2012 Minnesota Cuban Film Festival - Casa Vieja/Old House
Thu, 2012-03-22 19:00 - 21:00Casa Vieja (Old House), by Léster Hamlet (2010; 94 minutes). ALBA opener (2012; Belgium). Stunning and timely version of a classic Cuban play. An expatriate returns to his...
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The enigmatic island: Notes on Cuba, part one
Dick BernardCuba has always intrigued me, though the closest I’ve been is neighboring Haiti, which has both benefited and been cursed by its proximity to the island Communist Republic to its immediate...
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Travelling with the Lexington Institute: Notes on Cuba, part two
Dick BernardMy sister, Flo, was in the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic 1966-68, and was back to the DR to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps. She and Carter decided to add on...
View ArticleThe Cuban Missile Crisis October 1962; 50 Years Later--The lessons of...
Wed, 2012-10-24 19:30 - 21:30 Room 1-147, CArlson School of Management, University of Minnesota West Bank50 years ago this month, the world experienced a harrowing 13 days of nuclear brinksmanship...
View ArticleOpening night, Minnesota Cuban Film Festival
Thu, 2013-02-21 19:00 - 22:00The Fourth Minnesota Cuban Film Festival begins this week. First up, on Thursday, February 21, is Marina, a film by Enrique "Kiki" Alvarez Cuba. It's a story of love and...
View ArticleMinnesota Cuban Film Festival; El Brigadista
Thu, 2013-02-28 19:00 - 22:00The second feature in the Minnesota Cuban Film Festival is El Brigadista, “The Teacher,” by Octavio Cortazar (1977, Cuba, 111 min.). A film classic, it's a 1978 Berlin film...
View ArticleFourth Minnesota Cuban Film Festival; "Irremediablemente Juntos"
Thu, 2013-03-07 19:00 - 22:00The third feature in the Minnesota Cuban Film Festival is Irremediablemente Juntos, “Hopelessly Together,” by Jorge Luis Sánchez (2012, Cuba, 104 min.). One of Cuba’s...
View ArticleFourth Minnesota Cuban Film Festival, "One Among Thousands"
Thu, 2013-03-14 19:00 - 22:00The fourth film in the Minnesota Cuban Film Festival is One Among Thousands, by Carlos G. Meier (2009, U.S., 77 min.). A bittersweet documentary about Santa Fe, New Mexico...
View ArticleFourth Minnesota Cuban Film Festival, "Fabula"
Thu, 2013-03-21 19:00 - 22:00The fifth feature in the Minnesota Cuban Film Festival is Fabula, “A Fable,” by Léster Hamlet (2011, Cuba/Canada, 92 min.). Winner of the third “Coral” in fiction for the...
View ArticleFourth Minnesota Cuban Film Festival, "Los 100 Sones Cubanos"
Thu, 2013-03-28 19:00 - 22:00The final film in the Cuban Film Festival is Los 100 Sones Cubanos, “100 Cuban ‘Sones,’” by Edesio Alejandro, Rubén Consuegra,(2010, Cuba/Dominican Republic, 81 min.). In...
View ArticleLorca in a Green Dress
Fri, 04/12/2013 - 7:30pmSat, 04/13/2013 - 7:30pmSun, 04/14/2013 - 4:00pmWed, 04/17/2013 - 7:30pmThu, 04/18/2013 - 7:30pmFri, 04/19/2013 - 7:30pmSat, 04/20/2013 - 7:30pmSun, 04/21/2013 - 4:00pmThu,...
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Assata Shakur: Why Now?
assata_may_18_2013.jpgSat, 05/18/2013 - 3:00pm - 5:00pmASSATA SHAKURWHY NOW?Eyes on the Rainbow(Cuba, 1997, 47 minutes)40 years after Assata Shakur was targeted by the police on a New Jersey turnpike,...
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Cuba and the United States: A Cuban scholar and a US political scientist...
map.jpgThu, 06/20/2013 - 6:30pm - 8:30pmSoraya CastroVisiting Scholar, University of St. ThomasProfessor and Senior ResearcherCenter of Research of International PolicyHigher Institute of International...
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Pastors for Peace Cuba Caravan - Twin Cities Celebration
bus.jpgThu, 07/18/2013 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm24th Cuba Caravan; see Cuba for yourself!* Fundraiser for Hurricane Sandy reconstruction*Hear from recent Cuba travelers and learn about upcoming tripsPlymouth...
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Reception for Cuba author Nancy Stout and Cuban filmmaker Consuelo Elba Álvarez
receptionflyer.pngSun, 10/20/2013 - 6:30pm - 9:30pmONE DAY IN DECEMBER – CELIA SÁNCHEZ AND THE CUBAN REVOLUTIONReception, book signings and presentationsYou are invited to a RECEPTION for writer Nancy...
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NELSON MANDELA AND CUBA'S AFRICAN ODYSSEY: How Cuba's forces helped defeat...
mandelacubakwanzaaevent3.pngSat, 12/28/2013 - 6:00pm - 9:00pmSaturday, December 28Ujima, the third day of KwanzaaHonoring the principle of collective work and responsibility: to build and maintain our...
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2014 Minnesota Cuban Film Festival
draft_13-2-4.pngThu, 02/20/2014 - 7:00pm - 10:00pm7pm, each Thursdays February 20-March 27Opening night: "Ciudad en Rojo" (City in Red) (2009, 90 min)Directed by Rebeca ChávezIn the late 1950s, the...
View ArticleCuba sanctions sustained by inertia
Eric FergusonReally, it’s inertia. Why do we maintain sanctions on Cuba? Because we maintain sanctions on Cuba.That might sound trite on first reading, but we’re not maintaining sanctions because the...
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Pastors for Peace Cuba caravan send-off and program
2014_pastors2.pngSun, 07/13/2014 - 6:00pm - 9:00pmPlease join us in sending the Cuban caravan on its way! It's the 25th Friendship caravan organized by Pastors for Peace, bringing humanitarian to Cuba...
View ArticleDurades Dialogue & Film | Cuban filmmaker Gloria Rolando presents her new...
Sat, 10/11/2014 - 2:00pm - 4:00pmReembarque / Reshipment (2014) by Cuban documentary film maker Gloria Rolando is the story of Haitian immigrants to the province of Oriente in eastern Cuba. In the...
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