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SUMMARY:ELECTIONS IN 2024 IN LATIN AMERICA AND SOUTH AMERICA
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, February 24\, 2024\, 10:00 AM\, 4200 Cedar Ave S\n\nIs the U.S. an equal opportunity “meddler” in the elections of countries in our “backyard”?\nThe event will be in person at 4200 Cedar Avenue\, Minneapolis and will be on zoom. The link to access zoom is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86903592800\n\nThe U.S. policy seeks to dominate our backyard.\nWhich countries do we interfere in elections?\nWhich countries does the U.S. government let control their own election?\n…And why the difference?\nThis coffee hour will explore these differences and the ways that the U.S. interferes in elections in Latin America including lawfare and regime change.\nSpeakers include:\n\n–Teri Mattson: Latin America Coordinator for Code Pink; host of the YouTube webinar “WTF is going on in Latin America” and official election observer in Honduras\, Nicaragua and Venezuela.\n–Jose Luis Granados will be speaking to us from Mexico City; writer and podcaster with Venezuelanalysis; editor at Mexico Solidarity Media.\n–Andrea Palumbo accredited international elections observer with CISPES Solidarity with El Salvador just back from observing the recent February election in El Salvador.\n\nOrganized by Solidarity Committee on the Americas – SCOTA\, of Women Against Military Madness\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/elections-in-2024-in-latin-america-and-south-america/
LOCATION:4200 Cedar Ave S\, Minneapolis MN 55407\, 4200 Cedar Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55407\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="SCOTA":MAILTO:solidaritycommitteeofamericas@gmail.com
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231101T180000
DTSTAMP:20260423T162217
CREATED:20231012T160104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231012T160104Z
UID:10002640-1698858000-1698861600@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:Build the Future — Break the U.S. Blockade on Cuba!
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 1\, 2023 at 5:00 pm \nLake Street-Marshall Ave Bridge \nJoin SCOTA on the bridge during the WAMM vigil in support of the United Nations’ vote to End the U.S. Blockade on Cuba!\n\nCuba will bring a resolution to the United Nations to end the cruel (60-year+) U.S. blockade on their country during the United Nations annual vote.\nSCOTA will be participating in a 24-hour global picket in support of the resolution.\nCuba’s resolution calls for: “Necessity of ending economic\, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.”\nIn 2022\, this resolution was passed overwhelmingly by 185 countries for the 30th consecutive vote at the UN General Assembly\, while the U.S. and one other country voted to continue the blockade\, and a couple of countries abstained.\nWhile the U.S. government continually votes “No” to ending the cruel blockade\, the people of the United States enter the family of nations from around the world to demand “End the Blockade on Cuba” and “Let Cuba Live.”\nThe people of the U.S. shows their support by passing many resolutions (at least 102). These resolutions represent 55 million people.\nWant to join the 24-hr virtual picket?\nSign up here: https://tinyurl.com/24hr4Cuba\nInitiated by the Solidarity Committee on the Americas (FYI: solidaritycommitteeofamericas@gmail.com)\n\n#UNVote4Cuba\n#OffTheListt\n#MejorSinBloqueo\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/build-the-future-break-the-u-s-blockade-on-cuba/
LOCATION:Lake Street/Marshall Avenue Bridge over the Mississippi River\, 4998-4800 E Lake Street\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55407\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="SCOTA":MAILTO:solidaritycommitteeofamericas@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231028T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231028T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T162217
CREATED:20231004T160509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T160619Z
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SUMMARY:Coffee Hour: Paul Peulevé Baker Hernández on Nicaragua
DESCRIPTION:10:00 am\, Saturday\, October 28\, 2023.  \nJoin us in person at 4200 Cedar Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN. If you’re able to come to the coffee hour in person\, coffee\, bagels and donuts will be served. If you can’t make it in person\, join us on the Facebook page or on Zoom (Register early!) \n1960s: Paul is a hermit monk. His sister smuggles in Bob Dylan’s\, ‘Blowin’ in the Wind.’ Haunted by\, ‘How many times can a man turn his head\, pretending he just doesn’t see?’ Paul makes guitar from scrap wood; gets booted out (silent monastery)! Seeking answers\, invades Queen Elizabeth’s private castle; leads 300\,000 people + Pope in\, “We Shall Overcome!”; helps fend off Salvadoran death squads in LA!; lives in revolutionary Nicaragua\, home since Reagan’s war.\n\nPaul weaves songs\, news\, analysis and firsthand experience into presentations for house (& stadium!) concerts\, radio/tv\, lectures\, homilies\, classes\, discussions\, picket lines. In English and/or Spanish.\n\n\nSolidarity Committee of the Americas (SCOTA) \n4200 Cedar Avenue\, Minneapolis\, MN 55407\n(612) 827-5364. Facebook\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/coffee-hour-paul-peuleve-baker-hernandez-on-nicaragua/
