End the Travel Ban on Cuba Dear Cuba Policy Advocates, Today the House Appropriations Committee voted in favor of an amendment, put forth by Representative Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida (R-FL 21st), to the FY 2012 Financial Services Appropriations bill. This amendment, which passed by voice vote, rescinds changes that President Obama made in 2009 to Cuban-American family travel and remittances regulations. If this amendment were to become law, Cuban Americans would only be permitted to visit their families in Cuba once every three years, with a limited definition of what constitutes family, and with no humanitarian exceptions. Cuban Americans would also be limited in what they could send in remittances to Cuba. We would be back to Bush Administration-era regulations on family travel. This is totally unacceptable. Over eleven hundred of you sent messages to your representatives yesterday. Those messages were not in vain. Each of the emails that you sent, and phone calls that you made, chip away at the monopoly that a minority in Congress has over this issue. Thank you.     Luckily, there are other hurdles that this amendment must face before it can become law. Today’s outcome does not mean that the President’s 2009 regulatory changes will be rescinded. The Financial Services Appropriations bill still has a long journey ahead of it, which means that we must be prepared for more fights moving forward. Today we took a step back, but let’s get our footing now for the challenges we will certainly face when the bill hits the House floor and when the Senate considers its version of the bill.  Let’s take a moment to be disappointed–no,  more than disappointed. Angry. But only for a moment. We must save our energies for an ultimate defeat of this setback—and the continuing goal of achieving “travel for all.” Cuban Americans in south Florida and elsewhere should be especially furious at this  action by a Cuban-American member of Congress limiting  their right to be with their families; but we all have the right to be outraged. Supporters of the embargo voted to — once again — divide Cuban-American families from their relatives in Cuba. If the amendment were to become law, most of the approximately 400,000 Cuban Americans who traveled to Cuba last year to see their families would be prohibited from doing so; and the remittances that help many Cuban families to survive and thrive in a difficult Cuban economy would be cut. It’s a cruel thing to do—mean-spirited and anti-family; it’s about punishing families in the United States and in Cuba because of their opposition to the Cuban government. We can’t let this happen. Stay tuned for next steps, responses, and actions. We’re counting on you. Sincerely, Mavis, Paulo, Emily, Andrew LAWG’s Cuba team Latin America Working Group 424 C Street NE, Washington, DC 20002     Phone: (202) 546-7010     Email: lawg@lawg.org   Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe instantly. ]]> http://nacho1.wordpress.com/2011/06/23/family-travel-to-cuba-reverts-to-cruel-bush-era-regulations/feed/ 0 nacho Latin American Working Group http://nacho1.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/to-mezclao-uk-tour-starts-off-tonight-in-bath/ http://nacho1.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/to-mezclao-uk-tour-starts-off-tonight-in-bath/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:02:08 +0000 Nacho ]]> Hello everyone! To’Mezclao is back in the country  I went to a private party last year with the band and it was really cool so make sure you check them out!!! Pass it on! I hope you’re all well N To’ Mezclao UK tour 15 June 2011 – 17 July 2011 Details Cuban pop band To’ Mezclao on a UK tour this summer! “… You’ll hear everything from cumbia, meringue and salsa to hip-hop, funk and reggaeton.” – Jane Cornwell, Songlines March 2009 Fri 