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From: Jan Strout <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, May 29, 2013 at 6:21 PM
Subject: Invite: Women's Research Delegation + Int Conference to Havana in
November!
Women's Delegations and an International Women's Conference in Cuba this
November. Let Jan know if you are interested and there are fundraising
resources posted on their website along with all the other details.
Jan Strout, co-chair
US Women and Cuba Collaboration
http:// www.womenandcuba.org
Dear Faculty women,
Please consider joining us for the 2013 IX International Women's
Conference, organized by the Women's and Gender Studies Department of the
University of Havana, and our Women's Research Delegation during the
Thanksgiving holiday period. The Women in the 21st Century International
Conference is an excellent place to share and exchange your research and
scholarship with women in Cuba and Latin American as well as other parts of
the globe.
Delegation itinerary and other details are below and Delegation
Application, Conference Call for Proposals and Cuba Travel guidelines are
all on our web site. http://www.womenandcuba.org
If you have any questions, we'd be happy to answer them or find those who
can. We can't offer any travel scholarships but can provide some
fundraising resources (see attached) we use to participate and, of course,
encourage you to check with your Department or College.
in global sisterhood,
Jan
*Jan Strout*
*Adjunct Faculty*
*College of Letters and Science*
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717
206.251.0880 (mobile)
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April 2013 E-News
- Fall Women's Research Delegation
- Action Item: End the Travel Ban
- Reflections on NYC CSW Events <http://us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com/neo/#CSW>
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*Join Us in Cuba!*
November 22 - December 1, 2013 *Women Advancing Gender Equality, Racial
Justice and Sustainable Development
in Cuba*
Please join us for our Fall 2013 Women's Research Delegation which will
include attending the 2013 *University of Havana "Women in the 21st Century
IX" International Women's Conference*. Specific information about the
University of Havana conference and their Call for Proposals can be found *
HERE.<http://womenandcuba.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=1a770417d02f2d0b4f3259860&id=0fd1c6ef4f&e=1f22925bb0>
* The theme of the 2013 delegation is *Women Advancing Gender Equality,
Racial Justice and Sustainable Development in Cuba, *and the delegation
will be co-led by Jan Strout, U.S. Women and Cuba Collaboration Co-Chair,
and Zenaida Mendez, Collaboration National Advisory Board Member and NYS
National Organization for Women (NOW) President.
*Licensed Travel Provider*: Marazul Charters will coordinate our program
*Program Consultants*: US Women and Cuba Collaboration
*Co-sponsors*: National Women’s Dominican Caucus, National Organization for
Women, WILPF Cuba and Bolivarian Alliance Issues Committee
*Participants*: 20-25 women
*Estimated Cost*: $2600, which does not include round trip travel from your
home city to US point of departure for Cuba
*Proposed Itinerary Highlights:*
*Havana*: University of Havana International Women's Conference, National
Headquarters of the Federation of Cuban Women, Literacy Museum, Latin
American Medical School, National Center for Sex Education (CENESEX), Union
of Cuban Artists and Writers (UNEAC); City Tour including visits with
artists and filmmakers, Museum of the Revolution and Old Havana
*Las Terrazas* (west of Havana): UNESCO Preserve sustainable village,
Artist’s salons
*Matanzas*: Slave Route Museum, Arts and Culture Provincial Teachers
School, Alternative Health Center
*Varadero Beach*: Women’s Agricultural Coop, Meetings to explore tourism
and the global economy
*What is Included:*
RT Airfare from Miami to Havana
Double room accommodations (single supplement available for $300) with
breakfast daily, other meals as indicated in the program, International
Women’s Conference Registration, Cuban Visa, health insurance in Cuba,
ground transportation, bi-lingual guide, experienced Trip Leaders, Cuba
Study Guide, and a full research program of site visits, meetings and
exchanges.
*Tentative Deadlines:*
Deposit and Registration due late September
Final payment due October 15
*For more information* about participating in this Delegation and the
International Women's Conference in Havana, please visit our website for
details and an application:
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*Contact Your Representative
Today!<http://womenandcuba.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1a770417d02f2d0b4f3259860&id=028bd54916&e=1f22925bb0>
* *End the Travel Ban*
*Action Item*
*Support Rep. Farr's Letter
to President Obama*
Our colleagues at LAWG (Latin America Working Group) ask all of us to act
now on the opportunity to support Representative Sam Farr (D-CA 20th) in
his efforts to lobby President Obama to end the existing travel ban.