LOCATION:4200 Cedar Ave S\, Minneapolis MN 55407\, 4200 Cedar Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55407\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="SCOTA":MAILTO:solidaritycommitteeofamericas@gmail.com
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231011T200000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T153218Z
UID:10002570-1697049000-1697054400@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:I Surrender\, a Memoir of Chile's Dictatorship
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, October 11\,  6:30 pm\, Carondelet Center \n1890 Randolph Avenue\, St. Paul\, MN \nTwo years after a CIA-assisted coup overthrew the democratically-elected president of Chile\, Kathleen Osberger\, a Notre Dame graduate and lay volunteer\, went to Santiago to teach in a Catholic grade school. Upon arrival she was told a secret: the religious she would live with sheltered dissidents targeted by Pinochet’s secret police. Soon events crescendo\, and Osberger is handed a blindfold\, a warrant\, and must go on the run. Join us for this author’s reflection on the inspiring witness to the Chilean people\, the Catholic Church and the modern human rights movement.\n\nBooks can be purchased from Orbis Books or can be purchase with cash at the event.\n\nFFI: CSJ Justice Office —mroers@csjstpaul.org\nFacebook\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/i-surrender-a-memoir-of-chiles-dictatorship/
LOCATION:Carondelet Center\, 1890 Randolph Avenue\, St Paul\, MN\, 55105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="SCOTA":MAILTO:solidaritycommitteeofamericas@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230317T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230317T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T162217
CREATED:20220106T220559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220602T172624Z
UID:10002040-1679047200-1679054400@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:Solidarity Committee on the Americas
DESCRIPTION:Meetings: 10 am to 12 pm every Friday\nLocation: Online event \nSCOTA educates about the role of U.S. foreign policy in the military and economic oppression and intervention throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. SCOTA is action-oriented\, focusing on challenging U.S. hegemonic policies in the region and supporting the right of self-determination for all. \nMeeting ID: 852 2304 3558 \n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) \nContact: 612-827-5364 or solidaritycommitteeofamericas@gmail.com \nCheck out our Facebook page here. \nLearn more about our work on the Women Against Military Madness website here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/solidarity-committee-on-the-americas/2023-03-17/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Recurring Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Women Against Military Madness":MAILTO:general@wamm.me
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230226T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230226T150000
DTSTAMP:20260423T162217
CREATED:20230221T203225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230221T203621Z
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SUMMARY:February: Cuba Car Caravan
DESCRIPTION:February: Cuba Car Caravan -Take Cuba off the U.S. State Sponsored Terrorism List \nSUNDAY Feb 26 AT 1 PM – 3 PM \nWe are rounding out our “Show Love for Cuba” month with our monthly car caravan.\n-End the U.S. Blockade of Cuba\n-Take Cuba off the U.S. State Sponsors of Terrorism\nJoin SCOTA\, the Minnesota Cuba Committee and others for our monthly car caravan against the US blockade of Cuba. Meet us at South High School in Minneapolis or WATCH LIVE on this page.\nThis month we’re focusing on the continuation of Cuba on the list of nations that the U.S. designates as “terrorist.”\nMore than 10\,000 people and 100 progressive advocacy groups have signed an open letter urging President Joe Biden to reverse the Trump administration’s terrorism designation for Cuba and to reinstate Obama-era policy for the island.\nThe international outcry against the U.S. intentional starvation blockade of Cuba is growing. These actions powerfully refute the U.S. claim that Marco Rubio\, Bob Menendez and Ted Cruz anti-Cuba campaign represents us.\nNow in their third year\, the public bike and car caravans that started in Miami and led by Cuban-Americans have broken up that myth. Watch this video\, produced by Cuban-Americans in Miami for the September 25 caravans (in Spanish with English subtitles).