Posted on 03/23/2010 8:34:46 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Rally designed to support the Ladies in White activists in Cuba
After seeing women protesters dragged through the streets in Cuba, Gloria Estefan figured the best way to fight the injustice was to dress in white and carry on the march. The Cuba native is calling on all Cubans in Miami to come out and rally against the Castro government on Thursday in Little Havana at 6 p.m. Estefan called on participants to dress in white, walk in silence and hold flowers in the style of the Cuban group.
"Cubans and non-Cubans alike that live in liberty need to take the opportunity at this moment in history to come together and show them that we care," Estefan said at a press conference, "We are all united in the love and the need for a free Cuba and freedom for the Cuban people that are enslaved right now on the island."
The march will travel along Calle Ocho and will be led by the Grammy award-winning singer and song writer.
The protest is expected to be peaceful, unlike the one held in Havana on March 17, when the Ladies in White were attacked by Cuban police, dragged into buses and hauled away.
Ladies in White, or Las Damas de Blanco as they are known in Cuba, is a group of wives and mothers whose relatives are in prison for opposing Fidel Castro's government. If you are interested in attending the march, meet at Beacom Blvd., between 7th and 8th Streets, before the start of the march. The march will go from 22nd to 27th Avenues.
Great to hear she’s still at it! Haven’t heard much about her recently.
Gloria Estefan, great, no balls to do it in Cuba - just mess with Miami.
When Castro sees these “protests” in Miami, he just LHAO.
I would.
Mind you I like Gloria Esteban’s music, but this is just silly.
You’re an idiot.
Huh?
I guess she should go hang out with Hugo Chavez instead.
Id hit that big time one of my favs
Ye, wait until Castro calls his Commiecrat buddy in the White House.
They’re showing their solidarity with the anti-Castro/anti-Communist people in Cuba, while bringing increased attention to the issue here in the US.
Ahem, this is a Real women.
However she has more cojones than some men.
>>They’re showing their solidarity with the anti-Castro/anti-Communist people in Cuba, while bringing increased attention to the issue here in the US.<<
They have been doing that for 51 years with no discernible results.
Hey, if she wants to have at it, then have at it. It is just yelling into a whirlwind.
I'm sure she'd be happy to know that.
So they should just be silent and not voice their opposition to Castro?
Good for Ms. Estefan. I was not a big fan of her music, but she’s a good lady and doing a good thing.
BTW, here’s a vid of the White Ladies of Havana, and the treatment they get at the hands of Castro’s flunkies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7zGGxWLijA
She has always been cute and classy. Top notch music, accessible in both English and Spanish.
But the Miami Cubans are "temporary Americans" in their minds, awaiting the day when they go back after the Castros all die out. I honestly think they have zero allegiance to this country, except as a stepping stone to their eventual return.
>>So they should just be silent and not voice their opposition to Castro?<<
They have been doing it for 51 years — why stop now?
I believe she is a supporter of Obama. Go Figure!
They have been doing that for 51 years with no discernible results.
Hey, if she wants to have at it, then have at it. It is just yelling into a whirlwind.
Pro-life activists have been agitating against Roe v. Wade for nearly forty years, with no discernible returns.
Are you suggesting that they are also "yelling into a whirlwind" and wasting their time?
In your learned opinion, should they curtail their efforts?
Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.; In memoria æterna erit justus, ab auditione mala non timebit.
Beauseant!
When you die, you will face your crimes against your own people. I hope God will send you to where you will never ever be happy again. May you never ever again experience the smile of a child, the comfort of your mate or the warmth of the Sun.
And may you forever be aware of your total hopelessness. Bastard.
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