Amarillo
Globe-News. Web posted Thursday, June 28, 2001.
Rick Fellows said he has no qualms about breaking U.S. laws to help people
in Cuba. Fellows and other Pastors for Peace volunteers journeyed through
Amarillo on Wednesday on their way to Cuba to protest the U.S. government's
longstanding embargo against Cuba. The Pastors for Peace caravan was supported
locally by the Peace Farm.
In Cuba, they will join other Pastors for Peace members, meet with
alternative energy experts and participate in a bicycle ride in Villa Clara, a
rural province. Humanitarian aid, such as medical supplies, will be provided to
the Cubans.
They plan to be in Cuba on July 4-11.
Fellows said Pastors for Peace members are violating U.S. Treasury licensing
process in transporting goods, because "we believe that the licensing
process causes death and human suffering."
"It's a form of civil disobedience," Fellows said.
"Ultimately, this has to do with the fact that policies can kill, and
we're against the policy that causes death and human suffering for the people in
Cuba," said Fellows, who lives in Olympia, Wash.
© 2001 Amarillo Globe-News
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