\nhttps://youtu.be/WNkUgppYJBE\n\n\nCar caravan details:\nSouth High School parking lot\, 3131 19th Ave So\, Minneapolis\n12:30: Volunteer car marshal training\n1:00: Line up and add signs and flags to cars at South High School parking lot\, 3131 19th Ave So\, Minneapolis. Signs and car flags will be available or bring your own. Caravan sponsors will make brief remarks.\n1:30: Caravan begins – left out of the parking lot on 21st Street\, left on Lake Street\, right on First Ave. South\, left through the Post Office parking lot\, left on Blaisdell and left on Lake back to South High.\n2:30: Brief closing rally at South High parking lot.\nThe lead car will be in contact with participating cars – details will be provided at the rally site.\nContact 612-437-0222 for more information or if you’re joining late.\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/february-cuba-car-caravan/
LOCATION:South High School Parking Lot\, 3131 S 19th Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55407\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="SCOTA":MAILTO:solidaritycommitteeofamericas@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230129T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230129T150000
DTSTAMP:20260423T162217
CREATED:20221213T163235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221213T163329Z
UID:10002266-1674997200-1675004400@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:January: Cuba Car Caravan Against the U.S. Blockade of Cuba/Caravana Contra el Bloqueo
DESCRIPTION:January: Cuba Car Caravan Against the U.S. Blockade of Cuba/Caravana Contra el Bloqueo \nSunday\, January 29\, 2023 At 1 PM – 3 PM \nSouth High School (Minneapolis) parking lot\, then Lake Street to Blaisdell and back to South. \nEnd the U.S. Blockade of Cuba!Take Cuba off the U.S. State Sponsors of Terrorism.\nJoin SCOTA\, the Minnesota Cuba Committee and others for our monthly car caravan against the US blockade of Cuba. Meet us at South High School in Minneapolis or WATCH LIVE on Facebook.\nThis month\, we’re focusing on the continuation of Cuba on the list of nations that the U.S. designates as “terrorist.”\nMore than 10\,000 people and 100 progressive advocacy groups have signed an open letter urging President Joe Biden to reverse the Trump administration’s terrorism designation for Cuba and to reinstate Obama-era policy for the island.\nThe international outcry against the U.S. intentional starvation blockade of Cuba is growing. These actions powerfully refute the U.S. claim that Marco Rubio\, Bob Menendez and Ted Cruz anti-Cuba campaign represents us.\nNow in their third year\, the public bike and car caravans that started in Miami and led by Cuban-Americans have broken up that myth. Watch this video produced by Cuban-Americans in Miami for the September 25 caravans (in Spanish with English subtitles).———————————Car caravan details:\nSouth High School parking lot\, 3131 19th Ave So\, Minneapolis12:30: Volunteer car marshal training1:00: Line up and add signs and flags to cars at South High School parking lot\, 3131 19th Ave So\, Minneapolis. Signs and car flags will be available or bring your own. Caravan sponsors will make brief remarks.1:30: Caravan begins – left out of the parking lot on 21st Street\, left on Lake Street\, right on First Ave. South\, left through the Post Office parking lot\, left on Blaisdell and left on Lake back to South High.2:30: Brief closing rally at South High parking lot.\nThe lead car will be in contact with participating cars – details will be provided at the rally site. Contact 612-437-0222 for more information or if you’re joining late.\nTell Biden and Congress:\n-No Delay\, Lift the U.S. blockade NOW!-U.S. stop sanctioning Cuban families!-End all travel bans on Cuba!#UnblockCuba2022#LetCubaLive\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/january-cuba-car-caravan-against-the-u-s-blockade-of-cuba-caravana-contra-el-bloqueo/
LOCATION:South High School Parking Lot\, 3131 S 19th Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55407\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Sponsored Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="SCOTA":MAILTO:solidaritycommitteeofamericas@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230113T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230113T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T162217
CREATED:20220106T220559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230105T235602Z
UID:10002043-1673604000-1673611200@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:SCOTA Meeting Cancelled
DESCRIPTION:Todays meeting replaced by Tuesday\, January 10 evening meeting \nContact: 612-827-5364 or solidaritycommitteeofamericas@gmail.com \nCheck out our Facebook page here. \nLearn more about our work on the Women Against Military Madness website here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/solidarity-committee-on-the-americas-2023-01-13-2/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Recurring Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Women Against Military Madness":MAILTO:general@wamm.me
