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Arnaldo Barron and the July 26th Movement in the United States

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Casa de las Americas invites you to an afternoon celebration of the history of the July 26th Movement in New York and in the United States

Founding leader of the July 26th Movement Arnaldo Barron and his wife Gloria Goenaga will recount their experiences as they organized this movement which eventually became the organization we know today as Casa de las Americas. This past summer in Havana, Cuba, Companero Barron was awarded the Friendship Medal by the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) for the sacrifices made and his instrumental role in support of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution. Guest of Honor Ambassador Pedro Nunez Mosquera, Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations.

Agenda:

  • Greetings from Nancy Cabrero, President of Casa de las Americas
  • Presentation: Arnaldo Barron and Gloria Goenaga (followed by Q&A)
  • Video of the Award Ceremony of Arnaldo Barron in Cuba
  • Musical Selections by Guitarist and Singer from Venezuela, Abraham Alberto
  • Brunch

Where – Casa de las Americas, 182 E. 111th Street, between Third and Lexington Avenues
When – Saturday, October 6, 2012
Time – Beginning at 2:00PM

Suggested Donation – $15.00 (includes food) profits of which will go to Casa’s work for the liberation of the Cuban Five and the Lifting of the Blockade on Cuba

Due to limited space, we are asking that you call Franklin Flores at 917-945-9877 to reserve your attendance at this event.

The program will be in spanish with translation by Martin Koppel

Arnaldo Barron and the July 26th Movement in the United States

Arnaldo G. Barron

Cuban Rebel Trial Starts

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Brownsville Herald, May 18, 1958 (front page)

Cuban Rebel Trial Starts Here Monday

The trial in Federal District Court here of 15 Cubans charged with conspiring to violate U.S. neutrality laws is slated to being Monday.
The group under the leadership of Arnaldo Goenaga Barron was captured off Padre Island last March while en route to join the revolutionary forces of Fidel Castro in his fight against the regime of President Fulgencio Batista of Cuba.

After a hunger strike the rebel group was freed on bond, and many of them have stayed in Brownsville pending their trial. Barron returned from New York Friday.
Coincidentally with Barron’s return the rebels launched a wave of handbill propaganda, apparently to drum up popular support for their position.
The rebels’ newest “manifesto” asks that “the people of Brownsville be present at Federal Court when we stand accused of fighting for liberty and democracy in our country.”
The manifesto charges “the bestial assassin of Cuba” with the death of “more than 5,000 persons, especially among the youth.”