Support the Cuban 5 banner at RNC protest

July 26 fundraiser and celebration (July 2008)

Pastors for Peace annual dinner and caravan send-off at St. Albert the Great Church (June 2008)

Gary Prevost on his new book on Cuba, Resource Center of the Americas coffee hour (June 2008)

Picket line protesting latest legal decision in Cuban 5 case (June 2008)

Cuban Musicians benefit concert, 7th St. Entry (May 2008)

Cuban film series, U of Minnesota (April 2008)

"Salud" showing at U of MN School of Public Health, Sponsored by School of Public Health (April 2008)

African Diaspora in the Americas conference with Chucho Garcia and others, cosponsored with Venezuelan Solidarity (March 2008)

New Year’s Eve fundraiser and celebration of 49th anniversary of Cuban revolution (December 2007)

“Che Guevara, are his Ideas Relevant Today?” Panel discussion University of Minnesota. Co-sponsored by La Raza Student Cultural Center (November 2007)

Delegation of 7 Minnesotans to “Breaking the Silence” conference in Toronto (November 2007)

Film showing of “Salud” at Mayo Auditorium, University of Minnesota. Sponsored by School of Public Health, AHC Multicultural society, CHIP Student International Health Committee. About 70 attending (October 2007)

Minnesota premiere of Philip Agee film, “One Man’s Story,” with filmmaker Bernie Dwyer, Macalester college and St. John’s University in Collegeville, MN. About 250 attending. (September 2007)

Film showing, “Posada Carilles, Terrorism Made in the USA,” Rondo Community Library, St. Paul (August 2007)

Film showing, “How Cuba Survived Peak Oil,” Rondo Community Library, St. Paul (August 2007)

Afro-Cuban art show, Obsidian Arts, Victor Valens (July 2007)

Film showing, “Salud,” Rondo Community Library, St. Paul (July 2007)

Pastors for Peace caravan send-off and fundraiser. Program and dinner, co-sponsored by Resource Center of the Americas, Hands off Venezuela Committee, Witness for Peace Upper Midwest (July 2007)

Participated in panel discussion at Resource Center of the Americas coffee hour on Pastors for Peace caravan (June 2007)

Public presentation of classroom discussion on the Cuban 5, University of Minnesota (June 2007)

“Che Lives,” film, music, panel presentation on Cuban revolution and the importance of Che’s ideas today, Holy Trinity Church, Minneapolis. About 50 attending. (June 2007)

Picket line at Minneapolis federal courthouse protesting release of Posada Carriles (May 2007)

Classroom film showing, “Mujeres de Guerillas,” Macalester college (April 2007)

Film showing, “El Proceso,” at Rondo Community Library (April 2007)

Co-sponsored “Venezuela, has the Socialist Revolution Begun” with Chucho Garcia and Sergio Sanchez, Holy Trinity Church, Minneapolis

Gary Prevost, Shari Geistfeld, Victor Valens participate in coffee hour panel at Resource Center of the Americas on their recent trips to Cuba (February 2007)

Cuba-Venezuela film series at MAPPS coffee house: Aleida Guevara interview with Hugo Chavez, Montana de Luz, Mujeres de Guerillas (February-March 2007)

“Cuba after Fidel” report back at the University of Minnesota from Minnesotans Gary Prevost, August Nimtz, Shari Geistfeld, Victor Valens (February 2007)

Participated in organizing for three-day Venezuela solidarity conference at Macalester College (November 2006)

Leonard Weinglass on the Cuban Five, William Mitchell College of Law, sponsored by William Mitchell, National Lawyers Guild (October 2006)

“Castro and the Cuban Revolution, “ panel discussion at Macalester college (September 2006)

Participated in panel discussion, “Cuba, Fidel and Raul,” sponsored by Resource Center of the Americas (September 2006)

Panel discussion, “Cuba After Castro,” sponsored by University of Minnesota Institute for Advanced Study (August 2006)

Training by Latin American Working Group and Washington Office on Latin America (July 2006)

