On 24th February 3 Cuban revolutionaries will be arriving in Manchester for the local leg of a national speaking tour in Britain. They are: Orlando Borrego - Che Guevara's deputy and closest collaborator from 1959-65; Jesus Garcia - People's Power assembly delegate and philosopher; and Yoselin Rufin Diaz - a young woman student leader. This speaking tour is a once in a lifetime opportunity to hear about the Cuban revolution from people who are part of it!
All three Cubans will be speaking at this meeting:
Sunday 24th February
2pm at the Mechanics Institute, Princess Street/Major Street, Manchester
Doors open at 1, wheelchair access available
If you are not there then you will definitely miss out.
There are also meetings with the Cubans at Manchester University and MMU Crewe on Monday 25th.
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3 events to publicise and fundraise for the speaking tour. All welcome:
Rebel Music gig
with the Rebel Music Allstars, and local bands Frazer King and Death to the Ghosts
Friday 25th January
8pm at Che bar, Piccadilly, Manchester
£4 on the door
Mass leafletting with stalls and music
Saturday 26th January
12-3pm, Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester
The Power of Community
a film about Cuba's response to the oil crisis
Sunday 27th January
2pm at Cross Street chapel, off Market Street, Manchester
Be there and be a part of this historic event!
Sunday 24th February
2pm at the Mechanics Institute, Princess Street/Major Street, Manchester
Doors open at 1, wheelchair access available
If you are not there then you will definitely miss out.
There are also meetings with the Cubans at Manchester University and MMU Crewe on Monday 25th.
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3 events to publicise and fundraise for the speaking tour. All welcome:
Rebel Music gig
with the Rebel Music Allstars, and local bands Frazer King and Death to the Ghosts
Friday 25th January
8pm at Che bar, Piccadilly, Manchester
£4 on the door
Mass leafletting with stalls and music
Saturday 26th January
12-3pm, Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester
The Power of Community
a film about Cuba's response to the oil crisis
Sunday 27th January
2pm at Cross Street chapel, off Market Street, Manchester
Be there and be a part of this historic event!
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18.01.2008 13:14
james
a better reason to boycott
18.01.2008 14:21
against repression in ALL its forms
Homepage:
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So what are your improvements ?
20.01.2008 23:32
Is that it?
The only positive change since the massive repression pre-revolution is that people live longer.
You must try harder.
No one claims Cuba to be a "socialist paradise " , so why do you use that stupid phrase?
There is always " room for improvement ".
Another one.
Name me anything that cannot be improved.
Your "arguments" are vague, always negative and too simplistic.
What do you mean?
daggle
Improvements would include...
21.01.2008 01:42
Another would be allowing Cubans to leave without requiring permission from the State.
Also, becoming more tolerant of LGBT people in the country, rather than brutally surpressing them is another good one.
against repression in ALL its forms
Can you travel without permission of the state ?
21.01.2008 21:43
Due to certain outside influences , Cuba is not allowed , or should I say is hindered in its natural economic development by the most " civilised western democracies" , as well you know.
Why do you never speak of this or attack countries who openly allow terrorists free passage to train and attack Cuba from their shores.
Why is Cuba not allowed to either evolve or fail naturally and by its own hand ?
My opinion is that the the leaders of the so called " western democracies " , and their neanderthol ideas would be extinct within a very short time , if Cuba were allowed the freedom that you "seem" to be championing.
By the way , I know of no one who has (independently) criticised Castro and been imprisoned.
Another myth promoted readily.
And I'm sorry I dont know LGBT.
Do you believe Cuba as a sovereign state should be allowed to evolve or fail without interference ?
daggle
yeah, but...
23.01.2008 18:17
andyb