The most important things you can do this Spring to end a major component of the U.S. embargo of Cuba are:

• persuade your Congressional Representative and Senators to co-sponsor legislation to end the travel restrictions on U.S. citizens who wish to travel to Cuba!

• ask the Obama Administration to end restrictions on travel to Cuba prior to the Summit of the Americas in April!

It is especially important to end all restrictions on Cuban Americans who wish to visit their families in Cuba; students, activists, free lance journalists and others who wish to engage in educational and socially responsible travel; humanitarian and religious travelers; amateur and semi-professional athletes and artists/performers who wish to perform, take workshops in Cuba or otherwise engage with their Cuban peers; and scholars, professionals and others who wish to attend Conferences sponsored by Cuban institutions.

In addition, the restrictions should be lifted on Cubans who are invited to attend or who wish to attend conferences and workshops in the U.S.

Two "Freedom to Travel to Cuba" bills have been introduced, HR 874 in the House of Representatives and S 486 in the Senate.

Check to see if your Congressional Representative and Senators have co-sponsored these bills and, if not, call them to ask them to do so.

Capitol Switchboard number: (202) 224-3121.

Email the Obama Administration at the office of Valerie Jarrett, Assistant to the President for Public Liaison.