Ailí
Labañino Cardoso Australia’s Speaking
Tour For the “Free the Cuban 5 Campaign” August 3-18
The Tour is jointly funded and coordinated by the CFMEU
(Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union), the MUA (Maritime Union of
Australia) and supported by the Australia-Cuba Friendship Society (ACFS).
Aili is the daughter of Ramon Labañino, one of the Cuban Five
who has been a political prisoner in the USA since 1998. He is currently
serving a long prison sentence for fighting against terrorism, and he is due
for release in 2022.
Ailí arrives in Canberra on August 6 following her tour of
Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane. She will depart from Sydney on Monday the
18th August.
Ailí has been politically active since her teen years and a
youth leader in Cuba. As an advocate for
the freedom of the Cuban Five she has participated in meetings, events and
conferences in Cuba and internationally. She has participated in various
international solidarity activities in Venezuela , International Celebration of
the 80th Anniversary of the birth of Che Guevara in Rosario (Argentina), International Symposium
on the Freedom of the Cuban Five, at Holguin; Cuba’s Solidarity Event in Costa
Rica; World Youth and Students Festival in South Africa (2010) and in Ecuador
in 2013. She is currently completing a Masters in International Relations and
Politics.
Don’t miss the Cuban solidarity event in Canberra with Ailí
as a keynote speaker in a public
presentation addressed to the community of Canberra at ANCLAS (Australia
National Centre for Latin American Studies). at 6:30 pm , Wednesday 6 August
2014, in Manning Clark Theater 4, ANU. Everyone is welcome.
Come and meet Ailí,
in an informal cocktail function organised by the CFMEU Canberra Branch, with
the collaboration of ACFS- at the Tradies Club, Woden, from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
on Thursday 7h August. The famous Latin American local group “Trio Encuentro” will
help you feel welcome.
For more details telephone Brian Hungerford at 62824747 or
email at: brilu@grapevine.com.au
