Australia Cuba Friendship Society
(Sydney branch)
Hear Odalys López Sarmiento speak on Cuba's role in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake
Hear Odalys López Sarmiento, from the Asia-Pacific Division of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), speaking on Cuba's role in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake and its contribution to healthcare in the pacific.
Click here for more details.

6.30pm Monday 12th April
NSW Teachers' Federation
23-33 Mary St, Surry Hills (map)
New meeting venue!
ACFS monthly meetings are now held at a new venue. We meet at 6.30pm at the NSW Teachers' Federation building, Level 1, 33 Mary Street, Surry Hills (map).
Presentation by Adriana Navarro at the Sydney Latin American Forum October 10 2009
Thanks to the Sydney Latin American Social Forum and Adriana Navarro for this presentation on legal issues regarding the Cuban Five.
ACFS Sydney Branch Hurricane Appeal
The Australia Cuba Friendship Society is issuing this appeal for funds to go to Cuba to assist in reconstruction work after the devastating damage from the recent hurricanes. We are directing the money through APHEDA, the trade union overseas humanitarian aid organisation that already has projects in Cuba such as the Cuban Children's Fund. APHEDA will direct the money to wherever we want to send it and the advantage of doing it this way is that the federal government matches every dollar collected by APHEDA with 30 cents, so it is a way of ACFS maximising our contribution.
You can pay directly through the APHEDA website at http://www.apheda.org.au/ and designate Cuba as the recipient of your donation or you can send contributions to ACFS at ACFS SYdney, PO Box K364, Haymarket, NSW 1240 with cheques made out to Australia Cuba Friendship Society, Sydney and an envelope clearly marked ACFS Sydney branch Hurricane Appeal. Please note that the biggest obstacle to reconstruction in Cuba is the US blockade which, as well as all the other devastation it has caused, prevents the purchase of essential materials from their nearest potential trading partner. See further information about:

What is ACFS?
The ACFS aims to promote and encourage friendship, understanding, trade and other exchange between the people of Australia and Cuba.

We organise a variety of politico-cultural events during the year culminating in the annual Work/Study Brigade to Cuba. This is a three-week visit to Cuba focussing on political, economic, cultural and social aspects of Cuba. The ACFS supports humanitarian projects in Cuba. An ACFS priority is to end the US blockade of Cuba.

The ACFS meets at 6.30pm on the first Thursday of every month (except January) at the NSW Teachers' Federation building, Level 1, 33 Mary Street, Surry Hills (map). Meetings are open to all friends of Cuba and those interested in finding out more about Cuba.

Membership of the ACFS is $20 ($10 unwaged) per year. Here is our membership form. There is also a western suburbs branch whose meetings are conducted in Spanish. There are also many other branches of the ACFS around Australia. See below for their contact details.

To contact us, write to secretary@sydney-acfs.org or PO Box K364, Haymarket NSW 1240.

Join the Work/Study Brigade to Cuba:
Contact us to join this year's brigade to Cuba or if you have any questions about the brigade: brigade@sydney-acfs.org. You can also visit www.cubabrigade.org.au for more information.

Latest Newsletter: April 2010 (and others)

Mailing Lists: Members and friends can join our mailing lists by clicking on the check boxes next to the lists you want to subscribe to, typing in your email address below and clicking on the Join button.

  announce@sydney-acfs.org (Announcements and news)
national@sydney-acfs.org (Member forum for all branches)

Your email address:

If you have any questions or problems, please contact me at postie@sydney-acfs.org.

Links to other Cuba solidarity organisations:

Friends of Cuba - Campaign against the blockade against Cuba.
Free the Five! - free the Cuban political prisoners in the U.S. (freethefive@yahoo.com)

Local Branches: Here are the contact details for all branches of the ACFS:

Sydney:
Web: http://sydney-acfs.org/
Mail: secretary@sydney-acfs.org
Post: PO Box K364, Haymarket NSW 1240

Sydney Western Suburbs:
Mail: Hugo Nardini hnardini@bigpond.net.au

Melbourne:
Web: http://www.geocities.com/melbacfs/
Mail: melbacfs@yahoo.com.au
Post: PO Box 1051, Collingwood VIC 3066

Canberra:
Web: http://www.geocities.com/australiacubafriendship/
Mail: australiacubafriendship@yahoo.com.au
Post: PO Box E190, Kingston ACT 2604

Brisbane:
Web: http://www.acfs-brisbane.org.au/
Mail: acfs.brisbane@gmail.com
Post: PO Box 5683, West End QLD 4101

Adelaide:
Secretary: Bob Briton bobbrit@planetmail.com
Web: http://www.acfsadelaide.blogspot.com/
Web: http://www.fiveheroes.blogspot.com/
Mail: acfsadelaide@gmail.com
Post: PO Box 612, Port Adelaide SA 5015

Perth:
President: Vinnie Molina vinniemolin@hotmail.com
Secretary: Elizabeth Hulm elizabethhulm@yahoo.com.au
Mail: acfsperth@gmail.com
Post: PO Box 1455, South Perth WA 6951

Hobart:
Mail: Ro Dallow rdallow@iinet.com.au
Post: GPO Box 323, Hobart TAS 7001

Albury/Wodonga:
Mail: Peter Hood phood4@bigpond.com
Post: PO Box 854, Albury NSW 2640

Newcastle:
Mail: Kate Ferguson katelind@tpg.com.au

Central Coast NSW:
Post: PO Box 1082, Gosford NSW 2250

Otautahi-Christchurch:
Mail: Ina Lawrence inashina@clear.net.nz
Mail: Gael Donald gael.d@clear.net.nz
Mail: Cuba Solidarity Christchurch cusolch@gmail.com
Web: http://cubasolidarity.blogspot.com/