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Book tour - October 2010
Friday, Oct. 15,
7:30 PM - fundraiser social with Mavis Anderson, Latin America Working
Group, and Jeanne Lemkau; panel discussion with professors August Nimtz
and Gary Prevost,
Marquette Place entertainment room, 35th floor. Refreshments, hors d'oeuvres, music, dancing, conversation; $10 donation requested.
Saturday, October 16, 10:00 AM,
Resource Center of the Americas Coffee hour, 3019 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis
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July 26, 2010, anniversary of Moncada attack
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July 7, 2010, Pastors for Peace Cuba caravan program and send-off
Visit by Cuban filmmakers Juan Carlos Cremata and Iraida Malberti in conjunction with St. Paul Minneapolis International Film Festival; meeting with office of Senator Amy Klobuchar, screening of "El Premio Flaco;" reception at Vic's bar and restaurant
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Visit by Afro-Cuban filmmaker Gloria Rolando; screening of "1912, Breaking the Silence," reception (April 2010)
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Cuban Film Festival; six Cuban movies, co-sponsored by Minnesota Film Arts and others (March-April 2010). View entire brochure here
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Cuban Medical Student Tour; meetings at University of Minnesota, MCTC, UFCW Local, reception at Marquette Place (March 2010)
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Coffee Hour
10:00 - 11:30 am, Saturday, March 6
Resource Center of the Americas
3019 Minnehaha Ave, Suite 20
Minneapolis, MN 55406
Writers’ and Artists’ (and Educators’) Guide to Cuba: Reportback from the January 2010 Writers and Artists Delegation
“Debe ser cultos para ser libres.” Jose Marti
We will discuss literary/art and solidarity work combined; the powerful work of novelist Alejo Carpentier; contemporary Cuban literature; joint projects and publishing with Cuban writers; arts-in-education; an overview of this trip and future trips; arts-in-education; dance and the visual arts; Cuban cinema; literacy; Haiti/Cuba relationship and history; regional significance in the Caribbean/Latin America/US/Europe/; and more
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Cuba and the Fight against Racism - panel discussion (February 2010)
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Healthcare in the US and Cuba panel with three single-payer advocates and Cuba committee member (December 2009) |
Participation in "Cuba Go" day urging Congress to support travel bill, U of Minnesota (September 2009)
Report back from Pastors for Peace and Venceremos Brigade, U of Minnesota, Resource Center of the Americas (September 2009)
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Send-off dinner and program for Pastors for Peace and Venceremos Brigade, St. Albert the Great Church, Minneapolis; 15 Twin Citians travel to Cuba on caravan and brigade (July 2009)
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Panel on the Cuban Five, University of Minnesota (June 2009) |
Discussion on Cuba travel challenges, Resource Center of the Americas (May 2009) |
Movie "Bloqueo" and presentation by Pastors for Peace, Macalester College, St. Paul (April 2009)
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Panel and video on Che Guevara, Walker library, Minneapolis (February 2009) |
New Year's Eve celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Cuban revolution. Gala attended by 150 people with music by Cubania; $1500 raised for Cuban hurricane relief |
U.S.-Cuba Relations- Will Obama Make a Difference?
A Cuban Scholar and a U.S. Political Scientist Give Their Views
Thursday, December 4, 7:00 PM, University of Minnesota
Panel Discussion:
-Soraya Castro, Lead Researcher, Center for the Study of the United States, University of Havana, Cuba
-Gary Prevost, Professor of Political Science, St. John's University | College of St. Benedict, Co-author, U.S.-Cuban Relations: A Critical History
Moderator:
-August Nimtz, Department of Political Science, University of Minnesota
The panel represents a unique opportunity to hear from a scholar from the island on the Cuban perspective on the prospects for change in U.S.-Cuban relations in the wake of the election of Barack Obama. Professor Castro is one of the first Cuban scholars to gain entrance to the United States in recent years. She is a resident scholar at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul.
University of Minnesota
Sponsored by: Department of Political Science
Forum with Soraya Castro, Cuba Institute on the Study of the U.S., U of MN (December 2008) |
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Cuba's Contribution to Africa's Liberation: A film and lecture
Saturday, October 25, film: 1:00-4:30; food by Victor Valens: 5:00-7:00; lecture: 7:00-9:00
Blegen Hall 10, University of Minnesota
From 1961 until 1989 Cuba was directly involved in Africa's liberation struggles by providing military and humanitarian assistance. The story of Cuba's role is the focus of a day- long public forum that features Professor Piero Gleijeses of the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University and author of the award-winning book, Conflicting Missions: Havana, Washington and Africa, 1959-1976. He will present his most recent research on Cuba's role in the defeat of South African troops in Angola, the critical event that paved the way for the freeing of political prisoners like Nelson Mandela and the transition to the new South Africa. Prior to the lecture, Jihan El Tahri's 2007 prize-winning three hour documentary, Cuba: An African Odyssey, will be shown, its upper midwest premiere. Both events are free and open to the public.
The program takes place on Saturday, October 25, at the University of Minnesota, West Bank, Blegen Hall 10. The two-part film will be shown at 1:00 and Prof. Gleijeses's presentation will begin at 7pm. Between the film and lecture, Cuban foods/snacks will be provided by Victor Valens.
The program is sponsored by the Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change, the Institute of Global Studies, the Departments of Political Science and History, the Black Student Union and the Minnesota Cuba Committee.
Cuba's Contribution to Africa's Liberation: A film (Cuba's African Odyssey) and lecture by Professor Piero Gleijeses, U of MN (October 2008)
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Forum on Hurricanes: US and Cuban Response, Metro State University (September 2008)
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Fundraiser at First Avenue for Cuba Hurricane Relief (September 2008)
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