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	Varela Project - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The project was led by Oswaldo Payá of the Christian Liberation Movement, reaching national and international recognition during 2002 and 2003.
		The main objective of the project was to circulate a citizens' proposal of law advocating for liberal democratic political reforms within Cuba, such as the establishment of freedom of association, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, free elections, freedom of religion, freedom to start private businesses, and amnesty for political prisoners.
		Also, some of the Varela Project leaders were accused by the Cuban government of accepting foreign political support from James Cason of the United States State Department for political purposes, which is against Cuban law; the dissidents deny the charges.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Varela_Project (1527 words)

	Varela Project
		The principles of The Varela Project were seen as the first steps to create the necessary space for all Cubans be able to freely participate in the economic and political life of Cuba.
		The Varela Project hoped, through a legal and constitutional process, to put into law rights afforded to Cuban citizens in the Cuban constitution which are currently ignored.
		Todos Unidos wanted to present the Varela Project to the Cuban people through the format of a referendum process that was guaranteed by the Cuban Constitution, Article 88G.
	www.cubaverdad.net /varela_project.htm (398 words)

	Fidel Castro molesto por el Proyecto Varela
		These citizens also asked that the project be published so that Cuban voters would learn about it and that the National Assembly comply with their obligation to inform state organs, charged with the enforcement of the law, that the rights of citizens to petition their government not be violated or obstructed.
		We demand that Project Varela be explained immediately via mass media by journalists and tv anchors, that it be made available to citizens and that they be able to make their opinions public, and to reach their representatives with complete liberty with guarantees that their constitutional rights will be respected.
		Project Varela does not propose changes in the Constitution, but rather changes in the law to guarantee the rights announced in the Constitution but are not fulfilled.
	webcutc.org /documentos/fcmolesto.htm (1584 words)

	Varela Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Varela Project represents the means through which thousands of Cubans have been able to express their discontent with the totalitarian regime in Cuba, peacefully demand change, and perhaps most importantly, break through the fear that for so long have kept Cuban citizens from openly voicing their beliefs.
		The VARELA PROJECT introduces the first steps that should be given, amending the laws, to open the necessary spaces for a free and responsible participation of all citizens within a political and economic life of a society.
		The VARELA PROJECT wishes to process and help to become a law what are already determined as rights in the Constitution of the Republic of Cuba and which are not being followed.
	www.directorio.org /varela/varela.htm (2742 words)

	Cuba, The Varela Project, And The Rule Of Law
		Project Varela is a non-violent movement led by Cuban dissident, Oswaldo Payá, recent nominee for the Nobel peace prize.
		Payá and his Varela Project seek a referendum on five points, freedom of expression and association, freedom of enterprise, amnesty for political prisoners, a new electoral law and elections within a year.
		Father Varela was a Cuban priest, and a professor of philosophy at the Seminary of San Carlos and San Ambrosio of Habana.
	www.hickeylawfirm.com /html/resources/article2.html (1567 words)

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		Varela Project Citizens' Petition, (see below) known as the Varela Project, was delivered to the Cuban National Assembly on May 10, 2001, by its author, Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas.
		The Varela Project is a petition of the Cuban citizenry, endorsed by 11,020 signaturesm based on Articles 63 and 88 of the Cuban Constitution.
		Text of the petition known as the Varela Project was translated from the original Spanish by The Miami Herald.
	theword.hunter.cuny.edu /archive/vol41/cuba/juncuba.html (1192 words)

	City of Reno - Proposed ReTRAC Project "Plan" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Although the projected rail traffic increase ultimately became an issue with some measure of disagreement, it was clear that the potential for increased rail traffic existed and a significant impact on ground transportation, pedestrian safety, service delivery systems, and other environmental factors will be experienced.
		Varela indicated that the Nevada Department of Transportation has now issued a request for proposal which calls for proposals from consultants for the preparation of the Environmental Impact Statement and preparation of 30 percent engineering on the project.
		Varela indicated that the City has initiated discussions with Amtrak, and they expect that a decision will be made as to the location of the Amtrak station and how the relocation will be handled.
	www.cityofreno.com /gov/retrac/library/plan.php (14419 words)

	Cuba News: Backers of Cuba vote not giving up - Varela Project continues
		Cuban opposition leader Oswaldo Paya Sardinas -- who has spearheaded the effort, dubbed the Varela Project -- issued a statement to the press that said dissidents throughout the island would keep working on the civic campaign that promotes fundamental human rights and freedom for all political prisoners.
		Paya and his supporters have asked that the Varela Project -- named for a 19th Century priest active in Cuba's quest for independence from Spain -- be aired in the state-run media.
		Varela backers on the island and in Miami said the constitutional changes made by the Castro referendum in June do not necessarily make the dissident referendum moot.
	www.canf.org /News/020812newsb.htm (629 words)

