Cuban library prisoners holiday card campaign
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Steve Marquardt
Dec 4, 2008, 12:46:51 PM12/4/08
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Please join me in this effort to express solidarity with and support
for persons imprisoned for exercising their freedom to read.
Steve Marquardt
South Dakota State University Dean of Libraries Emeritus
ALA Member wince 1974
Amnesty International USA Legislative Coordinator for Minnesota
SEASON’S GREETINGS CARDS to PRISONERS ADDRESS LIST
of WRITERS AND LIBRARIANS IN PRISON, OR THEIR FAMILIES
December 2, 2008
The following appeal “Guidelines” are drawn from this year’s
International PEN Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) holiday campaign,
announced by IFEX Communiqué vol 17 no 45 on 19 November 2008 as
follows: “'Tis the season - International PEN's Writers in Prison
Committee (WiPC) is also asking that you send greetings cards to
writers in prison or their families. For more details of this
initiative, email: wipc (@) internationalpen.org.uk.”
Guidelines for Greeting Cards to Prisoners’ Families
Please send general greetings or holiday cards to one or more of the
family members listed below. Post cards are best, as letters are
sometimes opened in search of remittance money. (Here’s a tip: Try
using just the cover portion of a holiday greeting card as your post
card.) Airmail postage is 94 cents.
Your message could be as follows, or create your own in Spanish or
English, avoiding any specific reference to politics:
No se desanime. [Prisoner’s name] no es olvidado. Aprecio su amor por
los libros y la lectura.
Espero que el año 2009 traiga buenos relaciones entre nuestros paises
y nuestras bibliotecas.
Atentamente,
[your name]
Bibliotecario / Bibliotecaria
[If you’re male] If female]
NOTE: Be sure to INCLUDE the “~” TILDE MARK above the “n” in “año.”
Without that diacritical tilde, ano = anus. :-(
TRANSLATION:
Do not be discouraged. [Prisoner’s name] is not forgotten. I
appreciate his love of books and reading.
I hope that the year 2008 brings good relations between our countries
and our libraries.
Sincerely,
[your name]
Librarian
Include a return address, should the prisoner’s family be able to
reply. If you get a reply, please send a copy to:
Sara Whyatt, Writers in Prison Committee, International PEN, Brownlow
House, 50/51 High Holborn, London WC1V 6ER, United Kingdom Tel: + 44
(0) 20 74050338 Fax: + 44 (0) 20 74060339 email:
wi...@internationalpen.org.uk
and to me:
Steve Marquardt
9383 123rd Ave. SE
Lake Lillian, MN 56253-4700
CUBA
Journalists, writers and librarians detained in Cuba serving many
years for their independent writings. Where there are good backgrounds
on the Internet, links are given. In other cases, go to
http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/international-pen-case-list-january-june-2008-now-available
for details.
[Sra. = Señora; Srta. = Señorita]
Víctor Rolando Arroyo Carmona, Reyes Magos Library (Pinar del Río)
SEND CARD TO:
Sra. Elsa América González Padrón [wife]
Calle C #14 Altos
e/t Antonio Tarafas y Primera
Rpto Jacinto
Pinar del Río
Cuba
- or -
Sra. Teresa Galván Gutiérrez [sister]
Calle 52 #9914 e/ 99 y 103
Güines
Provincia Habana
Cuba
José Luis Garcia Paneque, Carlos J. Finlay Library (Las Tunas)
http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/1873/prmID/174
SEND CARD TO:
Sra. Moralinda Paneque [mother]
Sergio Reino # 101
Carretera Amancio Rodríguez
Las Tunas
Cuba
Ricardo Severino Garcia Alfonso, Jorge Mañach Library (Havana)
SEND CARD TO:
Sra. Alida de Jesús Viso Bello [wife]
Calle 11 # 78 Apto. 2 e/ E y Font
Lawton
La Habana, Cuba
Léster Luis Gonzales Pentón, Jorge Mas Canosa Independent Library
(Santa Clara) http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/2722/prmID/174
SEND CARD TO:
Sra. Mireya de la Caridad Pentón Orosco [mother]
Calle Primera # 28 e/t A y Río
Rpto Ruíz del Sol
Santa Clara, C.P. 50300
Cuba
Iván Hernandez Carrillo, Juan Gualberto Gómez Library, Branch II
(Matanzas)
SEND CARD TO:
Sra. Asunción Carrillo Hernández [mother]
Mesa # 32 e/t San José y Colón
Colón
Matanzas
Cuba
José Ubaldo Izquierdo Hernández, Sebastián Arcos Library (Havana
Province)
SEND CARD TO:
Sra. Yamilka Morejón Morfa [wife]
Ave. 83 No. 3006 e/ 30 y 32
Batey Cruz
Güines
La Habana, Cuba
José Miguel Martinez Hernández, General Juan Bruno Zayas Library
(Havana Province)
SEND CARD TO:
Sra. Sofía del Carmen García Miranda [wife]
Calle 28 # 2719 e/ 27 y 29
Quivicán
Provincia Habana
Cuba
Cuba
Blas Giraldo Reyes Rodríguez, 20th of May Library (Sancti Spiritus)
SEND CARD TO:
Sra. Isel de las Mercedes Acosta Obregón [wife]
Calle 26 de Julio No. 30
e/ 3ra. del Oeste y Ferrocarril
Reparto Colón
Sancti Spiritus
Cuba
Fabio Prieto Llorente, "Mir Francisco Mulets" Library
http://www.englishpen.org/writersinprison/honorarymembers/cuba/fabioprietollorente/
SEND CARD TO:
Sra. Ramona Mirta Llorente Torres [mother]
– or –
Srta. Clara Lourdes Prieto Llorente [sister]
Calle 47 Escalera 2811, Apto. 6
e/t 28 y 30
Nueva Gerona
Isla de la Juventud
Cuba
Links to websites that provide details of the individuals’
imprisonment are given in International PEN’s website at
www.internationalpen.org.uk -- navigate to the Freedom of Expression
section. The WiPC Caselist for January – June 2008 is also available
at that site.
