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Cuba  Travel to Cuba in 2009! President Obama has indicated that he will lift the ban on Cuban-American family travel, but we, and our allies in Congress, will push to end the travel ban for all U.S. citizens once and for all. To that end, we are consulting with Marazul Charters, Inc., a licensed travel service provider, on a number of research trips that will allow U.S. citizens to legally travel to Cuba. The first trip, scheduled for March 14-24, is for full-time Mental Health, Social Service & Healthcare Professionals who want to research Cuba's urban and rural health and social service system. Contact us for information on this and future 2009 trips for Professional Organizers and Professional Educators. Join us in this historic moment to open up travel to Cuba, paving the way for fully normalized relations with our island neighbor! Travel Delegations
Cuba Travel Delegation Schedule
Witness for Peace is consulting with a licensed travel provider on legal research delegations to Cuba.
Reports
 So Close and Yet So Far Away:
Ending the Embargo on Cuba
by WFP Cuba Program WFP partner Daisy Rojas shares her vision for a better U.S. policy toward her island nation.
Just the Facts
Analysis of Cuba Travel Ban
An analysis by the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), detailing the need to end restrictions on Cuban-American family travel & charity.
Bush's Threat to Freedom and Family
One page download that details how George W. Bush's travel ban threatens American freedom & harms American families.
Take Action
 Urge Obama to Speak Out Against the Embargo
Send an email to President Obama asking him to support Congressional efforts to end the trade embargo on Cuba.
  Send the Cuba Travel Ban to the Trash Bin!
Send an email to your representative asking him or her to co-sponsor H.R. 874, the bill that opens up all travel between the U.S. and Cuba.
News Articles
Isolated Cuba is making remarkable strides
by Matthew Bosisio, Augusta Chronicle August 8th, 2009 After spending 10 days in Cuba last month with a Witness for Peace delegation of educators, Matthew Bosisio contributes his reflections on the country and the embargo in an opinion piece for the Augusta Chronicle.
Oxnard teachers hope to raise funds to visit Cuba
by Mark Storer, Ventura County Star July 6th, 2009 Francisco Romero and his sister, Alma, local teachers, will arrive in Cuba on July 19 as part of a delegation of 37 educators from across the United States being sponsored by Witness for Peace, reports the Ventura County Star.
Local woman leads health-care delegation to Cuba
by Chris Garofolo, The Brattleboro Reformer April 6th, 2009 Pyschologist and Witness for Peace Board member, Judy Greenberg, describes her recent trip to Cuba researching the country's health care system and the impact of the U.S. embargo.
Local Woman to Travel to Cuba
by Bob Audette, The Brattleboro Reformer February 11th, 2009 Pyschologist and Witness for Peace Board member, Judy Greenberg, describes her upcoming trip to Cuba as a great way to connect with people, learn how a poor island nation can provide health care to all its residents and see the impact of the U.S. embargo on Cuba's health care system.
40 Years Enough
by Jennifer Slusser, The News and Observer February 1st, 2009 A letter to the editor by a WFP Cuba delegate
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