Cuba Conference and Peña: Eugene, OR

Cuba Awakening: Breaking Cold War Stereotypes
A One Day Conference and Peña

*No Registration Fee — Breakfast & Lunch Provided

Workshop Listing: 

Emergency Response – Cuba & U.S.
Barbara Morita, Berkeley, CA

Comparison of Cuban and U.S. Hurricane Response Planning. A look at the methods of the US and Cuba in responding to the earthquake in Haiti.

Cuba Awakening
Judith Castro, Cuban American

Personal narrative of discovery of Cuban roots and discussion of gender issues in today’s Cuba.

Cuba Solidarity Opportunities:Free the Cuban Five & Pastors for Peace
Dennis Gilbert, Eugene Free the Five Cte
Scott Miksch, Latin America Support Comm.

Five Cuban men are serving cruel sentences in U.S. prisons for protecting their country from terrorism.– Citizen activism to break the 50 year U.S. blockade against the people of Cuba.

Afro-Cuban Poetry
Tania Triana, PhD, Asst. Professor of Spanish

Study Medicine in Cuba
Juanita Rodriguez & Mike Beilstein, Corvallis Activists

Medical education opportunities in Cuba.

Travel to Cuba
Barbara Morita & Steve Wake, Berkeley, CA

Information on travel to and within Cuba.

Japanese Americans Meet Japanese Cubans
Steve Wake, Berkeley, CA

Video amd discussion of the 2009 cultural exchange
and oral history project, Tsukimi Kai 3.

Photo Exhibit –“La Habana, Diciembre 2009”
by Adrianna Degadillo

Adrianna spent three weeks in Havana in December, 2009 and brought back her photographic story.

Personal Experience Sharing

An opportunity for people to share personal stories of visits to Cuba.

Video – Cuba Impressions
by Will Doolittle

La Peña
Music by Nuestras RaícesTraditional Latin American music, romantic ballads, folk, and Cuban son.

Sponsored by: Amigos MSC; Educación y Justicia para la Raza; Eugene Free the Five Committee; Juventud FACETA; Latin American Solidarity Committee; LCC Latino Student Union; PanAsian Community Alliance; UO Multicultural Center; City of Eugene Human Rights Commission; Latin American Law Student Association; U of O MEChA; UO Diversity Education and Support (DES)