Show J a 0 C Cuba u b ba a Si S I I H i ryR KIG Y Blockade No No NoTH i Frank Penman Staff Writer HATS WHAT'S HATS HAT'S the point President President President dent Bush what's the point said Milton Braselton Braselton Braselton Brasel- Brasel ton addressing a small group of people at t the Peace with Cuba Rally sponsored red redby by the Central American Solidarity Coalition The rally held in front of of the Federal Building at South State Stat was h held ld to gather support for the th Cuban people Meg Hall chairperson of the Socialist Workers Party asked the people at the rally to support an end to the blockade and stop the travel ban imposed by the United States on Cuba Hall called the capitalistic system unjust unjust unjust un un- un- un just because the capitalists own the majority of factories factories factories fac fac- tories and materials They drive wages and benefits down In Cuba where there is no private priva te profit there ismore ismore is ismore more day care available than can be used Abortion is available on demand for any woman of any age Life expectancy expectancy ex ex- for blacks and whites is the same and literacy is higher than in the US U.S. Cuba also has the most advanced medical assistance in the third world countries and is more open to the arts according to Hall Hall accused the US U.S. government of f giving misinformation to the people of America She said the difference in Cuba and the reason for its success is the leadership leadership- leadership Fidel Fidel Castro It lilt is important to see what Fidel really says said Hall Beatrice Murphy a Latin American woman and community community community com com- activist says there is oppression and discrimination tion in a capitalist society Cuba is not p poor or in r f tion and medicine said Murphy People in Cuba think differently dif differently than Americans and unless Americans become more concerned for the future future future fu fu- fu- fu ture they too will wiil not have jobs Murphy said If lf you want to be be- bea a great architect dont don't stay tay in ip Utah and b build build- more temples Go to Cuba l ba and build R Robert bert Archuleta Archuleta- mem mem- member ber bet o of f the tile Joe Hill Hilt and Club and anda a a Utah activist a said We must be vigilant that we dont don't have another Bay of Pigs Archuleta referred to toa a speech given by Castro saying This island will sink before we give ourselves s over to be slaves of America Braselton noting the changes change that have take place in the political world in the past 30 years and especially the fall of Communism said Cuba had counted on Russia as a Sugar Daddy for too long lone Now that Russia no nolo lo longer ger backs Cuba with imports imports imports im- im ports of oil Cuba has returned to a pre-industrial pre sta state tee There are very few cars busses and tractors being used in Cuba today The Cuban people dont don't want aid in the form of money They just want the American people to be able to o visit their country and increase increase increase in in- crease their economy There are ways to travel into Cuba but not with the permission of the US U.S. government Brasel Braselton ton in a symbolic gesture gesture a.- a. ture removed his shirt saying This is the end of the armed fighting and the beginning of the fight for peace People at the rally asked for three changes end the economic blockade normalize normalize normal normal- ize diplomatic relations and andopen andopen andopen open travel to Cuba 1 j f. f r P r I F 0 1 j s. s t r |