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220925T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220925T140000
DTSTAMP:20260423T162217
CREATED:20220920T162148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220920T162148Z
UID:10002375-1664110800-1664114400@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:September: Cuba Car Caravan Against the U.S. Blockade of Cuba
DESCRIPTION:September: Cuba Car Caravan Against the U.S. Blockade of Cuba \nSunday\, September 25th at 1:00pm \nSouth High School: 3131 19th Ave S\, Minneapolis MN. \nEnd the U.S. Blockade of Cuba!\n\nJoin SCOTA\, the Minnesota Cuba Committee and others for our monthly car caravan against the US blockade of Cuba. \n\nMeet us at South High School in Minneapolis or watch live on Facebook.\n\nThis month\, we’re focusing on the continuation of Cuba on the list of nations that the U.S. designates as “terrorist.”\n\nMore than 10\,000 people and 100 progressive advocacy groups have signed an open letter urging President Joe Biden to reverse the Trump administration’s terrorism designation for Cuba and to reinstate Obama-era policy for the island.\nThe international outcry against the U.S. intentional starvation blockade of Cuba is growing. These actions powerfully refute the U.S. claim that Marco Rubio\, Bob Menendez and Ted Cruz anti-Cuba campaign represents us.\n\nNow in their third year\, the public bike and car caravans that started in Miami and led by Cuban-Americans have broken up that myth. The September and October caravans coincide with important Cuba events.\n\nWatch this video\, produced by Cuban-Americans in Miami for the September 25 caravans (in Spanish with English subtitles).\n\nAlso on Sunday\, Cuba is voting on a new Families Code expanding rights. Read more here in the Peoples Dispatch article: Cuba prepares for referendum on progressive Family Code The new Family Code\, drafted in consultation with the general public\, is considered to be the world’s most inclusive and progressive code.\n\nOctober 29/30 comes the weekend before the UN General Assembly votes on Nov. 2-3 for ending the U.S. blockade on Cuba. This is the 30th year — since 1992! \n\nCar Caravan Details:\n\nMeet at South High School parking lot: 3131 19th Ave S\, Minneapolis MN.\n\n12:30: Volunteer car marshal training\n1:00: Line up and add signs and flags to cars at South High School parking lot\, 3131 19th Ave So\, Minneapolis. Signs and car flags will be available or bring your own. Caravan sponsors will make brief remarks.\n1:30: Caravan begins – left out of parking lot on 21st Street\, left on Lake Street\, right on First Ave. South\, left through Post Office parking lot\, left on Blaisdell and left on Lake back to South High.\n2:30: Brief closing rally at South High parking lot.\n\nThe lead car will be in contact with participating cars – details will be provided at the rally site. Contact 612-437-0222 for more information or if you’re joining late.\n\nTell Biden and Congress:\n\n-No Delay\, Lift the U.S. blockade NOW!\n-U.S. stop sanctioning Cuban families!\n-End all travel bans on Cuba!\n#UnblockCuba2022\n#LetCubaLive  \nSee less\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/september-cuba-car-caravan-against-the-u-s-blockade-of-cuba/
LOCATION:South High School Parking Lot\, 3131 S 19th Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55407\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Sponsored Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="SCOTA":MAILTO:solidaritycommitteeofamericas@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220828T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220828T150000
DTSTAMP:20260423T162217
CREATED:20220823T175412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220823T175412Z
UID:10001862-1661691600-1661698800@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:August Cuba Car Caravan Against the U.S. Blockade of Cuba
DESCRIPTION:August Cuba Car Caravan Against the U.S. Blockade of Cuba/Caravana Contra el Bloqueo\n\nSunday\, August 8th 2022 at 1:00-3:00pm\nSouth High School Parking Lot: 3131 19th Ave S.\, Minneapolis\n\nJoin us at the South High parking lot or watch the live stream on this page.\nSolidarity Committee on the Americas (SCOTA)\, the Minnesota Cuba Committee and other sponsors are convening monthly car caravans to protest the U.S. blockade of Cuba.\n\n12:30: Volunteer car marshal training\n1:00: Line up and add signs and flags to cars at South High School parking lot\, 3131 19th Ave So\, Minneapolis. Signs and car flags will be available or bring your own. Caravan sponsors will make brief remarks.\n1:30: Caravan begins – left out of parking lot on 21st Street\, left on Lake Street\, right on First Ave. South\, left through Post Office parking lot\, left on Blaisdell and left on Lake back to South High.\n2:30: Brief closing rally at South High parking lot.\n\nThe lead car will be in contact with participating cars – details will be provided at the rally site. Contact 612-437-0222 for more information or if you’re joining late.\n\nWhy a Caravan?