you can send a check to IFCO, 418 W. 145th St. New York, NY 10031
Below are some links to multimedia online about the damage wrought by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
Picture slideshow about the Hurricanes and the Construction Brigade: http://www.slideshare.net/secret/e6mcRdHJwS4nP7
Cuba Produced movie about the Hurricanes on Youtube, there are 4 parts, this is the link to the first: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sos_SW3mYhc
First-hand footage of the Hurricanes from Skipper Bailey can be found at:
http://mnncommunitymedia.blip.tv/file/1329948/
IFCO/PASTORS FOR PEACE
C/o The Latin American School of Medicine www.ifconews.org
418 W 145th Street, New York, NY 10031
tel: 212.926.5757 - fax: 212.926.5842 - email: ifco@igc.org
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