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Cubans on the Island and in the diaspora demand freedom and life for Cub

Cities continue to join in the peaceful demonstrations organized by Cuba Decide for the Cuban people’s right to have rights and in protest of the presence of the dictatorship in the UN Human Rights Council.

What: Invitation to participate in peaceful demonstrations in various cities around the world on the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Cubans in the diaspora join in support of activists, artists, freelance journalists, opponents and citizens who are under repression on the Island. Promoters of Cuba Decide will convene for a procession from the Freedom Tower to the Gesu Church in Miami in solidarity with activists who were surrounded at the headquarters of the San Isidro Movement and those who are continually harassed by police throughout the country; with the hundreds of young people who demonstrated on November 27th in Havana, and with political prisoners and with all Cubans who demand their right to have rights. In Washington D.C. the protest will take place in front of the embassy occupied by the Cuban dictatorship, while those at The Hague, Geneva, and Bilbao will be held at symbolic sites or organizational headquarters. Other events have been independently organized in cities like Houston, Ontario, Montreal, Barcelona and Seville.   Who: Cubans in the Island and the diaspora in Miami, Washington D.C, Houston, (USA), Montreal, Ontario (Canada), The Hague (Netherlands), Bilbao, Barcelona, Seville (Spain) and Geneva (Switzerland). When:  Thursday, December 10. Events in each city (local hours): Santiago de Cuba 1:00PM / Miami 5:00 PM / Washington, D.C. 3:00 PM / Houston 4:00 PM / Bilbao 10:00 AM / Geneva 2:15 PM / The Hague 2:00 PM / Barcelona 6:00 PM / Seville 6:30 PM The events of each country will be broadcast on the Cuba Decide facebook page: (Havana time): Saniago de Cuba 1:00PM / 5:00 AM Bilbao / 8:00 AM The Hague / 8:15 AM Geneva / 12:00 PM Barcelona / 12:30 PM Seville / 2:00 PM Montreal / 3:00 PM Washington D.C. / 5:00 PM Houston / 5:00 PM Miami   Where: Miami: Freedom Tower (600 Biscayne Blvd) Washington, D.C.: Embassy of Cuba (2630 16th St, NW) The Hague: Palace of Peace (Carnegieplein 2, 2517 KJ) Geneva: Palais des Nations (1211 Geneva) Bilbao: Ernesto Erkoreka Square (In front of Bilbao City Council) Live transmission on Facebook.com/CubaDecide

# # #   About CUBA DECIDE Cuba Decide is a citizen initiative to change the political and economic system towards democracy and the rule of law. THE STRATEGY Generate the necessary pressure to force the regime to submit to the will of the people through the joint non-violent action of citizens and the international community. THE TOOL Cubans must decide their future and be free. Cuba Decide proposes that the will of cubans be expressed and abides through a binding plebiscite - a direct vote of the people - in Cuba to realize the change of system, answering the following question: Do you agree that free, fair and plural elections should be called by exercising freedom of expression and the press, and freely organizing into political parties and social organizations with total plurality? Yes or no? JOIN A mass mobilization effort is underway! Learn more and join cubadecide.org Be part of our conversations on Facebook.com/CubaDecide and on Twitter and Instagram following user @CubaDecide and using the tag #CubaDecide. FDP is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization that promotes the Cuba Decide platform together with thousands of Cubans.