\n\nFor 60 years (the anniversary was February 3)\, Cuba has endured the economic\, financial and commercial blockade imposed by the U.S. government. Every year this blockade is rejected by a near unanimous vote in the United Nations.\nDuring Trump’s term\, he imposed more than 220 measures to further harm the island’s economy and the Cuban people. President Biden has continued these repressive policies against Cuba and added even more sanctions. The blockade has caused great economic hardship in Cuba\, blocks food imports to Cuba and damages Cuba’s health care.\n\nDemand the U.S. government lift all its economic and political sanctions and end the blockade against Cuba.\n\nTell Biden and Congress:\n-No Delay\, Lift the U.S. blockade NOW!\n-U.S. stop sanctioning Cuban families!\n-End all travel bans on Cuba!\n#UnblockCuba2022\n#LetCubaLive\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/august-cuba-car-caravan-against-the-u-s-blockade-of-cuba/
LOCATION:South High School Parking Lot\, 3131 S 19th Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55407\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Sponsored Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="SCOTA":MAILTO:solidaritycommitteeofamericas@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220803T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220803T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T162217
CREATED:20220728T150436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220728T150541Z
UID:10002369-1659553200-1659558600@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:Interested in Visiting Cuba? Find Out About Our MN Delegation Nov. 5-12
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, August 3rd 2022 online via Zoom and live streamed to Facebook from 7:00-8:30pm. \nInterested in visiting Cuba? Find out about our MN Delegation November 5-12th. \nThe Solidarity Committee on the Americas (SCOTA) is organizing a delegation to Cuba.\nIt will be open to Minnesotans as well as people from other locations.\nWe know that some of our potential travelers have never been to Cuba and have questions about how it all works\, from the nuts and bolts of passports and currency to how you can learn a lot\, and support the Cuban people while complying with U.S. regulations.\n\nSix members of SCOTA traveled to Cuba last February and we are organizing Zoom meetings to share information about our trip and to answer questions about what you can expect. Our trip was organized by Proximity Cuba as is the November one.\n\nPlease visit their website to reserve your space or to register\, and to get more detailed information.\n\nFor a downloadable flyer\, see this page. To register for this event coming up on August 3rd\, please click here.\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/interested-in-visiting-cuba-find-out-about-our-mn-delegation-nov-5-12/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Sponsored Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="SCOTA":MAILTO:solidaritycommitteeofamericas@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220731T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220731T150000
DTSTAMP:20260423T162217
CREATED:20220708T171002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220708T171002Z
UID:10002283-1659272400-1659279600@womenagainstmilitarymadness.org
SUMMARY:July Car Caravan Against the U.S. Blockade of Cuba
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, July 31\, 2022 at 1:00 pm\nCar Caravan Against the Blockade of Cuba\nGather at South High Parking Lot\, 3131 19th Ave So in Minneapolis\n\n\nCONFIRMING DETAILS BUT SAVE THE DATE!\nCARAVAN IS BACK!!!!\nJoin us at the South High parking lot or watch the live stream on this Facebook.\n\n\nSCOTA\, the Minnesota Cuba Committee and other sponsors are convening monthly car caravans to protest the U.S. blockade of Cuba.\n\n\n1:00: Line up and add signs and flags to cars at South High School parking lot\, 3131 19th Ave So\, Minneapolis. Signs and car flags will be available or bring your own. Caravan sponsors will make brief remarks.\n\n\n1:30: Caravan begins – left out of parking lot on 21st Street\, left on Lake Street\, right on First Ave. South\, left through Post Office parking lot\, left on Blaisdell and left on Lake back to South High.\n\n\n2:30: Brief closing rally at South HIgh parking lot.\n\n\nThe lead car will be in contact with participating cars – details will be provided at the rally site. Contact 612-437-0222 for more information or if you’re joining late.\nWhy a caravan?\nFor 60 years (the anniversary was February 3)\, Cuba has endured the economic\, financial and commercial blockade imposed by the U.S. government. Every year this blockade is rejected by a near unanimous vote in the United Nations.\nDuring Trump’s term\, he imposed more than 220 measures to further harm the island’s economy and the Cuban people. President Biden has continued these repressive policies against Cuba and added even more sanctions. The blockade has caused great economic hardship in Cuba\, blocks food imports to Cuba\, and damages Cuba’s health care.\nDemand the U.S. government lift all its economic and political sanctions and end the blockade against Cuba.\nTell Biden and Congress:\n-No Delay\, Lift the U.S. blockade NOW!\n-U.S. stop sanctioning Cuban families!\n-End all travel bans on Cuba!\n#UnblockCuba2022\n#LetCubaLive\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/july-car-caravan-against-the-u-s-blockade-of-cuba/
