Our country is facing a dramatic situation. We have suffered the wrath of two powerful hurricanes, Gustav and Ike, in just eight days. These natural disasters have seriously affected food production and essential sectors of the economy throughout the country. Although very few human lives were lost, a massive amount of houses, schools and cultural institutions were damaged or completely destroyed.
In view of this tragedy, a debate about the restrictions imposed by the US on Cuban residents to visit and send supplies and money to their families in Cuba has begun. Cuba has requested authorization to buy materials from the US to repair homes and power lines. In addition, Cuba has requested that US companies receive authorization to extend commercial credits to the island to buy food. The Bush Administration's reply has been a ridiculous offer of aid while ratifying their policy of political and economic blockade, even more cruel and immoral under the present circumstances.
We are sending an appeal to artists and intellectuals around the world to demand an immediate end to the criminal US blockade and to promote solidarity and support of our country.
First Signatures
Alicia Alonso, Roberto Fernandez Retamar, Silvio Rodriguez, Cintio Vitier, Pablo Milanes, Miguel Barnet, Chucho Valdes, Omara Portuondo, Eusebio Leal, Leo Brouwer, Alfredo Guevara, Fernando Alonso, Nancy Morejon, Cesar Portillo de la Luz, Rosita Fornes, Harold Gramatges, Graziella Pogolotti, Pablo Armando Fernandez, Angel Augier, Julio Garcia Espinosa, Anton Arrufat, Alexis Leyva (Kcho), Digna Guerra, Cesar Lopez, Fernando Perez, Manuel Mendive, Juan Padron, Roberto Valera, Guido Lopez Gavilan, Maria de los Angeles Santana, Frank Fernandez, Fina Garcia Marruz, Roberto Fabelo, Fernando Martinez Heredia, Pedro Pablo Oliva, Vicente Revuelta, Antonio Vidal, Carilda Oliver, Loipa Araujo, Aurora Bosch, Ramona de Saa, Abelardo Estorino, Ambrosio Fornet, Luis Carbonell, Electo Silva, Santiago Alfonso, Rogelio Martinez Fure, Eduardo Torres Cuevas, Leonardo Acosta, Ramiro Guerra, Rene de la Nuez, Daysi Granados, Eduardo Rivero, Alberto Mendez, Eslinda Nunez, Hector Quintero, Alfredo Sosabravo, Veronica Lynn, Jose Antonio Rodriguez, Flora Fong , Salvador Wood, Maria Elena Molinet, Zayda del Rio, Jose Milian, Maria del Carmen Barcia, Jaime Sarusky, Martha Rojas, Francisco de Oraa, Eugenio Hernandez Espinosa, Enrique Pineda Barnet, Juan Carlos Tabio, Alfredo Diez Nieto, Mario Balmaseda, Sergio Vitier, Nelson Dominguez, Pepe Rafart, Jose Antonio Choy, Jorge Ibarra, Maria Teresa Linares, Eduardo Roca (Choco), Pachi Naranjo, Rolando Rodriguez, Jose Villa Soberon, Senel Paz, Aida Bahr, Omar Valino, Omar F. Mauri, Hilda Oates, Alberto Lescay, Enrique Molina, Pancho Amat, Raul Pomares, Maria Felicia Perez, Patricio Wood, Carlos Diaz, Nelson Dorr, Miguel Iglesias, Roberto Chorens, Adolfo Alfonso, Isabel Monal, Domingo Aragu, Zenaida Armenteros, Ever Fonseca, Berta Martinez, Cristy Dominguez, Adigio Benitez, Humberto Arenal, Adelaida de Juan, Carlos Alberto Cremata, Ivan Tenorio, Gina Rey, Rebeca Chavez, Jose Rodriguez Fuster, Lorna Burdsal, Juan Carlos Cremata, Osneldo Garcia, Zoila Lapique, Eduardo Arrocha, Yolanda Wood, Rene Fernandez Santana, Lesbia Vent Dumois, Fatima Patterson, Rosalia Arnaez, Carlos Padron, Sara Gonzalez, Eduardo Heras Leon, Alex Pausides, Agustin Bejarano, Angel Alderete, Raul Santos Serpa, Marilyn Bobes, Carlos Marti, Sigfredo Ariel, Alberto Guerra, Corina Mestre, Xiomara Blanco, Rey Montesinos, Gerardo Alfonso, Alden Knight, Rafael Lay, Jesus Ortega, Edesio Alejandro, Teresita Junco, Teresa Melo, Arturo Arango, Magda Gonzalez Grau, Cary Diez, Alberto Luberta, Caridad Martinez, Lourdes Gonzalez, Iraida Malberti, Gerardo Fulleda, Felix Contreras, Esteban Llorach, Ana Maria Munoz Bachs, Radames Giro, Juan Valdes, Jorge Nunez, Rodulfo Vaillant, Juan Gonzalez Fiffe, Sergio Morales, Jorge Hidalgo, Carlos Tamayo, Ada Mirtha Cepeda Venegas, Sixto Bonachea, Antonio Perez, Orlando Garcia Martinez, Jose Alberto Garcia Alfonso, Enrique Gonzalez, Jose (Pepe) Vera, Alberto Faya.
To sign up: <www.concubahoy.cult.cu>.
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