Laies in White (Spanish: Damas de Blanco) is an opposition movement in Cuba consisting of spouses and other relatives of dissidents jailed by the government of Fidel Castro. The women protest the imprisonments by attending Mass each Sunday wearing white dresses and then silently walking through the streets dressed in white clothing. The color white is chosen to symbolize peace. The movement received the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought from the European Parliament in 2005.