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Cuba Travel Delayed . . . Again

by Paulo Gusmao on September 29, 2010

On Tuesday, September 28 the much-awaited mark-up and vote on HR 4645 in the House Committee on Foreign Affairs was postponed. Here is the statement from Chairman Howard Berman, upon announcing the postponement:

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Cuba Travel: Best Chance Since 2003

by Paulo Gusmao on September 28, 2010

We are the closest we have been for years to ending the ridiculous travel ban on Cuba. This Wednesday, September 29, at noon, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs (HCFA) will consider H.R. 4645, the “Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act.” This means that they will be considering whether to lift the travel ban on Cuba, or not.

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We Stopped the Eviction!

by Vanessa Kritzer on August 27, 2010

I wanted to write a quick, exciting update on the situation with the Afro-Colombian community La Toma:

We stopped the eviction!

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They Won't Get Away With This

by Lisa Haugaard and Vanessa Kritzer on September 28, 2010

With the Obama Administration we're learning that it's often two steps forward one step back.

Stop Tomorrow's Eviction of Afro-Colombian Community La Toma

by Vanessa Kritzer on August 17, 2010

Stop the eviction of this
incredible community!If the Colombian government does not change its mind, tomorrow the 1052 families that make up the Afro-Colombian community La Toma will be evicted from the land that they have lived on for almost 400 years. We cannot let this happen.

Take action now to support the community and stop the eviction!  

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Colombia All Year Round

by Lisa Haugaard and Vanessa Kritzer on September 07, 2010

For a lot of people, the day after Labor Day is the time to get down to business. For us, it's just September 7th. Why? Because when you're going for change as big as we are on U.S.-Colombia policy, you never stop working hard.

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Keep the Freedom to Travel Momentum Building on Change.org

by Travis Wheeler on July 29, 2010

endthetravel_ban_logo_medium We've been doing everything we can--pulling out all the stops, as they say--to restore U.S. citizens' freedom to travel to Cuba. That's why we've come to you time and time again (and time and time again), asking you to make one more email or one more phone call to your congressperson; but we've also been mobilizing new advocates and as-of-yet untapped networks throughout the country to give us the best chance of getting the job done this year, in this Congress.