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Second Annual Solidarity with Cuba Day

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Last year on May 20, people around the world celebrated the first annual Solidarity with Cuba Day. The day was already significant; it is the same day that Cuba won its independence from Spain. Today, Cubans seek an independence from the brutal human rights conditions of the Castro regime.

While the original Solidarity with Cuba Day had a purpose in calling for the release of all prisoners of conscience–of which there are at least 200 today, and likely more–today the day marks a day of hope. (more…)