Havana, Cuba: I leave Havana for Santa Domingo with more questions than answers. Our hosts with the CDC had been sincere and gracious. The delegation had been open handed and welcoming. We had all learned a huge amount in a relatively short period of time. Some things just did not add up, but perhaps it …
Category: International
Orange Ranch
Veradero, Cuba: Deep in Matanzas Province our delegation recreated the experience of the Venceremos Brigade of more than 30 years ago, when hundreds, if not thousands, of left leaning folks made their way to Cuba to provide voluntary labor to help bring in the sugar harvest, create the new economy, and save the revolution. This …
Cuba: Tourism and transition
Veradero, Cuba: Today we met two different groups of workers in Matanzas Province. We visited at length with mill workers producing cereal lines in Cardenas. We also visited hotel construction workers at the tip of the Veradaro peninsula involved in a joint venture with the French that was half completed. In all likelihood both groups, …