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ANSWER Coalition: July 26 Cuba Celebration & Fundraiser
55 Years Of Revolutionary Struggle - Come to a Noche Cubana!
A Night of Music, Food, Film, Dancing & Solidarity with Cuba

Saturday, July 26, 7pm-12am
Remy\'s On Temple
2126 W. Temple St., Los Angeles
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July 26th is celebrated around the world as the beginning of the Cuban revolutionary struggle. On July 26 1953, over 130 young Cuban revolutionaries, led by Fidel Castro, launched an attack on the Moncada barracks to start a rebellion against the U.S.-backed dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. The rebellion failed militarily, but it sparked the struggle that resulted in the Jan. 1, 1959 revolutionary triumph. Now, Cuba\'s social progress stands as an inspiration to working and oppressed people throughout the world. 

All Cuba supporters are invited to a July 26 celebration, party and fundraiser in Los Angeles to celebrate Cuba--its people, the Cuban 5, food, art, culture and its revolution. The July 26 Cuba Celebration will be a festive atmosphere with progressive politics and fun for all. See below for festival of Cuban films that will be played at the event.

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July 26 Cuba Celebration

* Update on Cuban Five case 10 years after their unjust arrest
* Live spinning & Cuban music by DJ Revoluci?n
* Indoor and outdoor dancing
* Homemade Cuban food & drinks, including Mojitos
* Auction & raffle of Cuba posters, t-shirts, books, DVDs, rare newsreel footage from 1959
* Festival of Cuban films & rare documentaries
* And much more!

Plus: Special commemoration of the 55th anniversary of the Moncada rebellion.

At the Event: Festival of Cuban films

Parts of some of the following films will be shown by projector on a big screen at the Noche Cubana on Saturday:

* Fidel: The Untold Story (2001, Dir. Estela Bravo)
* Accelerated Underdevelopment (Dir. Travis Wilkerson - will be at the event to discuss)
* Revolutionary newsreels by Santiago Alvarez (Curated by Travis Wilkerson)
* Posada Carriles: Terrorism Made in the USA (2007, Dir. Angel Palacios)
* Monta?a de Luz (2005, Dir. Guillermo Centeno)
* Mission Against Terror: Case of the Cuban Five (2003, Dir. Bernie Dwyer/Roberto Ruiz Rebo)
* The Cuban Story (1959, Dir. Victor Phalen/Errol Flynn)
* Workers\' Democracy in Cuba (1996, Dir. Gloria La Riva)
* Memories of Underdevelopment (1973, Dir. Tom?s Guti?rrez Alea)
* Clandestinos (1987, Dir. Fernando P?rez)
* Comandante (2003, Dir. Oliver Stone)
* Vampires in Havana (1999, Dir. Juan Padr?n)
* After the Battle: Cuba, Angola & South Africa (1991, Dir. Estela Bravo)

Many of these films will be available for purchase at the event.

Bring friends, family and everyone

All of this, all in one night! Bring friends, family members, co-workers and everyone you know to show solidarity with Cuba and raise funds for ANSWER and the Free the Five committee.

-10 donation admission gets you 1 plate of food, 1 drink and entry into the raffle.

For more info call 213-251-1025 or e-mail answerla@answerla.org.

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A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition
Act Now to Stop War and End Racism
213-251-1025
http://www.answerla.org
answerla@answerla.org
137 N. Virgil Ave., #201
Los Angeles, CA 90004
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