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Hamilton Friendship Association with Cuba to Hold General Assembly & Public Program “Cuba: Continuity & Change”

Event Details

Time: March 10, 2012 from 10am to 4pm
Location: Workers Arts and Heritage,
Street: 51 Stuart Street
City/Town: Hamilton
Website or Map: http://info@cubacanada.org
Event Type: general, assembly:&, public, program:
Organized By: Hamilton Friendship Association with Cuba
Latest Activity: Mar 6, 2012

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Event Description

Hamilton Friendship Association with Cuba presents:

Cuba: Continuity and Change

SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2012
Workers Arts and Heritage (51 Stuart St.)

General Assembly: 12noon

Public Program: 2:30pm-5pm

Public Program Features:

Cuban Consul General in Toronto

Jorge Soberon Luis

Professor Isaac Saney, Dalhousie University

on Recent Economic Update in Cuba

Refreshments Provided. Bus Tickets/ Transportation Available Upon Request.
$10 Suggested Donation (Sliding Scale - No One Turned Away).

Contact: info@cubacanada.org

Join us in welcoming Jorge Soberon, the Cuban Consul General in Toronto back to Hamilton. The Consul will open the public program with brief remarks on the importance of friendship and cooperation between the Cuban and Canadian peoples.

Following the Consul’s address, the ever popular and informative Professor Isaac Saney of Dalhousie University will discuss the theme of “Cuba: Continuity & Change”. His lecture will provide information about the much-publicized, ongoing economic update in Cuba. This exciting program is an opportunity for all those interested in Cuba to come together to learn more about the country and strengthen the traditional ties of friendship between our two peoples.

Participate in the General Assembly

The Hamilton Friendship Association with Cuba will be holdings its General Assembly (GA) at noon, before the public program. The GA is open to all those who support our mandate of building people to people exchange and friendship while upholding Cuba's right to sovereignty. For more information, please email us atinfo@cubacanada.org.

Join Us! Everyone is welcome!

Endorsing Organizations: Bryan Prince Bookstores, Fix our World, Hamilton-Haiti Action Committee, Hamilton Students for Social Justice, Hamilton & District Labour Council, McMaster CFMU's Programa Latino Americano, McMaster Organization of Latin American Students, OPIRG McMaster, Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation PAC, Pueblo Unido Hamilton FMLN, Students Resisting War and Occupation and USW Local 1005, among others.

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Comment by FixOurWorld on March 6, 2012 at 4:37pm: Participate in the General Assembly

At the Assembly, members will amend the organization's constitution and elect its new governing body. Participants will also be provided with a report on the HFAC's work since the previous assembly. The GA is an opportunity to reflect on the work and successes of the past two years as well as to chart the direction of the association going forward. It is open to all those who support our mandate of building people to people exchange and friendship while upholding Cuba's right to sovereignty.

Become an HFAC member today! If you are not yet a member, simply email us your name and contact information at info@cubacanada.org. You will be registered to participate in the General Assembly. Membership is $20 (fees can be waived as needed). Fees can be paid and membership forms can be filled out at the General Assembly.

About Professor Isaac Saney

The HFAC is delighted to welcome back to Hamilton Professor Isaac Saney. He will address the main theme of the public program, “Cuba: Continuity & Change”. In this lecture, he will speak to the massive economic and social reforms currently underway in Cuba, exploring these changes in the context of the continuity of the socialist project on the island.

Professor Saney is the current Co-Chair of the Canadian Network on Cuba, of which the HFAC is a member organization. He is on faculty at the College of Continuing Education, Dalhousie University, and an adjunct professor at the department of International Development Studies, Saint Mary’s University, both in Halifax, Canada.

His research interests are: Cuba, international political economy, ‘race’ and racism, and Black history in Nova Scotia, areas on which he regularly lectures and publishes. His teaching and lecturing have encompassed courses on Cuba, Caribbean political economy, law & human rights and African Canadian history. He has published articles in several journals & magazines on these themes.

He is the author of the highly acclaimed book Cuba: A Revolution In Motion(2004), which is being used in many university courses. The book has received - and continues to receive - excellent reviews. As a result, Isaac has lectured in, among other centers, New York City, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, San Jose, Palo Alto, Berkley, Newark, Oakland, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Victoria. He has also co-produced, with Mark Rushton, the highly successful documentary Sisters' & Brothers' Keeper: Cuba and Southern African Liberation, a moving chronicle of Cuba’s decisive role in the struggle to end racist rule in South Africa and in achieving the independence of Namibia.

Join Us!

We hope you are able to join us at the Assembly, at the public program and in making all our activities a success. Let us know if you can lend a hand! All contributions are welcome! If you require transportation or other assistance to participate, please do not hesitate to contact us! We can be reached by email at info@cubacanada.org.