Building Bridges & Ending the Blockade of Cuba

Welcome the 29th Cuba Friendshipment to Chicago!

For more than twenty years, IFCO/Pastors for Peace has organized Friendshipment Caravans to bring humanitarian aid to Cuba and illuminate the harmful effects of U.S. policy in Cuba through educational events in the United States. Join us to welcome the 29th Friendshipment Caravan to Chicago. This Caravan began on June 22 and will hold educational events in more than 35 cities before traveling to Cuba.

Building Bridges & Ending the Blockade of Cuba

Date: Sunday, July 1

Time: 11:00 am

Place: Fourth Presbyterian Church Room 4F (126 E. Chesnut, Chicago)

Gail Walker, Director of the Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO)/Pastors for Peace, will talk about the importance of building bridges between the people of the U.S. and Cuba and mobilizing people in the U.S. to end the economic blockade of Cuba and all travel restrictions.

In addition to the Friendshipments, IFCO coordinates a program for U.S. students from under-served communities to study medicine on full scholarship in Cuba. More than 170 U.S. students have already graduated and several are working in the Chicago area with under-served communities.

This event is sponsored by:

Fourth Presbyterian Church,

IFCO/Pastors for Peace, and

Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America

For more information contact Marilyn McKenna at 773-293-3680 or mmckenna@crln.org