Cuban Heroes Gerardo Hernandez and Rene Gonzalez attend 132nd Gala of the Durham Miners Association
UNITED KINGDOM, July 9, 2016.- The Secretary General of the Durham Miners Association, David Hopper gave the opening speech for the main and most important event of the Unions to be held in the UK with more than 100,000 attendees.
The event was attended by Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, general secretaries of the main unions of the country, Labour MPs and foreign guests, including the heroes of the Republic of Cuba, Gerardo Hernandez and Rene Gonzalez as well as Cuban Ambassador, Teresita Vicente Sotolongo, among others.
Gerardo and René representing the Cuban Five in London
UNITED KINGDOM, 8 July 2016.- Gerardo and René arrived in London this morning on behalf of the Cuban Five, invited by parliamentarians, British unions and the Cuba Solidarity Campaign.
They were welcomed at Gatwick Airport by Ambassador Teresita Vicente Sotolongo, a representation of the CSC and officials and employees of the Cuban State Mission in Britain.