Action Center - Latin America Working Group

Our Best Chance to End the Travel Ban in 2010

by Paulo Gusmao on February 23, 2010

Today in Washington, Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-MN), Congressman Jerry Moran (R-KS), and at least 31 of their House colleagues introduced new legislation (HR 4645) that would put the United States and Cuba firmly on a path towards engagement by (finally) restoring U.S. citizens' right to travel to Cuba and facilitating needed U.S. agricultural sales to the island that were initially approved by Congress in 2000.

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UN Condemns Obama's Cuba Policy

by Paulo Gusmao on October 28, 2009

Urge Obama to Take Decisive Action: Give the Nod to Congress and End the Travel Ban

The United Nations has voted (187-3) again to condemn the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba. For the 18th consecutive year, the General Assembly passed this resolution with nearly universal support. Such an unpopular policy surely deserves a second look; it deserves to be stopped. And the time is NOW.

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T-minus Two Days till CubaGO

by Paulo Gusmao on September 28, 2009

CubaGO! is upon us and as promised here is the detailed information you'll need to take action. See a message by Danny Glover asking YOU to call Congress on Wednesday.

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CubaGO! Is technically CubaGONE

by Paulo Gusmao on October 13, 2009

***But we're not finished yet. The day was a big success -- both in Washington and in communities throughout this nation, and we need to continue the momentum for a common-sense Cuba policy.

First and foremost, a much-deserved THANKS to everyone who participated! We cannot stress enough how important your support and participation were in creating CubaGO! To the Cuba policy advocates, Cuban Americans, world travelers, agricultural and business representatives, policy wonks, students, church activists, salsa lovers, cigar aficionados, and friends from all over the country, we thank you for making the day a tremendous success in moving us toward the freedom to travel for all. Whether you organized events, made calls, or traveled to DC, each effort was crucial to making CubaGO! - go. So again, thank you for stepping up and supporting the Freedom to Travel to Cuba.

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CubaGo! - Get Organized; Register your activities

by Paulo Gusmao on September 11, 2009

CubaGO! is three weeks away . . . and that means it's time to kick our organizing efforts into high gear. We've created some tools that we hope will help you create activities for September 30th, the national call-in day to End the Travel Ban on Cuba. Below is a link to our new tool that helps create an event, publicize it and share it with others. Are you going to be part of this action?

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Are you CubaGOing?

by Paulo Gusmao on September 30, 2009

Are you ready to CubaGO!? Today is the day to make history by making the travel ban history. Call your members of Congress NOW and get all your friends and family members to do the same.

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CubaGO!

by Paulo Gusmao on August 12, 2009

We’re organizing a National Day of Action called CubaGO! Strategically-identified delegations from across the country will be coming to DC to meet with their members of Congress. But in order to really make an impact, the delegations will need back-up from you. That is why we’re encouraging you to “Call in for Cuba!

It’s time to get active!