Casa de las Américas (Casa) is a New York-based organization of Cuban emigrants who support the revolution. Beginning in 1955, the July 26 Committee was established in NY for the purpose of supporting the armed struggle that was taking place in Cuba against the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. Shortly after the triumph of the revolution in 1959, the Committee was renamed Casa Cuba, which later became Casa de las Américas.
Big problems need big solutions, sparked by big ideas, imagination and audacity. In this talk, journalist Gail Reed profiles one big solution worth noting: Havana’s Latin American Medical School, which trains global physicians to serve the local communities that need them most.
TONIGHT – THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9TH – 8 TO 10PM SUPPORT “CUBA IN FOCUS” AND WBAI RADIO.
OUR SPECIAL GUEST WILL BE AWARD-WINNING CANADIAN WRITER, BROADCASTER AND PROFESSOR – STEPHEN KIMBER – AUTHOR OF WHAT LIES ACROSS THE WATER: THE REAL STORY OF THE CUBAN FIVE.
TWO COUNTRIES – ONE FIGHTING TERRORISM – ONE SPONSORING ACTS OF TERROR… AND A TRUTH THAT IS STRANGER THAN FICTION – Continue reading Cuba in Focus – WBAI→
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