By: Daniel Trotta October 21, 2014 HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban doctors and nurses departing for West Africa to combat Ebola consider themselves lucky. Among the 15,000 who volunteered, they are among only […]
Experiencing Cuba: Artists Books of Ediciones Vigía and Photographs of Joseph Mougel
Beginning October 23, 2014 until December 20, 2014, the RedLine Art Gallery in Milwaukee will be featuring a special exhibit on Cuba! Experiencing Cuba: Artists Books of Ediciones Vigía and Photographs of […]
Cuban Doctors at the forefront of Ebola Battle in Africa
From the Wall Street Journal | By Drew Hinshaw | October 9, 2014 With risks growing that Ebola could flare on foreign shores, the U.S. is calling for nations to dispatch doctors […]
Secret History of U.S.-Cuba Ties Reveals Henry Kissinger Plan to Bomb Havana for Fighting Apartheid and Six Lessons for Obama on How to Improve Relations With Cuba
In the new book, “Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations between Washington and Havana,” authors Peter Kornbluh and William LeoGrande use recently declassified documents to expose the secret history […]
Milwaukee Film Festival: Films Featuring Cuba and Latin America
This year’s Milwaukee Film Festival will be featuring two films on Cuba and Latin America: Secundaria and Libertador. Secundaria Summary & Show Times For teenagers in Cuba, enrollment in the National Ballet School […]
Check out this awesome TED Talk by Gail Reed on Cuba’s Medical School:
Big problems need big solutions, sparked by big ideas, imagination and audacity. In this talk, journalist Gail Reed profiles one big solution worth noting: Havana’s Latin American Medical School, which trains global […]
Fr. William J. Brennan, SJ. – PRESENTE!
We are sad to announce the passing of our loyal supporter Father William J. Brennan, SJ. at age 94. Fr. Bill devoted his adult life to issues of justice and for the poor […]
US Created ‘Cuban Twitter’ to Spy on Cubans’ Views & Stir Unrest
Source: ‘Cuban Twitter’ secretly created by U.S. to stir unrest, April 3, 2014, The Associated Press By DESMOND BUTLER, JACK GILLUM and ALBERTO ARCE http://www.newsday.com/business/technology/cuban-twitter-secretly-created-by-u-s-to-stir-unrest-1.7593677 NOTE This was an effort by USAID to trick […]
Obama and Castro shake hands in the spirit of Nelson Mandela
By: Christopher P. Baker December 11, 2013 . http://christopherpbaker.com/obama-and-castro-shake-hands-in-the-spirit-of-nelson-mandela I WAS THRILLED THAT President Obama showed the right stuff and shook Cuban leader Raúl Castro’s hand during the memorial service to Nelson […]
Fidel Turns 87 and Cuban Medics in Haiti Put the World to Shame
Well written and insightful, by retired Cuban- American Prof. from University of New Mexico, and a scholar on Cuban affairs, Nelson P. Valdés. See below for Cuban Medic story. Nelson Valdes, August […]
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