From VFP eNews: Call for End to U.S. Blockade of Cuba
The Golden Rule anti-nuclear sailboat, crewed by U.S. veterans and friends, has successfully completed a historic voyage to Cuba. The 34-foot wooden ketch, which in 1958 was sailed toward the Marshall Islands to interfere with U.S. nuclear testing, is owned by Veterans For Peace, and carries out an important part of VFP’s mission, “to end the arms race and to reduce and eventually eliminate nuclear weapons.”
Five crew, including several members of Veterans For Peace, sailed the Golden Rule from Key West, Florida, and, after 22 hours at sea, arrived at Havana’s Marina Hemingway on December 31, just in time to celebrate New Year’s and the 62nd anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. The Golden Rule was sailed to Havana under a General License issued by the U.S. Treasury Department that allows U.S. residents to travel to Cuba for educational and people-to-people purposes.
The Golden Rule crew was joined by seven others who flew into Havana to participate in a weeklong educational program. The Proximity Cuba tour agency organized an arts and culture program that highlighted many facets of the rich and diverse Cuban culture, including Afro-Cuban music and dance. The Golden Rule delegation also held a well-attended press conference that was featured on the top of the Cuban TV news and in other Latin American media.
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