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Antrim - Event Notice Thursday January 01 1970 Camp Havana 2008, Belfast (3-5 October)
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Tuesday September 09, 2008 12:48 by Ciarán Ó Brolcháin
Cuba: A beacon of hope for humanity Friday 9.30pm |
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Jump To Comment: 1 2Thanks to Ciaran for posting information on Camp Havana to Indymedia. Here is the official Program of Events and the poster which will be appearing in Belfast soon.
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Friday–Sunday 3–5 October
Camp Havana 2008
Belfast
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★ Weekend of films & speakers ★ Sponsored hill walks ★
★ Radical history tours ★ Salsa dancing ★
Cuba: A beacon of hope for humanity • Promoter of an economy serving people’s needs
• Champion of sustainable development • Provider of health care to the world
• Leader in energy conservation • Developer of biotechnology
• Investor in global education • Survivor of Peak Oil
• Resister of imperialism
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Free the Miami Five ★ Cuba Support Group
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Program of Events
Friday 9.30pm
· The Gathering of Radicals social event, in the Printers Bar and Restaurant Commercial Court, off Donegall Street.
· Local musicians including Mel Corry.
Saturday 10.30am:
· Sponsored hill walk to the Blackmountain, or
· Sponsored walk the round the murals
· Followed at 2pm by lunch in An Culturlan, Falls Road
Saturday 3.00pm:
· Film and speakers on Cuba, An Culturlan, Falls Road
· Discussion on future prospects for Cuba
· Update on the case of the Miami Five
Saturday 9.00pm:
· Saturday evening Club Sandino social event in Conway Mill
· Cuban music, salsa dancing, bar with DJ Ron.
Sunday 10.30am:
· Radical tour of Belfast taking in the shipyard
· Talk on Belfast’s forgotten Communist history
· Followed by buffet lunch in the John Hewitt Pub.
· Closing address 3.00pm
Program subject to change – keep an eye on website for updates/additional events
Admission to all social events will be chargable on the door, meals to be paid for locally, admission to all other events is free of charge. Admission to all venues/events is limited and allocated strictly on a first come first served basis.
Sponsorship cards for the walks are available from FreeMiami5@eircom.net
Will there be any representatives from Cuban dissidents at the event? Like the 69 political prisoners Amnesty International reports as being held in Cuban jails. Or will this simply be another celebration of one-party communist dictatorship and repression? While the admirable universal healthcare is free in money terms, it comes at a huge price in civil liberties.
Will there be a campaign for free elections? The right to vote? For more than one political party! Freedom of expression? Newspapers, radio and TV stations not necessarily owned and run by the Communist party. Freedom of speech? Freedom of assembly? Freedom to form independent trade unions. Access to the internet and uncensored email. Or even to have a computer.
Or freedom to emigrate if you don't like the way the country is being run?
Some beacon!