Clearly the PEN writers’ organization is active in urging the release
of imprisoned writers. In similar solidarity –
• The Committee to Protect Journalists, Reporters Without Borders, and
the international Coordinating Committee of Press Freedom
Organizations campaign for the release of journalists:
http://cpj.org/2008/06/cpj-urges-eu-to-hold-cuba-accountable-for-press-ab.php,
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=25781, and
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/64884/
• The Network of Concerned Historians campaigns for the release of
imprisoned historians: http://www.concernedhistorians.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=52&Itemid=144
• Labor union associations campaign for the release of trade
unionists: http://www.cmt-wcl.org/cmt/ewcm.nsf/_/D90F980F789DB5A2C12570B300549C05?OpenDocument
and http://www.icftu.org/displaydocument.asp?Index=991218325&Language=EN
However, the American Library Association declines to call for release
of the imprisoned librarians. ALA’s most assertive and most recently
stated official position expresses contentment with their imprisonment
in a July 27, 2004 letter to the Cuban Foreign Minister, as follows:
“We thank you very much for your attention and assistance to ensure
the health and welfare of these detained individuals.” See this
exchange of letters at http://groups.google.com/group/Cuba451Letters/web/have-a-nice-20-years-in-prison-says-ala.
Should you wish to urge the ALA to join the international call to
release the library prisoners, you can e-mail ALA President-Elect
Camila Alire at cal...@att.net or write to her at 7070 West Ridgeview
Circle, Sedalia, CO 80135-9134.
for persons imprisoned for exercising their freedom to read.
Steve Marquardt
South Dakota State University Dean of Libraries Emeritus
ALA Member wince 1974
Amnesty International USA Legislative Coordinator for Minnesota
SEASON’S GREETINGS CARDS to PRISONERS ADDRESS LIST
of WRITERS AND LIBRARIANS IN PRISON, OR THEIR FAMILIES
December 2, 2008
The following appeal “Guidelines” are drawn from this year’s
International PEN Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) holiday campaign,
announced by IFEX Communiqué vol 17 no 45 on 19 November 2008 as
follows: “'Tis the season - International PEN's Writers in Prison
Committee (WiPC) is also asking that you send greetings cards to
writers in prison or their families. For more details of this
initiative, email: wipc (@) internationalpen.org.uk.”
Guidelines for Greeting Cards to Prisoners’ Families
Please send general greetings or holiday cards to one or more of the
family members listed below. Post cards are best, as letters are
sometimes opened in search of remittance money. (Here’s a tip: Try
using just the cover portion of a holiday greeting card as your post
card.) Airmail postage is 94 cents.
Your message could be as follows, or create your own in Spanish or
English, avoiding any specific reference to politics:
No se desanime. [Prisoner’s name] no es olvidado. Aprecio su amor por
los libros y la lectura.
Espero que el año 2009 traiga buenos relaciones entre nuestros paises
y nuestras bibliotecas.
Atentamente,
[your name]
Bibliotecario / Bibliotecaria
[If you’re male] If female]
NOTE: Be sure to INCLUDE the “~” TILDE MARK above the “n” in “año.”
Without that diacritical tilde, ano = anus. :-(
TRANSLATION:
Do not be discouraged. [Prisoner’s name] is not forgotten. I
appreciate his love of books and reading.
I hope that the year 2008 brings good relations between our countries
and our libraries.
Sincerely,
[your name]
Librarian
Include a return address, should the prisoner’s family be able to
reply. If you get a reply, please send a copy to:
Sara Whyatt, Writers in Prison Committee, International PEN, Brownlow
House, 50/51 High Holborn, London WC1V 6ER, United Kingdom Tel: + 44
(0) 20 74050338 Fax: + 44 (0) 20 74060339 email:
wi...@internationalpen.org.uk
and to me:
Steve Marquardt
9383 123rd Ave. SE
Lake Lillian, MN 56253-4700
CUBA
Journalists, writers and librarians detained in Cuba serving many
years for their independent writings. Where there are good backgrounds
on the Internet, links are given. In other cases, go to
http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/international-pen-case-list-january-june-2008-now-available
for details.