17 June – Bath Pavilion, Bath, 01225 486902 Sat 18 June – Chester Telford Warehouse, 01244 390090 Fri 24 June – Glastonbury Festival Sat 25 June – Glastonbury Festival Thu 30 June – Aldershot Arts Centre, 01293 553636 Sat 02 July – Ipswich Arts Festival, 01473 433100 Fri 08 July – The Hawth, Crawley, 01252 330040 Sat 09 July – Lichfield Fuse Community Arts Festival, 01543 222623 Sun 10 July – Peterborough Vivacity Festival, 01733 864169 Fri 15 July – Worthing or Brighton * tbc Sat 16 July – London Shoreditch Festival, 020 7033 8520 For more and up to date details of tour and the band see http://www.tomezclao.com/ To buy To’ Mezclao’s CD/DVD Hibrid see cubaconnect.co.uk ]]> http://nacho1.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/to-mezclao-uk-tour-starts-off-tonight-in-bath/feed/ 0 nacho http://nacho1.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/hay-que-felicitar-a-hartmann-historiador-de-baracoa-recibe-reconocimiento-del-rey-juan-carlos-i-de-espana/ http://nacho1.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/hay-que-felicitar-a-hartmann-historiador-de-baracoa-recibe-reconocimiento-del-rey-juan-carlos-i-de-espana/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 00:11:53 +0000 Nacho http://nacho1.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/hay-que-felicitar-a-hartmann-historiador-de-baracoa-recibe-reconocimiento-del-rey-juan-carlos-i-de-espana/ ]]> Desde Londres me gustaria hacerle llegar mis felicitaciones a Hartmann!!!! Saludos! Radio Rebelde – Hartmann.pdf Download this file Radio Habana Cuba – Hartmann.pdf Download this file Radio Reloj – Hartmann.pdf Download this file ]]> http://nacho1.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/hay-que-felicitar-a-hartmann-historiador-de-baracoa-recibe-reconocimiento-del-rey-juan-carlos-i-de-espana/feed/ 0 nacho http://nacho1.wordpress.com/2011/03/30/baracoa-joya-antillana-por-eusebio-leal-spengler-historiador-de-la-ciudad-de-la-habana/ http://nacho1.wordpress.com/2011/03/30/baracoa-joya-antillana-por-eusebio-leal-spengler-historiador-de-la-ciudad-de-la-habana/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:23:03 +0000 Nacho http://nacho1.wordpress.com/2011/03/30/baracoa-joya-antillana-por-eusebio-leal-spengler-historiador-de-la-ciudad-de-la-habana/ ]]> Leal sobre baracoa.pdf Download this file Hermoso articulo de Eusebio Leal El link aqui http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=276226&Itemid=1 ]]> http://nacho1.wordpress.com/2011/03/30/baracoa-joya-antillana-por-eusebio-leal-spengler-historiador-de-la-ciudad-de-la-habana/feed/ 0 nacho http://nacho1.wordpress.com/2011/03/10/london-latino-film-festival/ http://nacho1.wordpress.com/2011/03/10/london-latino-film-festival/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:55:30 +0000 Nacho http://nacho1.wordpress.com/2011/03/10/london-latino-film-festival/ ]]> I am not sure London needs a 3rd festival dedicated to Lat Am films when the original festival is still very much active and is the most acclaimed (the one Eva founded!) However,  they didn’t ask my opinion and it’s interesting to have options London Latino Film Festival 30 March 2011 – 2 April 2011 http://latinofilmfestival.co.uk/london/index.htm Some movies look good and I want to see a couple of them, including “Cuba Mia” which is about a Cuban all-woman orchestra called the Camerata Romeu. ]]> http://nacho1.wordpress.com/2011/03/10/london-latino-film-festival/feed/ 2 nacho http://nacho1.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/sad-story-manchester-girl-3-dies-from-blood-poisoning-in-cuba-just-hours-after-falling-ill/ http://nacho1.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/sad-story-manchester-girl-3-dies-from-blood-poisoning-in-cuba-just-hours-after-falling-ill/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:40:01 +0000 Nacho http://nacho1.