Please read what they have to say below and take action by contacting your
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!
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Remember in 2011 when we convinced President Obama to issue an executive
order that liberalized the United States’ Cuba travel regulations? This
action expanded general licenses for academic and religious travel and
re-instated specific licenses for people-to-people travel. Well, we want to
push the envelope even further this time and see President Obama grant
general licenses for ALL purposeful categories of travel, doing away with
the laborious license application process through the Office of Foreign
Assets Control (OFAC). This would eliminate the majority of the
bureaucratic red tape that prevents licensable travel to Cuba from actually
happening.
Representative Sam Farr (D-CA 20th) is leading this charge by circulating a
“Dear Colleague” letter to members of the House of Representatives, asking
them to join him in signing a letter to the President asking just that. Click
here to read a copy of the "Dear Colleague" and the letter to President
Obama.<http://womenandcuba.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1a770417d02f2d0b4f3259860&id=154722f2d0&e=1f22925bb0>
Now is the time! A year from now will be too late, as the country will
already be in “election” mode and members of Congress will be thinking
about what they can and can’t do to get re-elected. Sad, but true. It won’t
happen without you. Your voice is important to your member’s vote and
her/his priorities.
Contact your House Representative TODAY to encourage her/him to sign on to
Rep. Farr’s letter that supports granting general licenses for all of the
current categories of travel to
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It is crucial that we act now to move forward with U.S.-Cuba policy before
the opportunity is lost.
Sincerely,
Mavis, Emily, and Karina
LAWG’s Cuba team
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*CSW 57 Reflections***
The 57th UN Commission on the Status of Women was a successful occasion of
networking for the Collaboration with national members and Cuban
colleagues, as well as women from around the world gathered for this annual
UN Commission on the Status of Women. Collaboration members, many of whom
are also members of the WILPF Cuba and Bolivarian Alliance Issues
Committee, were well represented at the March 5 UN CSW Parallel Event we
sponsored: “Cuba after 1959: The Most Successful Literacy Campaign in
Modern Day History," featuring Catherine Murphy and her film, *Maestra*.
Unfortunately, three invited colleagues from Cuba were unable to join us
in New York for our CSW Parallel Event presentation due to visa issues
which reflect the ongoing problems with US travel regulations, and with
arbitrary decisions around who gets visas and who doesn't. However,
representatives of the Cuba delegation to the CSW, including Maritzel
Gonzales-Quevedo of the Federation of Cuban Women and Attorney Yamila
Gonzalez-Ferrer of the Union of Cuban Jurists, did join us in what was a
very successful standing room only CSW Parallel event that included lively
discussion about the advancement of the Cuban women's rights agenda
following the Cuban Revolution.
On March 4 we were able to spend an evening with the WILPF UN CSW Practicum
students discussing our Parallel Event presentation topics.
Collaboration activists and leaders presented and co-sponsored additional
events to coincide with the timing of CSW. "Feminists Organizing in Cuba
and the US to Advance Women's Human Rights and End all Forms of Violence,"
on March 10, was a powerful and packed presentation at the Center for Cuban
Studies. Featured Cuban guests and presenters included Dr. Norma Guillard,
Cuban social psychologist (whose delayed visa finally arrived),
representatives of the Federation of Cuban Women and the Union of Cuban
Jurists, and dignitaries from the Cuban Mission in NY. NYC
filmmaker/activist Jean Weisman led a film program featuring the US film
premiere of "Principles of the Heart" (Cuba, 2012, dir: Delia Cruz).
Discussion followed about the film and the work of the CSW, and CCS
Director Sandra Levinson spoke about President Chavez, great friend of
Cuba, whose death came earlier in the week.
An overflowing House Party fundraiser on March 10, Mujeres y Mojitos,
hosted by Collaboration National Advisory Board Member Zenaida Mendez and
Jan Strout, Collaboration Co-chair, also brought together friends of Cuba
and the Collaboration and generated interest in our November Women's
Research Delegation to Cuba. And finally, thanks to the efforts of Zenaida
Mendez and Manhattan Neighborhood Network, both the March 5 and 12th UN
CSW-related events were recorded, cablecast on
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