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Ricardo Gonzalez to receive the 2011 Martin Luther King Heritage Award
The Governor’s 2011 Martin Luther King, Jr., Heritage Award will be presented to Ricardo Gonzalez, at the State Capitol on Monday, January 17 at 12 Noon. This event will be carried live on Wisconsin Public Radio and TV. The award is in acknowledgement of “his past and continued work for social justice, community service and accomplishments as a well-respected and deserving public figure.” (Oscar Mireles, Chair, MLK 2011 State Planning Group). The other recipient will be our good friend Judge Paul Higginbotham, making this event even more special.
The Tribute and Ceremony will be broadcast live on Wisconsin Public Television and Wisconsin Public Radio: http://wpt2.org/index.cfm, http://www.wpr.org/
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Events
Latin Music Fest Nov 24
Mark your Calendar! 9PM the Majestic (Doors open at 8:00). Featuring: Mambo Blue, Golpe Tierra, Tony Castaneda, Grupo Candela and Special Dance Rview by Dando Mambo. All proceeds go to Doctors without Borders for Latin America Disaster Relief! Sponsored by Centro Hispano, WORT, ...
Madison Playwright’s work premiers in Camagüey
Last November, the work of two Camagüeyano artists was exhibited at Edgewood College’s DeRicci Gallery under the sponsorship of MCSCA. In early August, the artistic exchange between our sister cities moved in a southerly direction when the staging of Bob ...
Por // Miozotis Fabelo Pinares// de Radio Cadena Agramonte. Camagüey, Como parte del proyecto de intercambio cultural “Mentes y manos unidas por el Arte”, se estrena en esta ciudad, la obra Aunque todo el cuerpo muera, ...
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MCSCA
MCSCA January 2011 Monthly MeetingJan 14th, 2011
Meeting of Wednesday, January 5, 2011 — 7 PM
Sequoya Branch Public Library
Tokay at Midvale Boulevards — Madison, WI
Please note: January’s meeting to be held in Study Rooms A & B at Sequoya Library.
A G E N D A
I. Happy New Year! Welcome and introductions.
II. Progress report on Wisconsin Medical Project’s travel license application and related programs.
III. Crane Project report.
IV. Treasurer’s report.
V. What’s ahead for 2011: Economic changes in Cuba and prospects for US-Cuba policy.
VI. Other business.
VII. Adjournment.
News
Contemplating the new Cuban OrderApr 17th, 2011
The PCC is meeting this now and Raul is setting forth the direction for the new Cuba. The following from Time
This will be the sixth Cuban party congress since the first in 1975, and it could be the most important. The 1,000 delegates gathering in Havana plan to ratify almost 300 reforms Raúl proposed last year – the boldest of which, including broadened private enterprise, have Cuba-watchers asking if he’s moving the island to a China-style system of communist capitalism, or perhaps even a more liberal, less centralized political structure. In his
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Opinion
Travel for all: September 30 is CubaGo DaySep 29th, 2009
Dear friends:
Please click on this link to CubaGo to find out how you can help bring an
end to the travel ban on Cuba for ALL Americans!
On September 30, a national day of action http://www.cubago.info/
will take place to call the offices of all the nation’s
congressional delegations and express our desire to end the travel
ban on Cuba.
Find all your members’ phone numbers HERE
You can also call the Congressional switchboard (202)224-3121 and
ask for your representative’s office.
Please take a moment of your…
Camagüey Journal
WMP Mission featured on WKOWTV.comOct 6th, 2009
A Wisconsin Medical Project trip is covered in a 10/1 article at wkowtv.com. It features the experiences of Frank Byrne, president of St Mary’s Hospital.
When it comes to taking care of people– borders don’t matter for healthcare professionals. That certainly couldn’t be more true for the president of St. Mary’s Hospital.
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Through the Wisconsin Medical Project, Frank, along others from St. Mary’s, Dane County health leaders, and even his 16-year-old son took a week of vacation to go on a trip to Madison’s sister city, Camaguey, Cuba.
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Wisconsin Medical Project