	Dear Friend,
		The Varela Project proponents consistently imply that the 11,000 signatures on their petition obligate the Cuban government to implement a constitutional referendum.
		While The Project is noted as the brainchild of the Christian Liberation Movement and claims to be advocated by the Church, it has resulted in a split between a portion of the organized lay Catholics and the Catholic hierarchy.
		In summary, no matter what the origins of the Varela Project and no matter how genuine its original intent may have been, it currently only serves as a propaganda ploy favoring the foreign and illegitimate interests of those who seek to revert Cuba back to its pre-revolutionary subservience.
	www.nowaroncuba.org /Commentary/NWC_on_Varela.htm (1608 words)

	NET FOR CUBA INTERNATIONAL - NEWS
		Among those who have not joined are lead organizers of the Varela Project, which seeks a referendum asking voters if they favor guarantees for rights such as freedom of speech and private business ownership.
		Varela Project organizers can join the assembly if they want, said Rene Gomez Manzano, another assembly leader who does not back the referendum campaign.
		Varela Project organizers submitted more than 11,020 signatures to Cuba's parliament in May but have not received a response.
	www.netforcuba.org /News-EN/2002/Oct/News72.htm (437 words)

	Annual Report 2003 - Chapter IV Cuba
		The Varela Project petitions the National Assembly for a referendum on the amendments needed in the laws, preserving the general welfare and respect for human rights.
		The document is a distortion of the proposal of the Varela Project, disguised as an official response to the demand for a referendum.
		The activist was promoting the Varela Project among the people and a campaign urging his neighbors to abstain in the general election of January 19, and authorities wanted to muzzle his activism.
	www.cidh.org /annualrep/2003eng/chap.4a.htm (2216 words)

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		PROJECT VARELA ARRIVES: A security guard Friday observes Cuban activists, left to right, Oswaldo Paya Sardina, Andres Regis Iglesias and Antonio Diaz deliver 11,020 signatures from the Project Varela campaign to Cuba's National Assembly.
		Although more signatures than required already have been gathered, organizers of the Varela Project plan to continue their campaign in case more names have to be turned in before the National Assembly convenes in mid-June.
		The Varela Project has been recognized internationally as the largest peaceful grassroots campaign since Castro rose to power in 1959.
	www.hermanos.org /docs/tmh051102.htm (756 words)

	Center for International Policy
		Oswaldo Paya, the Varela Project's main promoter, said agents have harassed activists and seized paperwork, slowing the process of verifying the more than 10,000 signatures that have been collected over the last year in an initiative welcomed by Washington.
		The project, named for a 19th century pro-independence Roman Catholic priest, Felix Varela, is based on a part of the Cuban constitution that citizens may propose new legislation to the legislature if more than 10,000 voters support it.
		The signatures for the Varela Project were gathered by activists across the Caribbean island of 11 million inhabitants over the last year, according to Paya and his supporters.
	www.ciponline.org /cuba/cubainthenews/newsarticles/cnn032502dissidents.htm (532 words)

	THE VARELA PROJECT AND THE CLASH WITHIN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN CUBA
		The "Varela project" may appear to many observers to be an open challenge to the political rule of the Cuban revolutionary government.
		Moreover, the project's supporters are attempting to use the initiative to force the Catholic Church hierarchy to take a more confrontational stance vis a vis the Cuban government.
		Contrary to what people may consider, the "Varela project" may have to do more with the relations of power and authority within the Catholic Church than with a call to drastically change the Cuban political system.
	www.progresoweekly.com /RPW_Archives/RPWeekly080102/neighborsValdesVarelaProject080102.htm (1006 words)

	cubacantignore
		Politicians and leaders in the United States and Europe praise him for leading the Varela Project, a petition drive that seeks a referendum on whether there should be greater personal and political freedoms in Cuba.
		After former President Jimmy Carter spoke about the project on Cuban television in May, the Cuban government held its own referendum, in which 8.2 million people, out of a total population of about 11 million, declared the socialist system "untouchable." Yet the same might be said about Mr.
		The key to the Varela Project is the personal and spiritual liberation of people.
	www.cubaliberal.org /english/021013-cubacantignore.htm (871 words)

	NDI - National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
		The film tells the story of the Varela Project, a campaign for open elections, free speech, free enterprise and freedom for political prisoners led by Havana-based activist Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas, a 2003 Nobel Peace Prize nominee.
		The Varela Project, a growing, peaceful movement, draws upon a provision in the Cuban constitution that enables citizens to introduce legislation when accompanied by 10,000 signatures.
		In speaking about Oswaldo Payá and the Varela Project, former Czech President Václav Havel said, "The cry of freedom, the free action of a person, is in my opinion the most important, and it is the first nail in the coffin of a system based on a lie."
	www.ndi.org /support/events/filmfest/tribeca_pressrelease_041503.asp (701 words)

