Kathryn Hall-Trujillo (left), founder of The Birthing Project, and Cindy Domingo (right), co-chair of Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance for WILPF US, two of the speakers at a Congress panel on August 13.

By Cindy Domingo
Co-chair, Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Issue Committee

August 2021

For the past two weeks Cuba has been in the headlines. But what is true? How serious are the shortages? What is behind the rallies and demonstrations in Cuba and the US? Do Cubans want US direct military intervention in their country? What has been the response of the Biden administration? The Congress panel sponsored by the Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance committee is your opportunity to both find out what is happening in Cuba from the perspective of the Cuban government and representatives of the Cuba solidarity movement, and to hear recommended actions you can take in solidarity with Cuban women.

“Lessons from Cuba – Women on the Frontlines Establishing Democracy!” will be held on Saturday, August 14, at 10:55 am (PDT) / 12:55 pm (CDT) / 1:55 pm (EDT).
 
Highlighted in this panel will be the role Cuban women are playing in both the fight against COVID-19 internationally and in their own country. These roles stem from a conscious development of the integration of a women’s rights agenda into the building of democracy in Cuba. Invited panelists include Cuban Ambassador Lianys Torres Rivera, the first female Cuban Ambassador to the US (appearance pending on availability), Leni Villagomez Reeves and Cindy Domingo, co-chairs of WILPF’s Cuba and Bolivarian Alliance issue committee, and Kathryn Hall-Trujillo, founder of The Birthing Project, who will speak about Cuba’s commitment to saving lives of Black women and babies and what Cuba has taught the world.

Cuba needs our support more than ever to end the 60+ year old US blockade! Join us on Saturday, August 14 at the WILPF US 34th Triennial Congress. Register here.