Report from Cuba

Monday, July 25, 2022 - 1:00pm
CDT

The Center for Global Justice recently sent a delegation to Cuba that toured various parts of Cuba and participated in a conference on the current debates and contradictions regarding "The Construction of Socialism: Theory and Practice." Some of the delegation members will share what they have learned--experiences, observations, reflections, impressions and concerns. They will discuss such issues as the health and educational systems, art and revolutionary traditions, the effects of the U.S. blockade, shortages and the black market, the impact of the pandemic, inequality, resilience, private enterprise and cooperatives, youth, currency and inflation, etc. Join the dialog.

UPCOMING TOURS

June 15, 2025 to June 25, 2025
Join us in an exciting visit to Cuba--a country committed to building socialism. We will learn about Cuba’s stunning accomplishments such as free health care and education, its collective production in agricultural and urban cooperatives, We will dialogue with leading thinkers about their visions... Read more
April 7, 2025 to April 11, 2025
Join us for an amazing trip to the old mining town of Zacatecas which was founded in 1546 after the discovery of silver deposits in the area by 4 Spaniards who risked their lives looking for gold, but instead ended up finding silver. This remote territory was inhabited by indigenous Zacateco... Read more

Upcoming Forums & Films

Monday, March 10, 2025 - 1:00pm
CST
Laura Carlsen
Location:
Join in person at the Hotel Quinta Loreto Community Room

Laura Carlsen is the Director of the Meixco City-based international relations think tank, Mira: Feminisms and Democracies, and Coordinator of Political Analysis and Global Solidarity with Just Associates. She holds an interdisciplinary degree in Women’s Studies and a Masters in Latin American Studies, both from Stanford University. A dual... Read more

Monday, March 17, 2025 - 1:00pm
CST
Harry Targ
Location:
Join in person at the Hotel Quinta Loreto Community Room

Behind the turmoil of the Ukraine and Israeli wars, tensions between the United States and China, African contestation over neo-colonial political, economic, and military influence, and US meddling in the politics of Latin America, there are fundamental forces in play that seek to rearrange and change the architectures of global social... Read more