	Loki Films (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The film is a rare look at the life and challenges of Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya and his groundbreaking Varela Project, the Cuban civic movement that calls for a national referendum on democratic reforms.
		Paya, who, along with his small group of activists, has been threatened, followed and harassed since the project picked up speed one year ago, has vowed to persist until the Cuban people are granted a referendum, which is guaranteed by the Cuban constitution.
		The story of Paya and the Varela Project is told through an intimate interview with Mr.
	lokifilms.com /site/pastProjects/dissident_synopsis.html (271 words)

	Logran las firmas para el Proyecto Varela
		Today the fruits are visible in the Varela Project, a dissident effort that has collected 10,000 signatures supporting a petition demanding human rights and democratic change.
		Moreover, the 15,000 signatures of support for Varela Project that were collected in Miami shows the goodwill of many Cuban exiles.
		Whether or not the regime acts on the Varela petition, the effort is a boost to Cuba's nascent civil society and has begun to dispel hopelessness and fear.
	www.hermanos.org /docs/elnuevo030602.htm (845 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Building a Free Cuba
		More than 40 coordinators of the Varela Project and more than 20 journalists and other representatives of various pro-democracy movements landed in jail.
		Despite the omnipresent secret police and government propaganda, thousands of Cubans have demonstrated their courage by signing petitions backing Project Varela, which is based on provisions of the current Cuban constitution and calls for holding a referendum on freedom of speech and assembly, the release of political prisoners, freedom of enterprise and free elections.
		The Castro regime's response to Project Varela and to other initiatives has been at best disregard and at worst persecution.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A27042-2003Sep17?language=printer (579 words)

	Paul Crespo Home Page
		The project asks for some limited civil rights, but one of the project's primary goals is to allow dissidents to run individually as ''independents'' for Castro's rubber-stamp, one-party National Assembly.
		Castro predictably responded to the petition with a massive repudiation of the Varela Project, organizing his own national referendum, which made the constitution ''untouchable.'' According to the Cuban dictator, eight million Cubans ''voted'' to reject Payá's plan.
		The Varela Project should be encouraged, but supporters should be fully aware of the downsides.
	www.paulcrespo.com /020303.htm (686 words)

	Cuban dissidents seek political reform
		The project, named for pro-independence Catholic priest Felix Varela (1788-1853), is based on article 88 of the Cuban constitution, which says new legislation may be proposed by citizens if more than 10,000 voters support them.
		The proposed referendum, Paya said, would be on the need to guarantee the rights of free expression and association; an amnesty for political prisoners; more opportunities for private business; a new electoral law; and a general election.
		Paya did not say what Varela Project backers will do if the initiative is rejected by the National Assembly, something analysts and diplomats think is virtually certain.
	www.cubainfolinks.org /webpage/Articles/cdspr.htm (480 words)

	Cuban Democracy Activist Could Win Nobel Prize
		As initially conceived, the Varela Project has advocated freedom of assembly and expression, electoral reforms and the release of dissidents held on the island.
		Cuban officials repeatedly have brushed off claims that the Varela Project is a threat to the current system, and argue that the dissidents represent only a small minority of the population.
		In March 2003, 42 Varela Project volunteers were arrested during a large-scale government crackdown on dissidents.
	www.coha.org /NEW_PRESS_RELEASES/New_Press_Releases_2003/03.63_Paya_Nobel.htm (1410 words)

	Catholic World News : Another Wave of Repression
		The Payá project is not only named for Father Varela but inspired by the priest-reformer—who, rather than advocating armed revolution, insisted that freedom begins in the soul and that the best weapons of reform are spiritual ones.
		Critics such as Carro believe the Varela Project is not only doomed to failure, but leaves room for the Communist government and Castro to remain in power—in effect legitimizing the regime.
		Still, while the Varela Project seems to have accomplished little in the way of reform, the effects of the initiative have been felt keenly throughout the world in a different way.
	www.cwnews.com /news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=25044 (5477 words)

	Varela Project
		The petition was part of the Varela Project and was endorsed by GW Bush and Carter.
		In legal terms, the Varela Project was invalid from the beginning, because attempted to achieve an objective through improper channels.
		At its core was the drive to dismantle the socialist state, reinstall capitalism and reverse the trajectory followed since 1959.
	www.cubainsideout.org /campaigns/varela/index.shtml (880 words)

	Support the Varela Project / Vicki Huddleston / The Miami Herald - Cuba News / Noticias - CubaNet News
		Endorsed by former President Jimmy Carter, the Varela Project remains the one true course designed and carried out by island Cubans to transform peacefully the autocratic system from within.
		Indeed, one reason why the Varela Project has been so successful is because the international approval that it received -- especially from Cuban Americans -- validated and strengthened it on the island.
		Moral and material support from around the world for the Varela Project and for all legitimate efforts inside Cuba -- politically right, left and center -- is the best response to repression.
	www.cubanet.org /CNews/y03/may03/07e7.htm (569 words)

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