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/sad-story-manchester-girl-3-dies-from-blood-poisoning-in-cuba-just-hours-after-falling-ill/ ]]> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1350120/British-girl-3-dies-blood-poisoning-Cuba-just-hours-falling-ill.html?ito=feeds-newsxml ]]> http://nacho1.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/sad-story-manchester-girl-3-dies-from-blood-poisoning-in-cuba-just-hours-after-falling-ill/feed/ 0 nacho http://nacho1.wordpress.com/2010/12/18/desde-mi-balcon-ahora/ http://nacho1.wordpress.com/2010/12/18/desde-mi-balcon-ahora/#comments Sat, 18 Dec 2010 11:37:48 +0000 Nacho http://nacho1.wordpress.com/2010/12/18/desde-mi-balcon-ahora/ ]]> ]]> http://nacho1.wordpress.com/2010/12/18/desde-mi-balcon-ahora/feed/ 0 nacho Desde mi balcón ahora Desde mi balcón ahora http://nacho1.wordpress.com/2010/11/05/tomado-del-granma-relacion-de-los-fallecidos-en-el-accidente-del-avion-aerocaribbean-s-a-en-cuba/ http://nacho1.wordpress.com/2010/11/05/tomado-del-granma-relacion-de-los-fallecidos-en-el-accidente-del-avion-aerocaribbean-s-a-en-cuba/#comments Fri, 05 Nov 2010 09:35:07 +0000 Nacho http://nacho1.wordpress.com/2010/11/05/tomado-del-granma-relacion-de-los-fallecidos-en-el-accidente-del-avion-aerocaribbean-s-a-en-cuba/ ]]> http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/2010/11/05/nacional/artic08.html Relación de fallecidos en el accidente de la aeronave ATR-72-212  NRO.       NOMBRES Y APELLIDOS            NACIONALIDAD  1 Guillermo Pinero Barros CUBA  2 Guillermo López López                 CUBA  3 Mercedes Cruz Pérez            CUBA  4 Humberto Rodríguez López    CUBA  5 Humberto Espinosa Texidor    CUBA  6 Damaris Ocaña Robert  CUBA  7 Yolennis Díaz Delgado CUBA  8 René Espinosa Mora  CUBA  9 Frank Román Valido CUBA  10 Gladis Soublet Bravo CUBA  11 Juan Mazorra Soublet  CUBA  12 José Arseo Valdés CUBA  13 Isora Silva Hierrezuelo  CUBA  14 Olga de la Cruz de la Llera CUBA  15 Rosa Calcedo Reyes CUBA  16 Jorge Carballo Abreu CUBA  17 Juan Manuel Pérez Salgado CUBA  18 Carlos Prado Perera  CUBA  19 Ángel Prado Perera CUBA  20 Aurora Pons Porrata CUBA  21 Lourdes Figueroa Sangrong CUBA  22 Rosmery Ochoa Gordon CUBA  23 Carmen Miranda Martínez CUBA  24 Maritza Alfonso Duarte CUBA  25 Ricardo Junero Rodríguez CUBA  26 Daineris Venero Acosta CUBA  27 Andrea Gordon Figueroa CUBA  28 Orlando Beirut Rodríguez CUBA  29 Osmar Moreno Pérez  CUBA  30 Deisy Clemente Consuegra CUBA  31 Leonor Ruiz Méndez CUBA  32 José Ruiz Fernández CUBA  33 Odalys Portales Silva CUBA  MIEMBROS DE LA TRIPULACIÓN  34 Ángel Villa Martínez CUBA  35 Luis Lima Rodríguez CUBA  36 Raciel Echevarría Lescano CUBA  37 Martha María Torres Figueroa CUBA  38 Fara Guillén Brito CUBA  39 Juan Carlos Banderas Ferrer  CUBA  40 Andy César Galano CUBA  PASAJEROS DE OTRAS NACIONALIDADES  41 Renata Enockl  ALEMANIA  42 Harald Niekaper Lars  ALEMANIA  43 Maria Pastores  ARGENTINA  44 Alberto Croce  ARGENTINA  45 Stella Croce  ARGENTINA  46 Carlos Sánchez Marcelo  ARGENTINA  47 Miriam Galucci de Sánchez  ARGENTINA  48 Aruro González  ARGENTINA  49 Silvia Ferrari  ARGENTINA  50 Norma Peláez  ARGENTINA  51 Virginio Viarengo  ARGENTINA  52 Jacqueline Cunningham  AUSTRIA  53 Barbara Crossin  AUSTRIA  54 Manuel González Asencio  ESPAÑA  55 William Mangae Kambi  FRANCIA  56 Hans Vanschuppen  HOLANDA  57 Dirk Vandam  HOLANDA  58 Walter Vanderberg  HOLANDA  59 Rafaelle Pugliese  ITALIA  60 Yoko Umehara  JAPÓN  61 Lorenzo Mendoza Cervantes  MÉXICO  62 Daniel González Esquivel  MÉXICO  63 Luis Pérez  MÉXICO  64 Jesús Rangel Medina  MÉXICO  65 Cynthia Pérez García  MÉXICO  66 Mario Pérez Rulgines  MÉXICO  67 Claudia García Castillo  MÉXICO  68 Cándida Elchaer  VENEZUELA  ]]> http://nacho1.wordpress.com/2010/11/05/tomado-del-granma-relacion-de-los-fallecidos-en-el-accidente-del-avion-aerocaribbean-s-a-en-cuba/feed/ 0 nacho