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Title:	Free the Cuban Five!
START DATE:	6/6/2008
START TIME:	6:30 PM
Duration:	2 Hours
Location:	downtown, central, hollywood, northeast
Location Details:
Militant Labor Forum 2826 S. Vermont Ave., Suite 9 Los Angeles, CA 90011
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Event Type:
Contact Name:	Militant Labor Forum
Contact Email:	militantlaborforum@sbcglobal.net
Contact Phone:	323-737-2191
DESCRIPTION:
The Militant Labor Forum presents: Free the Cuban 5! The Cuban Five?Antonio Guerrero, Fernando Gonz?lez, Ren? Gonz?lez, Gerardo Hern?ndez, and Ram?n Laba?ino?have been locked up in U.S. prisons since 1998, serving long sentences on false charges because of their actions in defense of Cuba. Before their arrest, the five were gathering information on right-wing Cuban-American groups that have staged violent attacks against Cuba with Washington?s complicity. They were kept in solitary confinement for 17 months before being convicted and given sentences ranging from 15 years to a double life sentence. The injustice against the five men is part of the broader pattern of U.S. government assaults on basic rights, including mandatory federal prison sentences, reduced protections against arbitrary search and seizure, ?preventive detention? without bail on the basis of ?secret evidence,? limits on the right of appeal, and expanded the use of the death penalty. Through their resistance in face of harsh prison conditions, the Cuban Five have been in the front ranks of those fighting these assaults. A conference in New York, June 14, will discus plans to win their freedom. Friday, June 6 / Viernes 6 de junio Dinner/Cena: 6:30 pm, $5 Program/Programa: 7:30 pm, suggested donation $5 Militant Labor Forum 2826 S. Vermont Ave. #9, Los Angeles 323-737-2191 or militantlaborforum@sbcglobal.net Habr? traducci?n al espa?ol ?Libertad para los Cinco Cubanos! Los Cinco Cubanos ?Antonio Guerrero, Fernando Gonz?lez, Ren? Gonz?lez, Gerardo Hern?ndez y Ram?n Laba?ino? han estado encerrados en prisiones norteamericanas desde 1998. Cumplen sentencias bajo cargos falsos a ra?z de sus acciones en defensa de Cuba. Antes de ser arrestados, los cinco hab?an estado juntando informaci?n sobre grupos derechistas cubano-americanos que han organizado ataques violentos contra Cuba con la complicidad de Washington. Los mantuvieron bajo confinamiento solitarios por 17 meses antes de eran declarados culpables y recibieron sentencias que variaban entre 15 a?os de prisi?n y doble cadena perpetua. La injusticia contra los cinco se enmarca claramente en la tendencia m?s amplia de ataques del gobierno norteamericano contra derechos fundamentales, incluso las sentencias obligatorias en prisiones federales, reducidas protecciones contra incautaciones y registros arbitrarios, la ?detenci?n preventiva? sin fianza basada en ?pruebas secretas?, limites en el derecho de apelaci?n y m?s uso de la pena de muerte. Gracias a su resistencia frente a severas condiciones carcelarias, los Cinco Cubanos han estado en las primeras filas de los que combaten estos ataques. Una conferencia en Nueva York el 14 de junio promover? acciones para ganar su libertad.

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