July 26 celebration and photo exhibit at Victor’s 1959 Café, “Love, Loss and Longing” (July 2006)

Co-sponsored program on the revolutionary process in Cuba and Venezuela featuring Chucho Garcia and Chris Nisan (June 2006)

Pastors for Peace caravan send-off and fundraiser. Program and dinner, co-sponsored by Resource Center of the Americas, Hands off Venezuela Committee, Witness for Peace (June 2006)

Organized local participation in march on Washington to demand “Hands Off Cuba and Venezuela” (May 2006)

“The Fight for the Right to Travel to Cuba,” Macalester College, St. Paul (March 2006)

Benefit for Cedric Edwards, graduate of Latin American School of Medicine in Cuba; Katrina survivor (January 2006)

"The Politics of Katrina," panel discussion in partnership with the Communiversity of Minnesota (November 2005)

Public meeting at William Mitchell College of Law, featuring Professors Peter Erlinder and Gary Prevost discussing the cases of the Cuban 5 and Posada Carilles (August 2005)

Celebration of July 26 at Victor's 1959 Cafe, Minneapolis (July 2005)

Pastors for Peace caravan send-off and fundraiser. Program and dinner, cosponsored by Witness for Peace, Resource Center for the Americas, St. Albert the Great Church (July 2005)

Picket line at Minneapolis federal building against asylum for Posada Carilles (June 2005)

Pastors for Peace program with Ralph Kaehler, other speakers (May 2005)

Suite Havana movie showing, University of Minnesota (May 2005)

Mission Against Terror screening with director Bernie Dwyer (February 2005)

Public meeting with Chucho Garcia on Afro-Venezuelans; cosponsored with Venezuela Solidarity Committee (January 2005)

Public meeting with Andres Gomez, leader of Antonio Maceo Brigade and leader of recent weekly protests by Miami Cubans against travel restrictions (October 2004)

Co-sponsor of Brock Satter defense meeting at Intermedia Arts (August 2004)

Reportback from Venezuelan elections; cosponsored with Venezuela Solidarity Committee (August 2004)

“Revolution at the Avenue," celebrated the anniversary of the Cuban revolution at First Avenue nightclub Jose James headliner (July 26, 2004).

With Resource Center for the Americas and Witness for Peace, organizing Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba including June 11 kickoff and June 24 sendoff (May-June 2004)

Presentation on Cuban Five to Hamline University Latino law student organization (April 2004)

"After Haiti: Venezuela and Cuba in U.S. Crosshairs?" Discussion and fundraiser (March 2004)

"Havana vs. Washington in Africa"; with U of M Black Student Union and La Raza, 2 presentations by scholar and writer Piero Gleijeses (February 2004)

Fundraiser for New York Times ad sponsored by Committee to Free the Five (January 2004)

Screening of the recently released movie The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (December 2003)

Participated in "Cry Justice" conference sponsored by National Lawyers Guild and others (September 2003)

With Victor’s 1959 Café, celebration of 50th anniversary of the Cuban revolution (July 2003) with Cuban music and food

Organized student group to travel to International Youth Exchange in Havana; organized educational programs for participants (July 2003)

Four panels, "In Defense of Cuban Sovereignty" (May – August 2003)

Program on Cuban Literacy Campaign by Cuban scholar, Dr. Felipe de J. Pérez Cruz (April 2003)

With National Lawyers Guild, program with Bruce Nestor, National Lawyers Guild president, about "Cuban Five" prisoners held in the United States (February 2003)

Screening of the movie Fidel at University of Minnesota, (December 2002)

Booth at Labor Day/Rolling Thunder tour (September 2002)

Program with Cuban ambassador to the U.S., Dagoberto Rodriguez and banquet with Cristina Delgado, First Secretary, Cuban Interests Section (November 2002)

News advisory, "Ventura goes to Cuba" (September 2002)

"Cuba on the Mississippi," celebration of anniversary of Cuban revolution (July 2002) with live Cuban music and Cuban food

Sent delegates to twice-yearly National Network on Cuba meetings

Accepted invitations for representatives of committee to speak at numerous events