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Plaque Dedicated to Rev. Lucius Walker Unveiled in Havana.

CUBA, 28 July 2011.- A plaque dedicated to Reverend Lucius Walker was unveiled on Thursday at the Jose Marti Anti-Imperialist Tribune located in Havana.

The members of the US-Cuba Friendshipment Caravan paid tribute to the founder of Pastors for Peace in a solemn activity that also included the presence of the head of the Religious Affairs Department of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party, Caridad Diego, president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples, (ICAP) Kenia Serrano, the Director of the North America Department of ICAP, Esperanza Luzbert among other Cuban authorities and US activists in the Cuban capital.

Esperanza Luzbert said that it was strange not to see Lucius Walker stepping out of the airplane when the caravanistas arrived in the Jose Marti International Airport, but she said "his spirit is with us and we will continue and strengthen his example of peace and love."

The ICAP representative added that "we have many things to thank Lucius for. The founder of Pastors for Peace said that he could not think of a world without Cuba, and we now say we cannot think of a caravan without Lucius".

Luzbert reiterated that the struggle to end injustice in the world must continue and "we will pay tribute to Reverend Lucius Walker here at the Jose Marti Anti-Imperialist Tribune each year, "Lucius Vive, la lucha sigue" (Lucius Lives, the Struggle Continues).

On behalf of the caravanistas, Board Director of the Inter-Religious Foundation for Community Organization, (IFCO) Reverend Tom Smith said that "Lucius will always be among us. Our tribute to Lucius will be to continue fighting for an end to Washington's blockade against Cuba and work even harder to demand President Barack Obama to release the Cuban Five imprisoned in the US for fighting terrorism."

Also present at the tribute were three US medical students that recently graduated from the Havana based Latin American School of Medicine, ELAM who said that Reverend Lucius Walker was an inspiration to them and in his honor they will serve the poor community in US.

Among other plaques dedicated to renowned US figures found at the monument are: Malcolm X, Henry Reeve, Frederick Douglas, John Reed, Martin Luther King Jr. and others that have fought for freedom and justice.

This 22nd caravan arrived in Cuba after touring some 130 cities and collecting over 100 tons of humanitarian aid for the island. (Cubaminrex-ACN)

 

 

 

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