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On Saturday, July 30, join us for a very special night of live music, dancing, food, drinks and solidarity with Cuba.

The "Noche Cubana" will celebrate Cuba--its people, the Cuban 5, food, art, culture and the ongoing revolution. It will be a festive atmosphere with progressive politics and fun for all. It will be the best time you'll have all year. RSVP today!

• Live music by Buyepongo
• Live spinning by DJ Revolución, DJ Sweet and DJ Rojo: Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue, Rumba and more
• Indoor and outdoor dancing
• Homemade Cuban food & drinks, including Mojitos
• Auction & raffle of Cuba posters, shirts, books, DVDs and more
• Festival of Cuban films & rare documentaries (see partial list below)
• New updates in the case of the Cuban 5

Raffle of brand new iPad 2 ($500 value)!

iPad raffle tickets are only $5. Click here to purchase iPad raffle tickets. You can purchase tickets by credit card over the phone: 213-251-1025 or at the Noche Cubana. Raffle will take place at the event on July 30, but you don't have to be there to win, so get your tickets today.

This year is the 52nd anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. In 1959, young Cuban revolutionaries, led by Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, defeated the hated, U.S.-backed military dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. It was a triumph for the Cuban people, and for poor and oppressed people in Latin America and across the world. Now, Cuba's social progress stands as an inspiration to those who seek to build a better, more just world. 2011 is also the 50th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion, which was defeated by the Cuban people.

All Cuba supporters and friends are invited to this Noche Cubana celebration. July 30 is also significant because it is four days after the beginning of Cuba's revolutionary struggle. On July 26, 1953, over 130 young Cuban revolutionaries launched an attack on the Moncada barracks to start a rebellion. The rebellion failed militarily, but it sparked the struggle that resulted in the 1959 revolutionary triumph.

Festival of Cuban films

Some of the following films will be shown by projector on a big screen at the Noche Cubana:

• Cuba: An African Odyssey (2007, Jihan El Tahri)
• Fidel: The Untold Story (2001, Dir. Estela Bravo)
• Accelerated Underdevelopment (Dir. Travis Wilkerson)
• Revolutionary newsreels by Santiago Alvarez (Curated by Travis Wilkerson)
• Posada Carriles: Terrorism Made in the USA (2007, Dir. Angel Palacios)
• Montaña de Luz (2005, Dir. Guillermo Centeno)
• Mission Against Terror: Case of the Cuban Five (2003, Dir. Roberto Ruiz Rebo)
• The Cuban Story (1959, Dir. Victor Phalen/Errol Flynn)
• Workers' Democracy in Cuba (1996, Dir. Gloria La Riva)
• Memories of Underdevelopment (1973, Dir. Tomás Gutiérrez Alea)
• Clandestinos (1987, Dir. Fernando Pérez)
• Comandante (2003, Dir. Oliver Stone)
• Vampires in Havana (1999, Dir. Juan Padrón)
• After the Battle: Cuba, Angola & South Africa (1991, Dir. Estela Bravo)

Many of these films will be available for purchase at the event.

Bring friends, family and everyone

All of this, all in one night! Bring friends, family members, co-workers and everyone you know to show solidarity with Cuba and raise funds for ANSWER and the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five.

Click here to RSVP for the Noche Cubana. $10 donation for admissiongets you 1 plate of food and 1 soft drink.

For more info call 213-251-1025 or e-mail answerla@answerla.org.

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