Protest Gloria Estefan's new CD, 90 Millas (90 Miles-English).

To:  Gloria Estefan

This is a petition to protest Gloria Estefan's new CD, 90 Millas.

We are concerned with the recent news that Gloria Estefan has asked Carlos Santana to collaborate with her on her album, 90 Millas.
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The reasoning behind this suggestion relates to the 2005 Oscars. Carlos Santana walked down the red carpet sporting a trendy black che guevara t-shirt.http://u.univision.com/contentroot/locales/art/images/12mia/WLTV/2005/03/28_santana_che_3.jpg. At one point he opened his jacket so photographers can get a good picture of the murderer's face on his shirt. We feel betrayed and deeply offended by Gloria Estefan's choice to have Carlos Santana on her album. Gloria Estefan is aware of the atrocities che guevara committed in the first 4-5 years of the Cuban revolution. che guevara is one of the main reasons why my family and her family could not continue their lives in their homeland. She has chosen to ignore the fact that Carlos Santana wore the t-shirt for the world to see.

By signing this petition we are requesting ...............

1. That Gloria Estefan issue an apology to all her fans on a sticker applied to the album cover which should also contain a condemnation of the political leanings of Carlos Santana who clearly favors the communist violence suffered in Cuba.

2. That Gloria Estefan and all the participants in the album issue a written statement condemning the tyranny of fidel castro in the liner of the album, as well as a statement condemning the dry foot wet foot policy which discriminates against Cuban refugees, which will be part of a sticker added to the album cover.

3. That the proceeds of the album or a sizable fraction of them are used to help the internal opposition in Cuba, and for it to be stated in the addendum to the album cover.

4. That Gloria Estefan and the album producers tap any Cuban musicians -antiCastro within the Island and those who reside in exile, to play in a new album that would pay homage to the real Cuba of the men and women who oppose Castro and a future free Cuba.

We urge Gloria Estefan to take this petition seriously and not to forget in the future that collaborating with someone who likes to wear che t-shirts is not worth more than standing by your fellow Cubans.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The Protest Gloria Estefan's new CD, 90 Millas (90 Miles-English). Petition to Gloria Estefan was created by and written by Enrique Perez (freedom4cuba@gmail.com).  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.

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