Democracy Movement launches another flotilla to Cuba

Via the Miami Herald:

Democracy movements plans flotillas from Key West to near Cuba

Organizers of the flotilla said dissidents on the island plan to get close to the Seawall with candles and torches on a Journey of Light for Freedom.

The first of two flotillas of the Democracy Movement sailed early Tuesday morning from Key West headed to a destination 12 miles away from Cuban shores, where they will stage a fireworks show to welcome Pope Benedict XVI to the island and demand the Cuban government to stop repression.

The second flotilla will leave at 10 p.m. to also get close to the limit of Cuban waters. Once there, the travelers will send greetings on Wednesday morning to their fellow citizens, reflecting lights on mirrors at the end of the papal Mass to be held at the Revolution Plaza in Havana, which will be seen on gigantic screens aboard both boats.

After the Mass, the travelers will throw flowers in the water to honor Cubans who have been executed by the Cuban regime since 1959, and to pay tribute to those who have died in their attempts to cross the Florida Straits.

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