Thursday September 12th marks the 15th Anniversary of the arrest of the Cuban 5. For those of you near the Washington, DC area there are a few events that the National and International Committees for the Freedom of the Cuban 5 are organizing to commemorate the unjust imprisonment of the Cuban 5.
• Wednesday September 11th at 6:30PM Stephen Kimber will present his new book “What Lies Across the Water-The Real Story of the Cuban Five” at Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St NW, Washington DC
• Thursday September 12th at 12:00PM there will be a vigil held in front of the White House (across the street from Lafayette Park)to advocate for justice on behalf of the Cuban 5.
• Thursday September 12th from 7:00PM to 9PM Stephen Kimber will present his new book “What Lies Across the Water-The Real Story of the Cuban Five” Refreshments 7:00PM; Program 7:30PM, Owen Brown Community Center, 6800 Cradlerock Way, Columbia, MD 21045
• Friday, September 13th at 6:00PM the University of the District of Columbia School of Law will host “The Case of the Cuban Five: Justice of Injustice?” with panelists, Danny Glover (Actor, producer and humanitarian) Richard Klugh (Trial and appellate attorney on Cuban Five legal team), Mara Verheyden-Hilliard (Executive Director, Partnership for Civil Justice Fund), Crisarla Houston (Associate Professor and Legal Writing Program Director), Gloria La Riva (Coordinator, National Committee to Free the Cuban Five) Location: Moot Court Room, Univ of DC Law School, 4200 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008
If you have further questions about any of the above events, please contact the National Committee to Free the Five at www.freethefive.org – info@freethefive.org -202-265-1948
