[HCCN] Caravan to Cuba

[Judith Robbins]

please forward...

Hasta siempre!
We are off to Texas, Mexico, and Cuba. The US-Cuba Friendshipment  
caravan will attempt to cross into Mexico on July 21st. And we will  
attempt to re-enter the US on August 3 at the Texas/Mexico border. We  
have an alert system for supporters and will send out email alerts if  
we are not able to get through. The messages will come from Pastors  
for Peace and will be forwarded far and wide so that people can help  
by making calls to Congress.
In the past, it has often been these calls that has made the  
difference. We are all going to be there on the border, but we may  
need to rely on friends around the country to help by getting the  
message through to Washington.
It's time to end the blockade against Cuba. It;s time to stop using  
food and medicine as weapons to control another country. It's time to  
end travel restrictions. It is time to establish normal, respectful  
relations with our neighbors. President Castro has repeatedly called  
for talks with the US administration. President Obama has said that  
he wants to be open to dialogue. Let's help him make that happen.

Contact info follows for our Maine representatives:

Rep. Mike Michaud	
202-225-6306
207-942-6935
michaud.house.gov

Sen. Olympia Snowe
202-224-5344
207-945-0432
snowe.senate.gov

Sen. Susan Collins
202-224-2523
207-945-0417
collins.senate.gov

Thank you for your support of people-to-people foreign policy. --  
Judy and Peter
"A better world is possible. But, that better world will not come if  
we lose heart, if we lose faith, if we don't put our prayers into  
action.  Just praying, just wishing, just hoping, is not enough. We  
have to fight for justice. We fight with love. We fight with hope.  
And we must be determined in that, and persistent in that struggle."  
-- Rev. Lucius Walker, Pastors for Peace
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