Interested in showing your solidarity with the five?
Well-known New Zealand political cartoonist Malcolm Evans has rightly described the plight of the Cuban Five as “a human rights issue” a "situation that cries out for something to be done”.
If like Malcolm you are outraged at this injustice please join the campaign to return the Five to their homeland.
Here are a few simple things you can do to throw your weight behind the Five.
Well-known New Zealand political cartoonist Malcolm Evans has rightly described the plight of the Cuban Five as “a human rights issue” a "situation that cries out for something to be done”.
If like Malcolm you are outraged at this injustice please join the campaign to return the Five to their homeland.
Here are a few simple things you can do to throw your weight behind the Five.
- Join the NZ-Cuba Friendship Society ~> here
- Advertise this exhibition ~> here
- Join the Five for the Five Campaign (an international campaign to contact President Obama on the 5th of every month ~> details below)
- Sign the electronic petition ~> here
- Download a copy of the petition to circulate ~> here
- Write to one or all of the Five (~> contact details immediately below)
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Write to the Five
"Ours may be one of the most ridiculous accusations of espionage in the history of this country."
Gerardo Hernández Nordelo was born in Havana on June 4, 1965. In 1989 he graduated with a degree in International Political Relations. While in school he participated in amateur festivals as part of a theater group and also as a cartoonist-humorist. In 1989 Hernández served as part of the Cuban forces in Angola against the invading South African apartheid regime. He distinguished himself in 54 combat missions and was awarded a medal of honor. Hernández has had his drawings published since 1982 and displayed in gallery exhibitions. His book of caricatures and humor, "You Can Achieve Everything with Love and Humor" was published in 2002. He has been married since 1988 to Adriana Pérez O'Connor. She has been denied entry to the United States by U.S. authorities seven times and has not been able to see her husband in more than eight years. Hernández is sentenced to two life terms plus 15 years and is in U.S.P. Victorville, California.
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Gerardo Hernandez • #58739-004 • U.S.P. Victorville • P.O. Box 3900 • Adelanto, CA 92301
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"... My beloved brothers and I must be unjustly kept in prison, but there we shall not cease from defending the cause and the principles we have embraced."
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Antonio Guerrero Rodríguez was born in the city of Miami on October 16, 1958. His parents were both from Cuba and immediately after the initiation of the Cuban Revolution in 1959, they returned to Cuba. In 1983 Guerrero graduated as airfield construction engineer in Kiev, Ukraine. The expansion of the Santiago de Cuba International Airport was the most important work in which he was involved. Guerrero is a poet and has penned a considerable number of poems, a selection of which has been published in English and Spanish under the title "Desde Mi Altura" (From My Altitude). Guerrero has become an accomplished artist and his art and poetry can be viewed on this website. He has two sons, 20-year-old Antonio, and 15-year-old Gabriel. Tony was originally sentenced to life imprisonment plus 10 years, and was resentenced to 21 years and 10 months at the end of 2009.
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Antonio Guerrero • #58741-004 • Quarters: APACHE A • FCI Marianna • P.O.Box 7007 • Marianna, FL 32447-7007
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"If preventing the deaths of innocent human beings ... and preventing a senseless invasion of Cuba is the reason I am being sentenced today, then let that sentence be welcomed."
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Ramón Labañino Salazar was born in Havana on June 9, 1963. Even in primary school he distinguished himself, with responsibility supervising younger students. He graduated from high school in Marianao, Havana, where he earned various distinctions including diplomas as an outstanding and advanced student. In 1986, Labañino graduated as an economist from the University of Havana, graduating with first class honors. At the university, he was very active in all sport activities and participated in the All-Caribbean games. In June 1990 Labañino married Elizabeth Palmeiro Casado, and has two daughters with her, 14-year-old Laura, and 9-year-old Lisbet. He also has another daughter, Ailí, 18, from a previous marriage. Ramon was originally sentenced to life plus 18 years, and was resentenced to 30 years at the end of 2009.
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Luis Medina • #58734-004 • FCI Jesup • 2680 301 South • Jesup, GA 31599
(NOTE: the envelope should be addressed to "Luis Medina," but address the letter inside to Ramon)
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"... I simply want to reiterate that at no time did I endanger the national security of the United States, nor was this ever my intent, or that of my comrades."
Fernando González Llort was born in Havana on August 18, 1963. In 1981 he graduated with high honors from high school in the Island of Youth. In 1987 he graduated magna cum laude with a degree in International Political Relations under the Ministry of Superior Education and received a Gold Diploma. While in school, González had various leadership roles in the Federation of University Students (FEU). He participated in the promotion of cultural events and in theater festivals. From 1987 to 1989, González served as part of the internationalist Cuban brigade that fought to preserve Angola's independence against the invading South African apartheid regime. He was awarded a medal of honor for bravery. González is married to Rosa Aurora Freijanes Coca. Ramon was originally sentenced to 19 years in prison, and was resentenced to 17 years and 9 months at the end of 2009.
Rubén Campa • #58733-004 • F.C.I. Safford • P.O. Box 9000 • Safford, AZ 85548
(NOTE: the envelope should be addressed to "Rubén Campa," but address the letter inside to Fernando)
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"Our trial was converted into a propaganda campaign by the prosecutors, stirring up prejudices against Cuba among the jurors, to achieve a conviction."
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René González Sehwerert was born in Chicago, on August 13, 1956. He grew up in a workingclass family that immigrated from Cuba to the U.S. In 1961 his parents returned to Cuba with their two sons. From 1977 to 1979, González served in Angola and was decorated for bravery. From 1979 to 1982 he studied aviation and graduated as a pilot and flight instructor. He married Olga Salanueva Arango. They have two daughters, 22-year-old Irma, and eight-year-old Ivette. In 1998, a few months before his arrest, Ivette was born. René's wife Olga has been banned entry to the U.S. by U.S. authorities. Thus she and Ivette are cruelly denied the right to see him. He is writing a book on the irregularities and violations that the Cuban Five were subjected to in the trial. González is sentenced to 15 years and is in F.C.I. Marianna, Florida. René was released from prison on Oct. 7, 2011, having served his sentence, but is being forced to spend three years on probation in Florida, rather than being allowed to return to his family in Cuba.
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For René's safety while on probation in Florida, his address is not available.
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Five For The Five
On the fifth of every month participants in the International Campaign to Free the Five deluge the Whitehouse demanding that President Obama do the right thing - Free the Five.
Below are the Whitehouse contact details if you’d like us to send the international campaigns monthly reminder let us know
DIFFERENT WAYS TO REACH THE WHITE HOUSE
By phone: + 1 202-456-1111 (If nobody answers the phone leave a message)
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By Fax: + 1 202-456-2461
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By e-mail: president@whitehouse.gov.us
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By snail mail
President Barack ObamaThe White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NWWashington,
DC 20500
Send an electronic message hereEE.UU.