[Netnews-action] Fundraiser event for Cuban hurricane appeal / evento de ayudar a Cuba despues de los ciclones 6 Nov

[Manchester CSC]

Please share this with your friends and associates -

There will be a fund-raising event at the Lloyds pub, Wilbraham Rd, 
Chorlton on Thursday 6 November 2008, 8.30-11.00 for Cuba hurricane 
relief - why? because Cuba has experienced the 'worst ever' devastation 
and is in need of aid to repair buildings and guarantee food supply.  
Information about the scale of the disaster - see below <#stats>.

The band Cajun Street Preachers will play - a rerun of previous popular 
events with raffle, stall, collection.

Dave Eatock, the band accordionist has written a song for the 
Miami/Cuban 5 and this will be played.  The Band's new CD - /Things can 
Change/ will be on sale to contribute to the fund-raising effort too.  
see http://www.cubasol-manch.org.uk/Cuban_Five_song.htm

Food menu (last orders 8.00pm) and free dish of the day at 9.00.

Manchester Cuba Solidarity Campaign
http://www.cubasol-manch.org.uk
0161 881 6887

    * *500,000 houses lost of which over 63,000 are totally 
      destroyed.   80% of houses on the Isle of Youth destroyed.*
    * *700,000 tonnes of food lost*
    * *The food shortage was caused when twin hurricanes Gustav and Ike
      ripped through the island nation this month, damaging crops of
      rice, beans, plantains and sweet potatoes, killing farm animals.*
    * * ...damages to  electricity, water systems, in short, the entire
      infrastructure of the  country including schools, clinics,
      hospitals. Just imagine an entire  country hit by Katrina from one
      end to the other and you'll get an idea  of the devastation!
      Preliminary estimates by Cuba is that losses are in  the range of
      $5 billion.*
    * * The path of destruction stretches for more than a thousand
      kilometres across the island. In some areas of the country the
      scenes resemble those of an earthquake: sealed-off roads, houses
      demolished into scattered brick and dust, some flooded; electrical
      cables and towers toppled; plantations devastated.*
    * *Biggest problems - the scale of the damage to housing - replacing
      all those roofs.  Potential shortages of food because of  the
      damage to farming.*


pictures and video - 
http://www.cubasol-manch.org.uk/Hurricane%20in%20Cuba.htm



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