What is Cuba Really Like? Tues., Jan. 24 — 7:30 pm
January 15, 2012
Multimedia Reportback from Cuba — Prior to the Pope’s Visit
Milwaukee teacher Omar Barberena will present a multimedia report on his recent Witness for Peace trip to Cuba on Tuesday, January 24, at 7:30pm, at Central United Methodist Church (639 N. 25th St., Milwaukee). A native of Nicaragua, he has traveled widely in Latin America and Europe, and plans to lead a trip to Cuba later this year.
Mr. Barberena met with economists, authors, grassroots citizens, the President of the Cuban Supreme Court, and the founder of the faith-based Martin Luther King Center in Havana. He will share his pictures of Cuba today, what he learned about its recent economic reforms, and his impressions on how the US embargo affects Cuban lives.
The US is the only country that restricts its citizens from traveling to Cuba, but exceptions are made for religious and some other groups, and charters for US cruise ships to Cuba are being projected to coincide with Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Cuba in March, 2012.
This talk is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Wisconsin Coalition to Normalize Relations With Cuba (414-273-1040, www.wicuba.org), Peace Action-WI, and the Latin America Solidarity Committee.
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