U.S. Pastors for Peace Caravan entered Mexico with donations for Cuba.

The U.S. Pastors for Peace Caravan carrying aid to donate to Cuba in solidarity, entered Mexico on July 4th after facing a number of obstacles imposed by authorities.

At the Pharr International Bridge border crossing from McAllen, Texas into Tamaulipas, U.S. Homeland Security agents seized 35 computers that were part of some 150 tons of aid, including nine vehicles.

Members of the 19th U.S.-Cuba Friendshipment Caravan carried out a sit-down protest at 8 a.m. (local time) and occupied one of the Customs lanes for half an hour until they were authorized to enter Mexico

The organization, which challenges the U.S. prohibitions on trade and travel to Cuba every summer, is made up of activists from the United States, Canada, Europe and Mexico.

The Pastors for Peace Caravan, as it is also known, on this occasion groups more than 100 American and European activists who will try to cross the border from McAllen, Texas, into the Mexican city of Reynosa, where they will join Mexican activists.

The Caravan, led by Rev. Lucius Walker, has toured several Canadian and US cities where they have collected some 100 tons of aid that include medical equipment and other items for the education, culture and sports sectors that will be benefit the Cuban people.

We will spend 8 days in Cuba attending cultural events, and visiting social projects such as organic farms, elderly person’s homes and health centers including the Latin American School of Medicine. We will meet and learn from Cubans at every level about the problems caused by the blockade and the ways they have creatively responded to those difficulties.
 
This year’s caravan will also host our second Hiphop Without Borders Exchange We will take many hiphop artists to participate in an international hiphop festival, as well as carrying turntables, keyboards and other musical equipment to support Cuban hiphop.