[antiwar-van] TONIGHT: 6th Int'l Che Guevara Conference + Final Conference Program!

Fri Jan 23 15:02:26 PST 2015

VIEW FULL CONFERENCE PROGRAM 
For the 6th International Che Guevara Conference:
http://www.cheguevaraconference.ca/program.html

View further information including speaker biographies, below!
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6th INTERNATIONAL CHE GUEVARA CONFERENCE - CANADA
"CUBA: A Socialist Project in Progress"

January 23-25 in Vancouver, BC, CANADA
January 26 in Kamloops, BC, CANADA

Featuring:
DR. ALEIDA GUEVARA * Havana, Cuba
Cuban revolutionary leader, pediatrician, prominent author of the book, “Chavez, Venezuela and the New Latin America” and daughter of the legendary Ernesto Che Guevara.

DR. JOSÉ LUIS RODRÍGUEZ GARCÍA * Havana, Cuba
Cuban scholar, with a doctorate in Economics, Researcher, Professor of Merit. Member of the Scientific Council of the Institute of International Relations "Raul Roa Kouri". Specialist Cuban Economy and International Economic Relations. Former Cuban Minister of Economy and Planning in the hardest years of the Special Period. He was also Vice President of the Council of Ministers and a member of the Council of States .

JAVIER DOMOKOS * Toronto, Canada
The Cuban Consul General in Toronto, Canada. Javier graduated from the Havana's “Instituto Superior de Relaciones Internacionales” (ISRI) in 1992. Since 1992, Javier has been posted in several diplomatic missions around the world including Turkey, Zimbabwe and Kenya, during this time he has also worked for Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

ALBERTO PRIETO * Havana, Cuba
Coordinator for North and Central America for the Central Committee of Communist Party of Cuba. Alberto was previously the first secretary of the Cuban Interests Section in Washington, DC.

KENIA SERRANO PUIG * Havana, Cuba
President of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP). Former Vice President of the Cuba Federation of University Students (FEU). Kenia has been a member of the National Assembly since 2003 and an official of the Department of International Relations of the Communist Party since 2005.

KEITH BOLENDER * Toronto, Canada
Free-lance journalist, specializing in Cuba-America relations, educator at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies and author of “Voices from the Other Side: An Oral History of Terrorism against Cuba” and “Cuba Under Siege: American Policy, the Revolution and its People.”

TAMARA HANSEN * Vancouver, Canada
Coordinator of Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba (VCSC), author of the book “5 Decades of the Cuban Revolution: the Challenges of an Unwavering Leadership” and former co-chair of the Canadian Network on Cuba.

AARON MERCREDI * Vancouver, Canada
Editorial board member of the Fire This Time Newspaper and organizer with the Indigenous Rights and Action Project (IRAP). Author of the forth coming book, “Resisting Canadian Colonialism: The Indigenous Struggle for Self-Determination”.

*4 DAY CONFERENCE – FREE REGISTRATION HERE* 
http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/6th-international-che-guevara-conference-tickets-15028965039

* VIEW THE NEW CONFERENCE WEBSITE HERE* 
http://www.cheguevaraconference.ca

* Conference Program in English & Spanish *

Follow the conference on Twitter: #CheConf and #VanCuba

((1)) FRIDAY, JANUARY 23
Celebration of the freedom of our 5 Cuban Heroes with legendary Cuban musician GERARDO ALFONSO live in concert!
8PM
Ukrainian Cultural Centre
805 East Pender Street
Corner of Pender & Hawks – 1 block South of Hastings St.
Vancouver, Canada

((2)) SATURDAY JANUARY 24 & SUNDAY JANUARY 25
Two full days of workshops in Vancouver!
10AM-8PM
Ukrainian Cultural Centre
805 East Pender Street
Corner of Pender & Hawks – 1 block South of Hastings Street

((3)) MONDAY, JANUARY 26
Final day of workshops in Kamloops!
7PM
The Barber Centre (located inside the Brown Family House of Learning)
Thompson Rivers University
900 McGill Road
Kamloops, BC, Canada

For more information, please visit:  http://www.cheguevaraconference.ca

>> ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL CHE GUEVARA CONFERENCE <<
Since the triumph of Cuba’s 1959 revolution to today, the vision and political ideas that shape the Cuban revolution remain a source of inspiration, discussion and debate around the world. Through the ideas of Fidel, Che, the Cuban socialist project, and the dynamics of the mass revolutionary movement, Cuba has become a country renowned for its achievements in health, education, culture, science and many other aspects of social and human progress. The Cuban socialist project and the Cuban revolutionary leadership, despite 50 years of an inhuman and criminal blockade by consecutive US administrations, have never wavered to imperialist pressure.

The International Che Guevara Conference is an opportunity to discuss and debate the ideas of the Cuban revolution, its dynamism and how it has impacted Latin America and the world.

The first International Che Guevara Conference in 2008 was on the theme, “Che Guevara, Thinker & Fighter: Are His Ideas Relevant for the 21st Century?” The Second International Che Conference in 2009 was on, “50 Years of Dynamism of the Cuban Revolution.” The Third International Che Conference in 2010 was on, “Cuba & Revolutionary Internationalism.” The Fourth International Che Conference in 2011 was on, “Cuba Today – The Gains and the Challenges.”

The 2012 International Che Guevara Conference discussed the most importance changes Cuba has seen in the last 50 years since Fidel's Second Declaration of Havana, in 1961. This conference, titled “Cuba's Reforms: Capitalism or Socialism” investigated, with the participation of 6 Cuban guests including  Aleida Guevara, daughter of Che Guevara, the roots of the current reforms and their future prospects and challenges.

In 2015 the Che Conference returns with, “Cuba, A Socialist Project in Progress” which aims to delve deeper into what has made the Cuban Socialist Revolution successful move forward and how it is evolving today.

This year's conference we will also discuss the recent developments in US/Cuba relations. This includes the historic victory of the return to Cuba of all 5 Cuban Heroes who were unjustly imprisoned for over 16 years in US jails. As well, we will examine the announcements by Cuban President Raul Castro and US President Barack Obama that new steps towards normalization of relations would occur between the two countries. This announcement has come over 50 years after the US broke diplomatic relations and imposed a cruel and ongoing blockade on Cuba. What has changed?

** View the conference poster:
http://www.vancubasolidarity.com/posters/2015-VCSC-CHECON6.pdf

** To join the Vancouver events on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/685591924872060/

** To join the Kamloops event on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/763739823698297/

We look forward to having you join us for this special event!

CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY:
Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba (VCSC)

KAMLOOPS EVENT CO-ORGANIZED WITH:
Thompson Rivers University Socialist Club

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VANCOUVER COMMUNITIES IN SOLIDARITY WITH CUBA (VCSC)
(Member of the Canadian Network on Cuba-CNC)
Web: http://www.vancubasolidarity.com
*NEW WEBSITE*: http://www.cheguevaraconference.ca
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