[antiwar-van] UPDATED June 26-28: 2ND INTERNATIONAL CHE GUEVARA CONFERENCE

[Tamara Hansen]

*Important Program Updates Included!*
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2ND INTERNATIONAL CHE GUEVARA CONFERENCE
Vancouver, Canada
26-28 June 2009

Theme: 
~ Fifty Years of Dynamism of the Cuban Revolution ~

~~ FRIDAY JUNE 26 ~~
Opening Night Featuring:
ISAAC SANEY: Author of the highly acclaimed book “Cuba: A Revolution in Motion” & professor at Dalhousie University in Halifax. Isaac will be presenting on "Cuba: A Revolution in Motion & What We Need to Learn From the Cuban Revolution"
Mt. Pleasant Neighbourhood House
800 E. Broadway Ave. (1 block east of Fraser St.)
7:00pm

~~ SATURDAY & SUNDAY JUNE 27 & 28 ~~
Ukrainian Cultural Centre
805 E. Pender St (at Hawks, 1 block south of Hastings)
9:00am-9:00pm

Speakers Include:
* JORGE SOBERON: Newly appointed Cuban Consul General in Toronto, former Second Secretary of Cuban Interests Section in Washington, DC.
Presenting: 
~ The Early Years of the Cuban Revolution: Guerrilla Warfare, Socialist Revolution Challenges and Progress 
~ Revolutionary Resistance and Recovery: The Collapse of the Soviet Union, the Special Period and the Tourist Industry

* GLORIA LA RIVA: Coordinator of the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five in the U.S.
Presenting:
~ US Imperialism and the Cuban Revolution: Socialism, the Blockade, and the Five Cuban Heroes

* ARNOLD AUGUST: Acclaimed journalist and author of the popular book on Cuba “Democracy in Cuba and the 1997-98 Elections” and the upcoming, “Cuba: Participatory Democracy and Elections in the 21st Century”
Presenting:
~ Cuba: Participatory Democracy and Elections in the 21st Century

* LISA VALENTI: National President of the U.S.-Cuba Sister Cities Association and participant in all 20 Pastors for Peace Caravans to Cuba, including a successful hunger strike for 94 days to release U.S.-seized aid bound for Cuba
Presenting:
~ The Cuban Revolution and Women’s Liberation: A Revolution within a Revolution

* WALTER LIPPMANN: Editor-In-Chief of CubaNews
Presenting:
~ Roots and Causes of the Cuban Revolution

* TAMARA HANSEN: Coordinator of Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba and Co-Chair of the Canadian Network on Cuba
Presenting:
~ Cuba and Human Rights: Achievements and Fundamental Progress in Social Equality

* ALISON BODINE: Project coordinator for IFCO/Pastors for Peace in New York and on the Editorial Board of the Fire This Time Newspaper
Presenting:
~ Cuba and Human Rights: Achievements and Fundamental Progress in Social Equality

* NITA PALMER: Organizer with the Free the Cuban 5 Committee – Vancouver and on the Editorial Board of the Fire This Time Newspaper
Presenting:
~ The Cuban Revolution and Homosexual Rights: Revolutionary Leadership Rectifies Itself

* ALI YEREVANI: Political Editor of the Fire This Time Newspaper
Presenting:
~ Revolutionary Cuba and the Question of Leadership: What Working Class Fighters can Learn

The 2nd International Che Guevara Conference is on the move! We have arranged a program including workshops to discuss, debate, and share the gains and development of 50 years of the Cuban Revolution, the popular revolution that since its victory in 1959 has impacted the progressive and revolutionary movements worldwide, especially in Latin-America. 

The topics will cover a range of issues concerning revolutionary politics in Cuba, as well as building revolutionary movements around the world, such as: Cuba a revolution in motion; the early years of the Cuban Revolution; the Cuban Revolution and the question of leadership; the Cuban Revolution and its challenges after the collapse of the Soviet Union; the Cuban revolution and the US blockade; human rights, women's liberation and homosexual rights in Cuba; Cuba and democracy; and many other subjects.

Entrance to the conference is free! The conference program will also include documentary film showings, multimedia presentations and slide shows related to the topics. Low cost food and beverages will be served throughout the conference.

Check the blog for full program details: 
http://vancouverinternationalcheconference.blogspot.com

For more information:
http://www.vancubasolidarity.com
cubacommunities at yahoo.ca 
778.882.5223
Endorsed by Canadian Network on Cuba (CNC)



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