Bill Hackwell
Template:TOCnestleft Bill Hackwell is a Vietnam veteran.
PSL member
Bill Hackwell has been a member of the San Francisco branch of the Party for Socialism and Liberation.[1]
Solidarity activists honored in Cuba
October, 2014, the Friendship Medal of the Republic of Cuba was awarded to two hard- working solidarity activists from the United States, according to the newspaper Granma of Oct. 3.
Alicia Jrapko, U.S. coordinator of the International Committee for the Freedom of the Five, and photographer Bill Hackwell were honored for their unwavering efforts to gain the release of five Cubans who were jailed in Florida in 1998 after they penetrated Cuban exile organizations with a history of terrorist acts against Cuba.
Kenia Serrano, president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples, said during the award ceremony that “16 years of imprisonment have passed during which our friends have expressed their maximum commitment to Cuba, and put their professional and family life second to this constant struggle. Alicia and Bill form part of this selfless friendship.”
Jrapko explained, “Cuba is solidarity instead of selfishness, love in place of hate. That’s why wherever we are we defend the cause of the Five, the result of this wonderful work. We will continue to host all the conferences and to knock on all the necessary doors.”
Bill Hackwell declared that the medal, more than an honor, demonstrates that the wave of solidarity, which has marked his way of life, will be victorious.
Rene Gonzalez and Fernando Gonzalez, two of the Cuban Five who have returned home after serving out their sentences and are now Decorated Heroes of the Republic of Cuba, attended the ceremony. Also present were Ana Teresita Gonzalez Fraga, vice minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Josefina Vidal, director of the United States department at the foreign ministry; Graciela Ramírez, coordinator of the International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban Five; and relatives of the five heroes.[2]
References
- ↑ PSL Flickr page, accessed November 17, 2010
- ↑ [http://www.workers.org/articles/2014/10/11/solidarity-activists-honored-cuba/WW Solidarity activists honored in Cuba By Deirdre Griswold posted on October 11, 2014]