Cuba Discussion at the July 6 All-WILPF Members Program Committee Meeting
Published on June, 21 2021
“Vacuna Yoa” photo by Yoamaris Neptuno Dominguez, used with permission.
By Leni Villagomez Reeves
Co-chair, Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Committee
All WILPF members are cordially invited to join the All-WILPF Members Program Committee Meeting on Zoom, hosted by the Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Committee!
When: Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at 5 pm Pacific, 6 pm Mtn, 7 pm Central, 8 pm Eastern
There is an open conversation period for 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after the meeting so you can choose to join at 4:30 Pacific, etc.
Click here to register in advance for this meeting
(Also use this link for the Before and/or After conversations – the Program Meeting starts after the Before conversation and continues for two hours.)
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting, and you can choose to join at the time appropriate to your interests.
Cuba’s Vaccine Success, Biden’s Policy Failures
The Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance committee will be hosting this meeting. We will include information about the activities of all other national issue committees, WILPF’s Triennial Congress (coming up next month), the Poor People’s Campaign, and the struggle for voting rights for all.
Why has Cuba policy not changed with the Biden administration? We’ll hear some insights from Cuban journalist Liz Oliva in a very short film then have the chance to discuss what needs to happen next and how we can take action.
We will also have exciting news about Cuba’s success in developing a vaccine – Abdala – with over 92% efficacy. This is great news, and not just for Cuba. Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel said, “we have to consider that this will be good for the more than 11 million Cubans, and also for millions of people in the world, above all those who are poorest, who have no access to any of the other vaccines.”
But because of the US blockade of Cuba, syringes are in short supply. The syringe campaign, organized in cooperation with the National Network on Cuba (WILPF-US is a member) and Global Health Partners, gives us a chance to save lives and show our solidarity with Cuba’s commitment to helping other countries control the pandemic. Donations to the appeal can be made online here.
You can also send checks payable to Global Health Partners, with the memo Syringe Campaign, to: Global Health Partners, 39 Broadway, Suite 1540, New York, NY 10006.
For more info, contact lenivreeves@gmail.com or cindydomingo@gmail.com.
**Announcement: Due to the WIPF Triennial Congress held August 13-22, there will be no Program Committee meeting in August.**