LOCATION:South High School Parking Lot\, 3131 S 19th Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55407\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="SCOTA":MAILTO:solidaritycommitteeofamericas@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220716T100000
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SUMMARY:Coffee Hour: Report Back from Colombian Elections
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, July 16\, 2022 from 10 am to 12 Noon\nOnline Event\n\nThe Solidarity Committee on the Americas will be hosting our July Coffee Hour on the historic victory of Gustavo Petro and Francia Marquez in the presidential elections in Colombia last month. This will be the first time in modern Colombian history that a leftist will assume the presidency in a country known for its brutal repression against all forms of left and popular movements. The election of Francia Marquez — an Afro-Colombian land defender — as Vice President represents the first time a black Colombian will hold the position.\nLive streamed on Facebook. Zoom link here:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZUocOippzsqHdCGyBiqNhbQOIZGe…\nIn order to help us understand more about what this means for Colombia\, for the growing efforts towards regional integration\, and to hear more about events on the day of the election\, SCOTA is honored to be joined by two speakers\, both who will bring unique perspectives on this historic event:\nJames Patrick Jordan:\nJames has lived in Tucson\, Arizona since 1983\, where he has a long history of grassroots organizing. His main duties at Alliance for Global Justice (AFGJ) are the facilitation of AFGJ’s labor\, ecological\, and Colombia solidarity campaigns\, and he is part of AFGJ’s teams for the prison imperialism project\, and the Respect for Democracy campaign against US interference in foreign elections.\nOfunshi Oba Koso:\nOfunshi is a Twin Cities Cuban immigrant who is currently in Colombia and served as an electoral observer in Colombia in June. He is Babelawo\, a high priest of Santeria.\nThe event will be moderated by SCOTA member and DSA Twin Ports organizer Brian Thorbjornsen.\nPlease contact solidaritycommitteeofamericas@gmail.com with any questions.\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/coffee-hour-report-back-from-colombian-elections/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="SCOTA":MAILTO:solidaritycommitteeofamericas@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220705T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220705T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T162217
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SUMMARY:Vigil for the 53 immigrants of San Antonio/Vigilia para los 53 inmigrantes de San Antonio
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, July 5\, 2022 at 3:30 pm\nCorner of State Avenue and Caesar Chavez Street in St Paul\n\n\nSCOTA and others are joining on Tuesday\, July 5th\, 2022 at 3:30 pm CST for a vigil for the 53 immigrants that were found in the trailer deaths in San Antonio\, TX.\n\n\nWe need to be there in support. We need to be outspoken about this tragedy so it does not repeat itself! Please join and bring signs and flags.\n\n\nWe will march to the office of Sen Tina Smith seeking the repeal of Title 42 and other changes in immigration reform.\n\n\nJust days after the Melilla massacre\, one hundred migrants were discovered in San Antonio\, TX – trapped in a tractor-trailer without water or air conditioning. Over fifty have now died from this perilous journey and nearly a dozen are hospitalized. While the blame will mainly fall on human smugglers\, these incidents are a direct result of inhumane immigration policies and decades of US imperialist interventions\, particularly in South and Central American countries.\n\n“Inhumane border policies to blame for mass migrant deaths in San Antonio\, TX”\n\nLinks to news articles:\nhttps://www.sanjuandailystar.com/…/more-than-50…\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/…/06/28/us/texas-migrants-dead\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/vigil-for-the-53-immigrants-of-san-antonio-vigilia-para-los-53-inmigrantes-de-san-antonio/
LOCATION:State Ave and Ceasar Chavez St in St Paul\, 175 Ceasar Chavest St\, St. Paul\, 55107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="SCOTA":MAILTO:solidaritycommitteeofamericas@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220514T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220514T113000
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SUMMARY:Solidarity Committee on the Americas’ Coffee Hour: Back In Person!
