Wednesday, June 3, 2009 — 7 PM*
Sequoya Branch Public Library
Tokay at Midvale Boulevards
*Please note:  There will not be a meeting in July — Happy Fourth!

A G E N D A
I.    Welcome and introductions.
II.    Wisconsin Medical Project Update.
III.    Update on Larios/Escobar Project:
Cuban Artists in Madison/Celebrating Friendship
November 2-24, 2009
IV.    Report on Congressional Action on Freedom to Travel.
Need all-out effort to reach Cong. Paul Ryan (WI-1st District).
V.    Fundraising.
VI.    Other business.
VII.    Adjournment.

Please remember to…

From Radio Cadena Agramonte (translation theirs)

Camagüey General Cemetery, the oldest graveyard still in operation in Cuba, was founded on May 3, 1814, in what was then the outskirt of Puerto Principe; and today is part of Camagüey city, National Monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Architect Adela García Yero, who has a master degree in Conservation and Rehabilitation of the Built Heritage, has devoted most of her research career to study the…

6/10/2009 - 6/11/2009: Centro Provincial de Patrimonio Cultural.

Conferences, workshops and round-tables will bring together specialists and students from various fields to explore themes related to the woman in the social context and address points of view informed by generational differences.

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Se reflexiona a partir del intercambio académico de estudiosos y especialistas sobre las temáticas relativas a la mujer en el contexto social actual…

Reuters reports that with an easing of restrictions, the caretakers of Hemingway’s Cuban legacy could better preserve his home and more quickly digitize the thousands of documents.

If Obama eases restrictions enacted by the Bush administration that toughened the U.S. trade embargo, it will help Cuba get the money, equipment and preservation materials needed to maintain the home outside Havana where Hemingway lived for 21 years, Ada Rosa Alfonso, director of…

From El País (translation mine)

Internet users in Cuba will no longer be able to use the chat service, Microsoft Windows Live Messenger IM reported the news portal, Cuba Debate. Microsoft  suspended service this week because of the U.S. embargo.

This decision by the software giant surprised the Cubans who have been trying to connect to the service these last several days.  Now when they try, they receive an “810003c1″ error message.

According…

From Radio Cadena Agramonte (translation theirs)

Magnificent and reddish the sun rose at their backs. The stars that had helped Captain Mariano Barberán to trace out the route to be followed by no less heroic Lieutenant Joaquín Collar were fading away. It was the dawn of June 10th, 1933.

The two pilots, who represented the corps of aviators of the then, Republic of Spain, were about to set, on board of…

Reuters reports that new measures in U.S.-Cuba relations are fueling invester interest.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors in high risk assets are setting their sights on Cuban securities now more than ever given the cheap prices and the overtures made by the U.S. government toward the island.

Since U.S. President Barack Obama pledged to recast U.S.-Cuba ties in April, investors in high risk bonds have shown interest in Cuban securities as a means to…

The New York Times and El País report that the Obama adminsitration is ready to re-open channels with the Cuban government that had been closed during the Bush administration to address the issue of imigration.    The Times also notes, however that this is a gesture to fend off pressure to allow Cuba’s inclusion in the Organization of American States.

The gesture comes as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is trying to fend off…

The group “Musicora” will be at Cubadisco XIII  in Havana with a program of traditional Cuban music this coming Wednesday at 6:00 P.M. at the Music Garden.

From Radio Cadena Agramonte (translation mine)

They were invited by the National Institute of Music in recognition of their achievements over 15 years.

The group, directed by one of the founders, Humberto García Braña, and comprised of 10 performers, is noteworthy for its ability to work in…

From Radio Cadena Agramonte:

Those who have discovered Camaguey through tourist guides, maps or Internet, could think that the wide territory of this province is made only by large meadows, thousands of hectares sown with different crops, beautiful beaches bathed by the Atlantic Ocean, or simply an old inland city seasoned with tinajones and palm trees. But this Cuba’s eastern region shows other nuances.

Here, the visitor who wishes to see each detail…