
Congress is finally back in session after their August recess. You know what that means. Now is the time to make your voice heard on our right to travel to Cuba! It’s no secret […]
Congress is finally back in session after their August recess. You know what that means. Now is the time to make your voice heard on our right to travel to Cuba! It’s no secret […]
By The Associated Press via The New York Times October 25, 2019 MIAMI — The Trump administration is banning U.S. flights to all Cuban cities except Havana in the latest move to roll […]
On a road trip across the island, music is everywhere and each region moves to its own defining rhythm. Interactive Article with Compelling Video and Music by Shannon Sims for the New […]
The World Wildlife Fund’s 2006 LIVING PLANET report found only one country had high human development (long life expectancy & good health indicators, high levels of literacy & education, etc.) and an […]
Immersive Cycling Experience in the Real Cuba Destination: Cuba, Eastern Cuba. Duration: 15 days. Arrives: 11/1/2019 Departs: 11/15/2019 Days of cycling: 10 Usual daily distances: 71k. Terrain: Mostly rolling or flat roads, […]
Camagüey, Cuba – January 5-14, 2020 Sponsored by the Madison Camagüey Sister City Association (MCSCA), this will be the fourth edition of our music and cultural exchanges with artists in Camagüey, Cuba. […]
Join us for a unique opportunity to examine the African roots of Cuba’s vibrant culture and history. From Havana to Santiago de Cuba, the cradle of African culture and the Revolution, we’ll […]
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By Marjorie Cohn, Truthout, June 6, 2019 [Note: Effective June 5, 2019, the Trump administration has issued an additional set of travel and transit regulations. Three summaries of these are the 2019 update […]
Note: Effective June 5, 2019, the Trump administration has issued an additional set of travel and transit regulations. Three summaries of these are the 2019 update on travel to Cuba , Interested in legal Travel […]
From Art Heitzer Chair National Lawyers Guild Cuba Subcommittee Date June 5, 2019 Having read through many of the reports, and all of the relevant parts of the OFAC FAQs, I think […]
Please come to our monthly meetings, generally on the second Tuesday of each month, at 7pm, on: June 11, July 9, August 13, September 10, and October 8 respectively. All are invited! […]
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER: WIS. LT. GOVERNOR MANDELA BARNES! Fr. Luis Barrios of Pastors for Peace To Challenge Trump’s Threats Against Our Right to Travel and Cuba’s Trade with Other Nations, on June […]
New York Times January 18, 2019 By Nicholas Kristof Opinion Columnist Dr. Lisett Rodríguez talks with Odalys Navarro Carbonell, 31, at a consultorio, or clinic, in Havana. Ms. Navarro is four months pregnant.Credit Lisette Poole […]
WORLD NEWS MAY 8, 2018 HAVANA (Reuters) – A United Nations agency said on Tuesday an “unjust” U.S. financial and trade embargo on Cuba had cost the country’s economy $130 billion over […]
Tuesday, August 13, 7pm: 1) See a short video on Cuba’s partnership with students in over 80 nations, including 100 U.S. students, studying to become doctors debt free, in return for their […]
New York Times Opinion Sept. 1, 2018 The president thinks the government did a fantastic job last year handling Hurricane Maria. But the revision of the death toll, to nearly 3,000 from […]
Saturday, September 8, 2018• 1:00 – 3:00 PM Location: Zeidler Union Square• 301 W Michigan St, Milwaukee, WI 53203 On September 8, thousands of rallies will be held in cities and towns around the world […]
August 28, 2018—“Although overdue, certainly a move in the right direction,” said MEDICC Board Chair Dr. Peter G. Bourne, referring to the August 23 announcement by the U.S. Department of State reclassifying the Cuba […]
By Richard Stone Jan. 10, 2018 On its deadly run through the Caribbean last September, Hurricane Irma lashed northern Cuba, inundating coastal settlements and scouring away vegetation. The powerful storm dealt Havana […]
Come Wednesday, September 5, 2018, 7:30 pm-9:30 pm and enjoy the intoxicating rhythms of Cuba in the intimate setting and superb acoustics of the UWM Fine Arts Recital Hall, UWM Peck School […]
Dear friends, August 3, 2018 Our Wisconsin medical students studying at ELAM in Cuba are back home in the Milwaukee area this summer. Both of them are studying for the U.S. […]
https://ifconews.org/2018/03/18/get-your-app-for-the-july-caravan/ US citizens are free to travel anywhere in the world, except Cuba. To travel to Cuba you need permission, a license, from the US government. This has been the case for […]
Telesur | Tuesday, 24 July 2018 The new constitution would see new laws and policies seeking to maintain the socialist and revolutionary character of the Cuban state. The Cuban parliament unanimously approved the […]
Reuters | Tuesday, 31 July 2018 Two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters that some of the cobalt that Panasonic uses to make Tesla’s batteries is mined in Cuba by Canadian supplier Sherritt […]
Haiti Libre | Tuesday, 24 July 2018 Haiti – Cuba : Towards the Literacy of 300,000 more Haitians Following a working meeting of Ministers of Education Pierre Josué Agénor Cadet (Haiti) and Ms. Ena […]
By Larry Moonze in Havana, Cuba on June 5, 2018, The Mast DIRECT mail service between the United States and Cuba has fully been re-established after the completion of a pilot programme. […]
By Anakwa Dwamena June 6, 2018 The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/ In the countryside of western Havana, during the fall, rickety yellow buses carry first-year medical students from the Latin American School of Medicine. […]
Progress had been made…Let’s keep it rolling! Demand freedom to travel an end to the embargo! [There’s still time to join this year’s caravan to Cuba! DEADLINE TO APPLY: May 1ST 2018. See https://ifconews.org/cuba-caravan2018/ or call 212-926-5757 ext. 6] […]
The symptoms so many Americans experienced were probably not caused by a secret weapon. That doesn’t mean they’re not real. By FRANK BURES FEB 01, 2018 SLATE Magazine A few weeks after the […]
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 […]
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 […]
For more information on future trips to Cuba with Witness for Peace, click here. We have two new Wisconsin-led trips to share! History, Arts and Musical Cultural Education Program VISIT CUBA WITH CAMAGUEY […]
By Matt Trinder For Morning Star 11.29.19 CUBA is the most sustainably developed country in the world, according to a new report launched today. The socialist island outperforms advanced capitalist countries including […]
Original Story UN News November 7, 2019 For the 28th consecutive year, the UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution calling for an end to the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed […]
A MEDICC Gateways Professional Research Opportunity Join MEDICC for an insider’s look at intersections between health and culture in Cuba’s unique and historic capital! When: February 16-22, 2020 – Registration Deadline November 13, 2019 Where: Cuba’s […]
Story by Josh Rubin for the Toronto Star on October 2, 2019 When Monica Bustelier noticed thousands of dollars missing from her bank account in late August, the owner of the Little […]
October 2019 Special Issue Now Online! When representatives of nearly 200 countries gather at the UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage, MEDICC Review takes the opportunity to share with readers both […]
The Trump administration changed the rules for Americans traveling to Cuba in June, but it did not close down tourism By Amy Virshup for the New York Times, September 30, 2019 1. You […]