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<font size=3><b>International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban
5<br><br>
U.S. Actors and Artists Thank Former President Jimmy Carter for his call
to Release the Cuban 5<br><br>
MEDIA ADVISORY<br><br>
</b>CONTACT: Suzanne Thompson (310) 570-5419<br>
<a href="mailto:SuzanneThompson55@gmail.com">
SuzanneThompson55@gmail.com</a><br><br>
Alicia Jrapko (510) 219-0092<br>
<a href="mailto:ajrapko@yahoo.com">ajrapko@yahoo.com</a><br><br>
<b>DANNY GLOVER, SUSAN SARANDON, JACKSON BROWNE, MARTIN SHEEN, BONNIE
RAITT, OLIVER STONE, CHRISSIE HYNDE, EDWARD ASNER, MIKE FARREL, GRAHAM
NASH (PLUS OTHERS) <br>
THANK FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER FOR HIS CALL TO </b> <br><br>
<b>RELEASE THE CUBAN 5 AND FOR IMPROVED RELATIONS WITH CUBA </b>
<br><br>
(LOS ANGELES - April 11, 2011) After hearing former President Carter call
for the release of the Cuban 5, <b>twenty U.S. Actors and Artists United
for the Freedom of the Cuban 5</b>
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=yre9a4cab&et=1105124162958&s=130&e=0016GF8bqnBRpFRurqtg_z7d4UmBk0yjz0G4ja9uOXpQMqwVIe7ngSs_E08P_FIDqs8bNdCZPg4gYJM19dWi3SY84S6fEXG2z52rKV1QJz8VZO2ruWdPOgraVDmzreBEv7FYv9s3LTV7d_yO51As-O504LpiEKYt-v-1ihF70rKctvZVYS7u_bF8STmRORbkBqcNEAAAOOlD2Yym2ki2p6Sz-LNb-sR-697at0MDdjBzLLoQZGBA0jSc2M36uRX1Z6a">
sent a letter</a> thanking him for demanding their release and for
improved relations with Cuba. <i>"I believe that there is no reason
to keep the Cuban 5 imprisoned, there were doubts in the U.S. courts and
also among human rights organizations in the world. Now, they have been
in prison 12 years and I hope that in the near future they will be
released to return home."- Former President <b>Jimmy
Carter</b>.<br>
</i> <br>
The actors and artists who signed on to the letter include: Edward Asner,
Co-Chair, Danny Glover, Co-Chair, Jackson Browne, James Cromwell, Mike
Farrell, Richard Foos, Elliott Gould, Chrissie Hynde, Graham Nash, Bonnie
Raitt, Susan Sarandon, Pete Seeger, Martin Sheen, Betty & Stanley K.
Sheinbaum, Andy Spahn, Oliver Stone, Esai Morales, Francisco Letelier and
Haskell Wexler.<br><br>
Carter, invited by Cuban President Raul Castro, on behalf of The Carter
Center, is the first US President in 50 years to set foot on Cuban soil.
He ended his three-day trip on March 30th by also calling to remove Cuba
from the U.S. State Department's list of state sponsors of terrorism, to
lift the US blockade now having been imposed on Cuba for half a century,
and to remove all restrictions imposed on its citizens regarding travel
to Cuba. To watch the Press Conference visit
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=yre9a4cab&et=1105124162958&s=130&e=0016GF8bqnBRpHg0NZhelgQ06TrxtfzsfbgU-rqL-dSh0cNzyykmL0H74AxawxQcsN20jN5jSTsTpjQTPoFe_HaT_afLwgEJZsKKKsryGMrItY=">
www.thecuban5.org</a> <br><br>
<i>"Typically, President Carter moves forward with courage.
Just as typically, he will be criticized by those who lack
it." - <b>Mike Farrell<br><br>
</i></b>The Cuban 5 are Gerardo Hernandez Nordelo, Antonio Guerrero
Rodriguez, Fernando Gonzalez Llort, Ramon Labanino Salazar, and Rene
Gonzalez Sehwerert, serving over 12 years in US prisons for simply trying
to protect their country from terrorism. <br><br>
The actors and artists also expressed their gratitude for Carter's visit
and encouraged subsequent discussions with President Obama and Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton. <br><br>
<i>"Your wisdom and courage in calling for the release of the Cuban
5 provides support for President Obama to correct this injustice and
issue Executive Clemency for the Cuban 5 so they can return to their
families." - <b>Danny Glover</b>, Co-Chair <br><br>
</i>And certainly, until their release, the US government should grant
regular visas in a timely manner, to their family members to visit them.
<br><br>
<b>LETTER FROM U.S. ACTORS AND ARTISTS SENT TO FORMER PRESIDENT
CARTER<br><br>
</b>April 8, 2011<br><br>
The Honorable Jimmy Carter<br><br>
The Carter Center<br>
One Copenhill<br>
453 Freedom Parkway<br>
Atlanta, GA 30307<br><br>
Dear President Carter: <br><br>
We, <b>Actors and Artists United for the Freedom of the Cuban 5</b>, want
to extend our deepest gratitude for your recent visit to Cuba, as well as
our support for your statements promoting improved relations between our
countries. <br><br>
Your call for the release of Gerardo Hernandez Nordelo, Antonio Guerrero
Rodriguez, Fernando Gonzalez Llort, Ramon Labanino Salazar, and Rene
Gonzalez Sehwerert, known as the Cuban 5, and your willing-ness to visit
with their family members in Cuba mean a great deal to all involved. We
strongly agree that there is no reason to keep these men, who were simply
trying to protect their country from terrorism, imprisoned any
longer. <br><br>
And certainly, until their release, the US government should grant
regular visas in a timely manner, to their family members to visit them.
<br><br>
Your leadership honors the principles upon which our nation was founded.
Your calls to remove Cuba from the US State Department's list of state
sponsors of terrorism, to lift the US blockade now having been imposed on
Cuba for half a century, and to remove all restrictions imposed on its
citizens regarding travel to Cuba (a position supported by 67% of
Americans and Cuban Americans), are fair, just and appropriate.<br><br>
Further, we enthusiastically support you in having subsequent discussions
with President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and hope you
will call for urgent action on their part to make right this unjust
situation.<br><br>
Again, we thank you and look forward to the possibility of improved
relations and future visits to Cuba.<br><br>
With respect, <br><br>
Edward Asner, Co-Chair <br><br>
Danny Glover, Co-Chair<br><br>
Jackson Browne<br>
James Cromwell<br>
Mike Farrell <br>
Richard Foos<br>
Elliott
Gould
<br>
Chrissie Hynde<br>
Francisco Letelier <br>
Esai
Morales
<br>
Graham Nash <br>
Bonnie
Raitt
<br>
Susan Sarandon <br>
Pete
Seeger
<br>
Martin Sheen <br>
Betty & Stanley K.
Sheinbaum
<br>
Andy Spahn <br>
Oliver Stone<br>
Haskell
Wexler
<br><br>
<br><br>
<br><br>
<br><br>
<br><br>
<b> <br><br>
International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban 5<br><br>
To learn more about the case visit: </b> <br><br>
<b>
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=yre9a4cab&et=1105124162958&s=130&e=0016GF8bqnBRpGZfCsq51Ilh24iFqOZ2gIaahkh2l3z2u3RSwIapdD00xBRLk8RMAuzzUMl_wsg464OJafnddmPCp7JayDV3CNUjcJZ6ytjYq8W4n2lI7_TYQ==">
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