[Sra. = Señora; Srta. = Señorita]
Víctor Rolando Arroyo Carmona, Reyes Magos Library (Pinar del Río)
SEND CARD TO:
Sra. Elsa América González Padrón [wife]
Calle C #14 Altos
e/t Antonio Tarafas y Primera
Rpto Jacinto
Pinar del Río
Cuba
- or -
Sra. Teresa Galván Gutiérrez [sister]
Calle 52 #9914 e/ 99 y 103
Güines
Provincia Habana
Cuba
José Luis Garcia Paneque, Carlos J. Finlay Library (Las Tunas)
http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/1873/prmID/174
SEND CARD TO:
Sra. Moralinda Paneque [mother]
Sergio Reino # 101
Carretera Amancio Rodríguez
Las Tunas
Cuba
Ricardo Severino Garcia Alfonso, Jorge Mañach Library (Havana)
SEND CARD TO:
Sra. Alida de Jesús Viso Bello [wife]
Calle 11 # 78 Apto. 2 e/ E y Font
Lawton
La Habana, Cuba
Léster Luis Gonzales Pentón, Jorge Mas Canosa Independent Library
(Santa Clara) http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/2722/prmID/174
SEND CARD TO:
Sra. Mireya de la Caridad Pentón Orosco [mother]
Calle Primera # 28 e/t A y Río
Rpto Ruíz del Sol
Santa Clara, C.P. 50300
Cuba
Iván Hernandez Carrillo, Juan Gualberto Gómez Library, Branch II
(Matanzas)
SEND CARD TO:
Sra. Asunción Carrillo Hernández [mother]
Mesa # 32 e/t San José y Colón
Colón
Matanzas
Cuba
José Ubaldo Izquierdo Hernández, Sebastián Arcos Library (Havana
Province)
SEND CARD TO:
Sra. Yamilka Morejón Morfa [wife]
Ave. 83 No. 3006 e/ 30 y 32
Batey Cruz
Güines
La Habana, Cuba
José Miguel Martinez Hernández, General Juan Bruno Zayas Library
(Havana Province)
SEND CARD TO:
Sra. Sofía del Carmen García Miranda [wife]
Calle 28 # 2719 e/ 27 y 29
Quivicán
Provincia Habana
Cuba
Cuba
Blas Giraldo Reyes Rodríguez, 20th of May Library (Sancti Spiritus)
SEND CARD TO:
Sra. Isel de las Mercedes Acosta Obregón [wife]
Calle 26 de Julio No. 30
e/ 3ra. del Oeste y Ferrocarril
Reparto Colón
Sancti Spiritus
Cuba
Fabio Prieto Llorente, "Mir Francisco Mulets" Library
http://www.englishpen.org/writersinprison/honorarymembers/cuba/fabioprietollorente/
SEND CARD TO:
Sra. Ramona Mirta Llorente Torres [mother]
– or –
Srta. Clara Lourdes Prieto Llorente [sister]
Calle 47 Escalera 2811, Apto. 6
e/t 28 y 30
Nueva Gerona
Isla de la Juventud
Cuba
Links to websites that provide details of the individuals’
imprisonment are given in International PEN’s website at
www.internationalpen.org.uk -- navigate to the Freedom of Expression
section. The WiPC Caselist for January – June 2008 is also available
at that site.
Clearly the PEN writers’ organization is active in urging the release
of imprisoned writers. In similar solidarity –
• The Committee to Protect Journalists, Reporters Without Borders, and
the international Coordinating Committee of Press Freedom
Organizations campaign for the release of journalists:
http://cpj.org/2008/06/cpj-urges-eu-to-hold-cuba-accountable-for-press-ab.php,
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=25781, and
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/64884/
• The Network of Concerned Historians campaigns for the release of
imprisoned historians: http://www.concernedhistorians.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=52&Itemid=144
• Labor union associations campaign for the release of trade
unionists: http://www.cmt-wcl.org/cmt/ewcm.nsf/_/D90F980F789DB5A2C12570B300549C05?OpenDocument
and http://www.icftu.org/displaydocument.asp?Index=991218325&Language=EN
However, the American Library Association declines to call for release
of the imprisoned librarians. ALA’s most assertive and most recently
stated official position expresses contentment with their imprisonment
in a July 27, 2004 letter to the Cuban Foreign Minister, as follows:
“We thank you very much for your attention and assistance to ensure
the health and welfare of these detained individuals.” See this
exchange of letters at http://groups.google.com/group/Cuba451Letters/web/have-a-nice-20-years-in-prison-says-ala.
Should you wish to urge the ALA to join the international call to
release the library prisoners, you can e-mail ALA President-Elect
Camila Alire at cal...@att.net or write to her at 7070 West Ridgeview
Circle, Sedalia, CO 80135-9134.
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