Vol.61/No.40           November 17, 1997 
 
 
UN Pickets: `Lift The Blockade Against Cuba!'  
Around 20 people gathered across the street from the United Nations November 5, where Ricardo Alarcón, president of Cuba's National Assembly, was addressing the General Assembly, protesting the embargo against Cuba. The pickets chanted in English and Spanish, "Hey, hey, ho, ho, that blockade has got to go!" and "Cuba Sí, Bloqueo No!" among others. The United Nations was expected to pass a resolution against the embargo on Cuba. Casa de las Américas called the picket, which drew activists from the Cuban Committee for Peace of Elizabeth, New Jersey, and other organizations. "We are always in every action for lifting the blockade," said Sandra Lozada López, one of the activists of the committee, second from left in above photo, joined by her daughter Janet Alvarez, first from left. Alarcón will be speaking in New York, Saturday, November 8, at 8 p.m. at Casa de Las Américas, 104 14th St., corner of 6th Ave.  
 
 
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