By Christopher P. Baker | January 21, 2018 On January 18, 2018, Cuba was named “Safest Country for Tourism” at the 38th annual International Tourism Fair (FITUR), in Madrid, Spain. That’s no […]
LET’S STOP CALLING CUBA UNSAFE
What Chicago is learning from Cuba when it comes to fighting infant mortality
By MILES BRYAN • DEC 22, 2017 Listen Some neighborhoods on Chicago’s south side, as with other of the most low-income parts of the US, have an alarmingly high infant mortality rate. It’s a persistent and complex problem […]
Cuba Is Open and Welcoming
And there’s a lot we can learn from their health care system. By Art Heitzer – Dec 28th, 2017 From the ubiquitous Harley T-shirts (mixed with many others from Brazil and a few […]
See YouTube video of “A Historical Perspective On LGTB Rights In Cuba and Current Challenges”
See Cuban MD & Gay Activist Alberto Roque Guerra who coordinated Cuba’s medical program of comprehensive treatment for transgender people. Dr. Roque has written, presented & consulted widely on LGBT and […]
Please Help Puerto Rico and Cuba Rebuild!
The histories and flags of Cuba and Puerto Rico are closely intertwined, and the people of both islands have been severely hurt by recent hurricanes. Most U.S. media almost ignored the fact […]
U.S. travel association opposes Trump administration’s Cuba travel warning and pullout of embassy staff
Responsible Ethical Cuba Travel • September 30, 2017 Meeting in Cuba, RESPECT*, the largest association of U.S. organizers of travel to Cuba, unanimously rejected the Trump administration’s Cuba travel warning and its […]
Irma: Cuba airlifts dolphins to safety from deadly hurricane
Jeff Farrell, Saturday 9 September 2017, The Independent US Officials move mammals to aquarium in south of country before historic storm rips across north Workers carried the sea creatures to a waiting helicopter to be evacuated as Hurricane Irma threatened […]
Irma: Cuba sends hundreds of doctors to Caribbean islands devastated by hurricane
by Shehab Khan @shehabkhan Saturday 9 September 2017, The Independent US Cuban doctors on a trip to Dominica to help after Tropical Storm Erika Granma More […]
DONATE TO MEDICC’S CUBA HURRICANE RELIEF FUND NOW!
Hurricane Irma slammed into Cuba, then hovered over the island for a full 24 hours before moving on. Damages are still not calculated, but these pictures more than tell the story Residents helping […]
Harlem to Havana: Langston Hughes Helped a Nation Connect to Its African Roots by Ervin Dyer, Sept. 2 2017
American poet Langston Hughes was driven by a curiosity to explore the culture of African peoples. Such curiosity took Hughes across the world. Three times, it took him to the breezy island […]
Wisconsin Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba 
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