Pastors for Peace Cuba Caravan Latest (7/22 AM) Update

July 22, 2005

Update report on the Pastors for Peace Friend shipment Caravan to Cuba.

News from Hidalgo, Texas—July 22: This morning at 7:30am (PST) Kathryn Hall, called from Hidalgo, TX with the following update:

The caravan members slept outdoors in tents and sleeping bags. Caravan members are very very tried and hunger, but they are determined and committed to move forward with the medical supplies. 6 buses filled aid and caravan members will move forward on the journey and 1 bus will remain .The remaining bus filled with aid and computers must stay!!! The US Commerce Department fears the computers will be used to send “terrorist messages.” The caravan members tried explaining the computers are used for “organizing the medical supplies not to send other secret messages”.

Kathryn Hall, Ashley Payne and other caravan members said” thanks for calling, faxing and e-mailing their congressional member and the US Commerce Department.”

We still need your support, Please contact your congressional representative and the US Commerce Department.

The new message: Please allow all the buses with caravan members, aid and computers to continue the journey (Let the 1 bus and computers go!!). They need the computers to organize the humanitarian aid / medical supplies.

Senator Dianne Feinstein:
Phone: (202) 224-3841
Fax: (202) 228-3954
call (415) 393-0707
Fax (415) 393-0710 TY/TDD: (202) 224-2501

Senator Barbara Boxer
Washington D.C.
(202) 224-3553
Sacramento
501 I Street, Suite 7-600
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 448-2787
(916) 448-2563 fax

Doris Matsui, Congresswoman
Phone: (202) 225-7163
Fax: (202) 225-0566
Phone: (916) 498-5600
Fax: (916) 444-6117

Congresswoman Barbara Lee
Phone: (510) 763-0370
Fax: (510) 763-6538 Phone: (202) 225-2661
Fax: (202) 225-9817
Scheduling Fax: (202) 226-1104

Congresswoman Maxine Waters
323-757-8900 phone
323-757-9506 fax
202-225-2201 phone
202-225-7854 fax

Also call: Scott Kamen, Congressional Aide of Affairs at the Department of Commerce, at 202-482-0097 and demand that the Caravan be allowed to cross the border with all of its humanitarian cargo.
Call your Congressperson and ask them to call Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez at 202-482-2000, Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez cgutierrez [at] commerce.gov

If you don’t know how to reach your Congressperson, go to http://www.house.gov/ and enter your zip code. That will take you to the Congresspersons home web page where you can find phone and email information.

Faye Kennedy, Planner
(916) 484-5025
Fax (916) 381-8775
E-mail: fayek [at] springmail.com