New Cuba President Miguel Díaz-Canel Comes to the U.S.

On Monday, September 17, there will be a live broadcast from Radio Havana, from 10 am (EDT) to 12 noon, a Twitter Storm and online forum, “The World Against The Blockade” that can be followed on Facebook and Twitter @Siempreconcuba. More info here.

From Monday, September 24, through Friday, September 28, a week-long series of Days of Action Against the Blockade will take place in Washington, DC featuring congressional visits, rallies, movies, and other events. There is more info on the pages of its main co-sponsors, The International Committee and the Institute for Policy Studies.

On Wednesday, September 26 at 8:00 at Riverside Church in New York City a special program will welcome new Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel leading a delegation to the opening of the 73^rd session of the UN General Assembly. The publicity/outreach for the special program here; Díaz-Canel’s speeches of the day here.

On Friday and Saturday, September 29 and 30, three Cuba films will be shown as part of the Boston Latino International Film Festival:
xxx* “The Rest I Make Up” – Fri, 5:00-7:00, Brandeis, Wasserman Cinematheque
xxx* “Los Viejos” – Fri, 8:00-10:00, Emerson Paramount Center, Bright Family Screening xxxxxRoom, and Sat, 7:00-9:00 – Brandeis, Wasserman Cinematheque
xxx* “Voices of the Sea” – Fri, 7:30-9:00, Harvard, Tsai Auditorium, David Rockefeller   xxxxxCenter for Latin American Studies and Sat, 5:00-7:00, Northeastern, West Village xxxxxF, Room 020
More info about these films is available at www.bliff.org.

Coming Soon:

Friday-Sunday, October 19-21, National Network on Cuba Annual Conference, Minneapolis, Augsburg University – notes and photos available here.

December 12-21, “Sustaining Food and Farming in Cuba,” Witness for Peace delegation, registration extended — more info here.