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Pit-Stop near Mt. Vernon Washington
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Peace Arch "Children of a Common Mother"
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"1814 Open One Hundred Years 1914 — May These Gates Never Be Closed" —May it be so.
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Rick Fellows Speaking about the Caravan, Rick has been involved with caravans since 1984 when he got involved with the Peabody Coal dispute over Black Mountain.
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Hap, one of the caravanistas traveling in the 2010 delegation.
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Tom Warner speaks while Tamara Hansen assists with loudspeaker
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The Bellingham 4
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Manolo de los Santos, Pastors for Peace Caravan Leader
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Samba Soleil—This group did high-energy drumming for a long time, and a lot of people joined in to dance. Lots of smiling faces.
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Cargo, Much cargo will be shipped to Cuba in an effort to break the immoral blockade. The US has very discriminatory policies against Cuba, disallowing trade through a variety of means. Due to the economic weight of the USA, many other nations are forced
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Loading the Bus (many hands make light work)
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Roadside Demonstration: Lift the Blockade Pastors for Peace Cuba Caravan Friendshipment Border Crossing from Vancouver Canada to USA July 4, 2010
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Seen here crossing the street, there was a sizable crowd of supporters in attendance to see the bus through into the US.
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With the Bus. Supporters stood by the bus, and followed it while it waited and proceeded in line.
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Cuba Cuba! Waiting in solidarity at the border.
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ICE Border Patrol Agents, The Caravan was subjected to a certain degree of scrutiny. The agents told the caravan leader that although they were being allowed into the US from Canada, that other agents are waiting at the Mexico/US border and there will be
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Caravan Supporter Sporting a General Strike T-Shirt—Solidarity!
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Bruce. Welcome to the United States of America
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Ernesto is Spanish by birth and has lived for much of his life in Vancouver B.C. I liked his hat with the buttons, one button read something to the effect of: spend on housing, as opposed to spend on war.
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Group Photo
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Stop the Injustice. Free the Cuban Five!
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This is on the side of the bus from Salt Spring Island: I think it pretty much says it all, "Somos Todos Hijo/as de la Tierra"
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On the Bus with Tom and Judy, Tom is a lifelong advocate for human rights and reconciliation between Cuba and the US