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Resisting Barriers, Building Bridges with Cuba
August 24, 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Join us for a panel discussion where you can learn about how to travel to Cuba, U.S.- Cuba policy, and on the role that Afro-descendant culture plays in Cuban society. The panel will be followed by a thoughtful conversation between Mayor Nicole LaChapelle and rising musical sensation Cimafunk.
SCHEDULE
4:30 to 5:30 – Panel Discussion with Merri Ansara, Mavis Anderson, and Amilcar Shabazz.
5:30 to 6:00 – Conversation with Mayor Nicole LaChapelle and Cimafunk
6:00 Bring your questions. We continue to meet informally inside New City. There will also be a table outside with additional resources.
6:00 Millpond.Live | Memphis Meets Havana kicks off in Millside Park. Cimafunk will perform at 8:45
We are grateful to our event sponsors:
The Resistance Center for Peace and Justice, New City Brewery, Laudable Productions, Latin America Working Group, Cuba Educational Travel, and Common Ground Education & Travel.
