[NYTr] Canadian Solidarity Group Visits Cuba Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 15:34:04 -0600 (CST) Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit Agencia Cubana de Noticias (ACN) http://ainch.ain.cu/mailman/listinfo/ingles Canadian Solidarity Group Visits Cuba CIENFUEGOS, Nov 22 (acn) "We are overcoming many barriers to make known the case of the Cuban Five in our country as well as rallying support for the island," said Evelyn Gervan, president of the Canada-Cuba Friendship Association in the city of Kingston, Ontario. The Canadian activist heads a delegation from the organization visiting the south-central city of Cienfuegos, a sister city with Kingston as of three years ago, reported Granma newspaper. "Our group is very broad based, with diverse interests that run from culture to politics, to environmental activism," noted Evelyn Gervan. The group has visited several social projects, including a Grandparents' Club in the Reina neighborhood and the 50 Aniversario Park, inaugurated as part of the program marking a half century since the popular uprising against the Batista dictatorship on September 5, 1957. The Canadians toured a care home for the elderly where they learned of the services provided to the residents. They also showed interest in collaboration in the treatment and recycling of solid wastes. * ================================================================= NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us Our main website: http://www.blythe.org List Archives: http://blythe-systems.com/pipermail/nytr/ Subscribe: http://blythe-systems.com/mailman/listinfo/nytr =================================================================