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DON'T MISS!
Two Cuban film classics at the Trylon Theater
SERGIO CORRIERI: REVOLUTIONARY, ARTIST
March 3 - 12
Born
in poverty, Corrieri became one of Cuba’s leading actors and theater
directors as well as the Cuban Communist Party’s head of cultural
development. The Trylon presents two of that country’s greatest films,
both of which star Corrieri and blend the personal and the political.
Promotional support for these screenings is provided by the Minnesota
Cuba Committee, in conjunction with its Cuban Film Festival, running
February 21–March 28.
More details at Trylon Theater
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Upcoming Cuba solidarity trips
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14th May Day International
Volunteer Work Brigade in
Solidarity with Cuba
April 21 to May 5: join the National Network on Cuba and its member organizations in Cuba. More information:
ICanGoToCuba@nnoc.info
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30th Pastors for Peace
Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba
June 25 - July 5: travel to Havana and Cienfuegos
and challenge the U.S. blockade of Cuba. More information:
friendshipmentcaravan@ifconews.org
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Venceremos Brigade
50th anniversary
Celebrate the 50th brigade July 21 - August 2, 6 or 13 or July 28-August 1. Join 300 others in challenging U.S. travel restrictions. Four dates, licensed or unlicensed.
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Witness for Peace
Five upcoming trips
Three trips in March (arts and culture, advocacy,
Black Americans and Black Cubans), one in July (Afro Cuba) and one in September (art, history and healthcare).
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St. Paul City Council adopts resolution against the blockade
On January 23, the St. Paul City Council unanimously adopted a resolution
opposing the U.S. embargo against Cuba. It was sponsored by Council
members Jane Prince, Rebecca Noecker and Dai Thao, and with it, St. Paul
joins Minneapolis and seven
other cities that have adopted similar resolutions. The connections
between St. Paul, Minnesota and Cuba go back to the 19th century as set
out in the background information document supporting the resolution. A video of the Council discussion can be seen here. It was also covered in the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Prensa Latina. Representatives Noecker and Prince pictured front left to right with members and supporters of the Minnesota Cuba Committee. A list of cities that have adopted resolutions against the blockade can be found here.
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October 19-23, 2018
- Miguel Fraga, First Secretary, Cuban Embassy, visits Minnesota
- National Network on Cuba annual meeting
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- Rene Thompson free salsa lessons every other Sunday
- Travel to Cuba is still legal.
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Help support Afro-Cuban filmmaker Gloria Rolando's new film, Sisters of the Heart.
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Videos
- Gail Walker, Executive Director, Pastors for Peace, address to the Albany Cuba Solidarity celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution, January 4, 2019
- Say NO to US Intervention in Venezuela, Steve Ellner, November 10, 2018
- Socialism and Black Liberation in Cuba, report back from a panel of Black women who traveled to Cuba in July, October 15, 2018
- Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel at Riverside Church in Harlem, September 26, 2018
- The Purposeful Invisibility of Haiti, September 15, 2018, Facebook or YouTube
- Let's go to Cuba! Why we went, what we learned, how to get there. Report back on recent trips to Cuba, June 7, 2018
- How do we end the blockade of Cuba? Cuban religious leaders speak at Westminster Presbyterian Church, May 16, 2018.
- The Recent Cuban Elections and U.S.-Cuba Relations, April 17, 2018, presentation by Professors Luis Hierro Sánchez and August Nimtz, Minneapolis. YouTube, Facebook
- People's Power Democracy and the Historic 2018 Elections in Cuba, March 16, 2018, presentation by Professor Luis Hierro Sánchez, Minneapolis. YouTube, Facebook
- Women in Cuba, our achievements and continuing struggles, Griselda Aguilera Cabrera, Chicago Cuba Solidarity Coalition, January 15, 2018
- Minnesota Swedes Raising Cane in Cuba, East Side Freedom Library, January 4, 2018
- U.S.-Cuba relations, Ernesto Dominguez Lopez, University of Havana, University of Minnesota, December 7, 2017
- Cuba responds to the Hurricanes: Irma, Maria and Trump, Minneapolis panel, November 9, 2017, video
- National Network on Cuba annual meeting, October 20-22, videos
- June 17, 2017, webinar, What I Learned about Cuba by Going to Havana on May Day
- The March 19 webinar Guantanamo, More than a Prison is archived here. (A free Dropbox subscription may be required).
- Two films from the 2017 Minnesota Cuban Film Festival: Community Doctors (English or Spanish) and Memories of Overdevelopment.
- Por Siempre, Fidel, Forever, panel discussion on the death of Fidel Castro, Minneapolis, December 15, 2016, video
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Next Minnesota Cuba Committee meeting: 6:00 pm, Sunday, February 24, Boneshaker Books. Anyone interested is invited to attend.
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Check our Travel page for information about travel to Cuba in the wake of the Trump changes. |
For recent news about Cuba, scroll through our Facebook feed here (no sign-in required). If you have a Facebook account, you can also follow us here.
Mailing address: Minnesota Cuba Committee
c/o Franklin Curbelo · 400 E. Lake St. · Minneapolis, MN 55408
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