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy socializing\, coffee and bagels in person! (Also available on Zoom and Facebook Live). \nEspecially enjoy hearing from Tom Burke and Cassia Lahman regarding the important case of Alex Saab on Zoom! \nCan’t make it in person\, join us via Zoom\, go to our Facebook event: Coffee Hour “Free Alex Saab” for the link or watch it on livestream from our Facebook page. \nMasks will be required and can be available at the center. The coffee hour will feature the important case of Alex Saab\, a Venezuelan diplomat who was arrested in Cape Verde in June 2020 while he was en route to Iran for a trade deal that would help Venezuela in the amidst of the ongoing U.S. blockade. \nWhile being detained in Cape Verde\, the U.S. forced him on a plane in October 2021\, The U.S. ignored the court ruling and international law by illegally extraditing him to the U.S. in June 2021. to face trial in Miami. \nThe United States is charging him with conspiracy to launder money. His trial continues to be postponed. Venezuela has struggled to provide its people with food and other basic necessities because of the U.S. sanctions\, coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic. \nThe U.S. kidnapping of a Venezuelan diplomat shows the U.S. empire’s efforts to harass and sanction Venezuela knows no bounds. Speakers by Zoom: \nTom Burke – He is a labor and Antiwar activist\, Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) Organizational Secretary\, recently returned from United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) 5th Congress in Venezuela. \nCassia Lahman – She is a public-school teacher in South Florida and longtime activist in the Florida anti-war movement. She cofounded the University of Florida chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine in 2009 and was a lead organizer with UF Students for a Democratic Society\, which organized against racial violence and discrimination on campus. She co-founded the South Florida anti-war group People’s Opposition to War\, Imperialism\, and Racism in 2012\, which has been organizing against U.S.-led and U.S.- funded aggression throughout the world\, including Palestine\, Syria\, Iran\, and Venezuela\, as well as the annual March to Close Guantanamo Bay at the gates of U.S. Southern Command. Cassia has served on the United National Antiwar Coalition administrative committee for six years. \nTo join via Zoom\, please register here. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/solidarity-committee-on-the-americas-coffee-hour-back-in-person/
LOCATION:WAMM Office\, 4200 Cedar Ave S\, Suite 3\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55407\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="SCOTA":MAILTO:solidaritycommitteeofamericas@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220422T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220422T120000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220420T130524Z
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SUMMARY:Solidarity Committee on the Americas
DESCRIPTION:Meetings: 10 am to 12 pm every Friday\nLocation: Join Zoom Meeting \nMeeting ID: 852 2304 3558 \n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) \nContact: 612-827-5364 or solidaritycommitteeofamericas@gmail.com \nCheck out our Facebook page here. \nLearn more about our work on the Women Against Military Madness website here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/solidarity-committee-on-the-americas-2022-04-22/
LOCATION:Middle East Committee Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Recurring Events
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SUMMARY:Solidarity Committee on the Americas
DESCRIPTION:Meetings: 10 am to 12 pm every Friday\nLocation: Join Zoom Meeting \nMeeting ID: 852 2304 3558 \n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) \nContact: 612-827-5364 or solidaritycommitteeofamericas@gmail.com \nCheck out our Facebook page here. \nLearn more about our work on the Women Against Military Madness website here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/events/solidarity-committee-on-the-americas-2022-04-08/
LOCATION:Middle East Committee Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Recurring Events
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