In Support of Cuba

Worldwide call to artists and intellectuals.

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 signature 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.

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