Or one of the NYC LOBsters should go. Please,
Seriously,
Joanna
Cseniornyc at aol.com wrote:
> Dear Friends and Supporters of Cuba Solidarity New York (CSNY),
> >
> > ATTEND SEPTEMBER 16 RALLY AT RIVERSIDE CHURCH WITH HUGO CHAVEZ AND
> > RICARDO
> > ALARCON!
> >
> > On Friday evening September 16only 9 days from this emailingthose of
> > us in
> > the New York-New Jersey region, joined by solidarity activists from
> > across
> > the U.S. will have an opportunity to attend an extraordinary and
> > historic
> > event. A broad coalition of organizations has announced that on
> > September
> > 16 there will be mass rally in solidarity with Cuba and Venezuela that
> > will feature major addresses by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and
> > Cuban
> > National Assembly President Ricardo Alarcon. Both revolutionary leaders
> > are scheduled to attend special events at the United Nations
> > commemorating
> > its 60th Anniversary. The September 16 solidarity event will be at the
> >
> > RIVERSIDE CHURCH IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK at 120th Street and Riverside
> > Drive where the Upper West Side and Harlem meet in Manhattan.
> >
> > Last week, in an arrogant decision flouting UN norms, the U.S. State
> > Department refused President Alarcon an entry visa to attend a meeting
> > of
> > the Inter- Parliamentary Union. Nevertheless his request has been
> > renewed
> > to attend the UN General Assembly sessions and it is expected that
> > Washington will be forced to issue a visa. Foreign Minister Felipe
> > Perez
> > Roque will also be in New York for the UN meetings. If for security
> > reasons, President Chavez is unable to attend, it has been confirmed
> > that
> > veteran popular leader and Venezuelan Vice-President Jose Vicente
> > Rangel
> > will take his place. We are working with the expectation that Hugo
> > Chavez
> > and Ricardo Alarcon will be with us on September 16. In any case the
> > September 16 event will happen and will be a powerful expression of
> > both
> > the historic social and political transformations roiling Latin America
> > and the Caribbean and the growing solidarity movement in the United
> > States.
> >
> > The September 16 event will be free, but individuals must obtain
> > tickets
> > that will be issued through organizations, including CSNY. If you want
> > to
> > attend, please reply ASAP to cubasolidarityny at mindspring.com. These
> > tickets will go fast and will be distributed on a first emailed, first
> > servedbasis. Please try to include an individual name for each ticket
> > requested.
> >
> > The next meeting of the coalition organizing this event will be
> > Thursday,
> > September 8 at 6:30 PM at the 1199/SEIU Building, 310 W. 43rd St.,
> > between
> > 8th and 9th Avenues, times Square subway stop.
> >
>
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