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 […]
Harlem to Havana: Langston Hughes Helped a Nation Connect to Its African Roots by Ervin Dyer, Sept. 2 2017
Before the Hurricane, by Branko Marcetic, Jacobin, Aug. 30, 2017
Cuba is a world leader in hurricane preparedness and recovery. What can we learn from the small island nation? Hurricane season in Havana in March 2007. mmj71 / Flickr Along with the horrifying […]
Health Care in Cuba
On August 15, 2017, Alexandra Skeeter will present Health Care in Cuba at Ascension Lutheran Church, 1415 Dopp Street, Waukesha, WI 53188. Please join us. Co-sponsored by Wisconsin Coalition to Normalize Relations […]
Letter From Cuba: A Journey Across the Caribbean Island Where Acoustic Guitar is Omnipresent
JULY 16, 2017 From the September 2017 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY MELINDA NEWMAN Spend any time in Cuba and several times a day you will likely hear street musicians strumming an acoustic guitar to “Guantanamera,” which is to […]
Has Travel to Cuba Been Trumped? A ‘Nation’ Forum
We asked four veterans of the travel-to-Cuba movement to comment on the new restrictions. July 12, 2017 By Peter Kornbluh A group of tourists from the United States take a guided bicycle tour […]
Tavis Smiley interviews Humanitarian Gail Walker of IFCO/Pastors for Peace 07/10/2017
The humanitarian discusses organizing “Friendshipment” caravans to Cuba through a special ministry called Pastors for Peace. Ms. Walker is a veteran journalist and Executive Director of IFCO/Pastors for Peace. Through the Pastors for Peace […]
Milwaukee woman inspired by Cuba’s focus on community medicine
By: Alan Hovorka , Milwaukee Journal Sentinel July 3, 2017 Less than 48 hours after stepping off the plane from Cuba, Milwaukee native Alexandra Skeeter grew teary-eyed reflecting on her experiences as a medical […]
NLG CUBA SUBCOMMITTEE PLEDGES TO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO U.S. TRAVELERS TO CUBA, IN SUPPORT OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRAVEL, June 16, 2017
In light of President Trump’s Miami announcement today, seeking to further curtail the right of U.S. residents and citizens to travel to Cuba, the Cuba Subcommittee of the National Lawyers Guild reiterates […]
“Milwaukeeans Say to Trump: Support our Right to Travel and Respect the Sovereignty of Cuba and Venezuela”
Below are my remarks at the rally in MKE on June 24, 2017 supporting our right to travel. All comments are welcome! A Talk on Two Rights, by Art Heitzer, June 24, […]
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