[NYTr] Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan Arrives in Cuba
 
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 00:54:15 -0500 (CDT)


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Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan Arrives in Cuba

Havana, July 20 (acn) The members of the 18th US Pastors for Peace 
Friendshipment Caravan arrived on Thursday in Havana where they were 
welcomed at the JosC) MartC- international airport by the head of the 
Cuban Friendship Institute, Sergio Corrieri.

Speaking to reporters upon their arrival, Reverend Tom Smith expressed 
his satisfaction for this new trip to Cuba, a country that is not alone 
and that has become a model of what can be done, even amid difficult 
economic conditions, to achieve a just and equitable society, he said.

Smith, who traveled ahead of the group made up of 140 people, announced 
that on this occasion the 90 tons of human aid that will soon arrive 
from the Mexican port of Tampico, will be destined for the elderly.

Smith noted that the donation - collected in 127 cities of the United 
States and in six Canadian cities - includes surgical and X-ray 
equipment, walking sticks and computers, among other instruments, that 
will be helpful in many programs underway on the island to improve the 
life quality of the elderly and the disabled.

Smith and Reverend Luis Barrios reiterated that relations between Cuba 
and Pastors for Peace will continue to strengthen and that the US 
restrictions and visa denials will not obstruct this exchange of love 
and comradeship.

He also said that among the missions of the Pastors for Peace movement, 
headed by Reverend Lucius Walker - who will arrive on the island next 
week - is the work they do with the youth, who have the possibility to 
learn more about Cuba's reality and to fight the blockade.

Smith added that they will also continue demanding the release of the 
five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters who remain unjustly imprisoned in 
the United States.

He stressed that the graduation on July 24th of eight low-income 
American youth who are studying at the Havana-based Latin American 
School of Medicine, is a blessing for his country.

The 18th Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan includes volunteers 
from the United States, Canada, Mexico and some European countries.
       
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