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This Sunday, April 25, Milwaukee will join a rapidly spreading movement of car and bike caravans calling for an end to the US economic blockade of Cuba, beginning at the Mitchell Park domes at 1 PM. This movement was initiated by Cuban-Americans in Miami to end restrictions on their ability to see or assist their relatives, and has expanded throughout the US and Canada, Latin America, Africa and Europe, held on the last Sunday of each month.
On April 22, the Milwaukee County Board overwhelmingly adopted a resolution similarly calling for normal relations between the US and Cuba. County Board Chair
Steven Shea and others in sponsoring the resolution, and shared her personal story how a Cuban born schoolmate suffered because she could not visit her relatives in Cuba. Supervisor
Sunday’s Caravan and County Board Call for Normal Relations with Cuba
This Sunday, April 25, Milwaukee will join a rapidly spreading movement of car and bike caravans calling for an end to the US economic blockade of Cuba, beginning at the Mitchell Park domes at 1 PM. This movement was initiated by Cuban-Americans in Miami to end restrictions on their ability to see or assist their relatives, and has expanded throughout the US and Canada, Latin America, Africa and Europe, held on the last Sunday of each month.
On April 22, the Milwaukee County Board overwhelmingly adopted a resolution similarly calling for normal relations between the US and Cuba. County Board Chair Marcelia Nicholson joined supervisor Steven Shea and others in sponsoring the resolution, and shared her personal story how a Cuban born schoolmate suffered because she could not visit her relatives in Cuba.Supervisor Sylvia Ortiz-Velez cited the potential benefits to county residents, including jobs and access to Cub