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Lecture Series

Communism in Cuba, its international impact, the democratic resistance and U.S. Cuba policy

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Grand Rapids, MI

    Communism took power in Cuba through deceit and intrigue in 1959. While Fidel Castro denied he was a communist, promising to restore democracy in the island, he began consolidating totalitarian rule and exporting revolution in Latin America and Africa. As the totalitarian dictatorship became evident, Cuba's democratic resistance defied the Castro regime in two phases: 1959-1966 (violent resistance) and 1976 - present (non-violent resistance). US Cuba policy would undergo dramatic changes between 1959 and the present with consequences for the entire hemisphere.

     

    John Suarez
    John Suarez
    Center for a Free Cuba

    Program Officer

    John Suarez is the program officer of the Washington, DC based Center for a Free Cuba. He has been interviewed by TV, radio and print media on Cuba. Mr. Suarez is a human rights activist. He holds degrees from Florida International University and Spain’s Universidad Francisco de Vitoria. He has testified before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Washington DC, the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, and served as an interpreter for Cuban dissidents in Congressional hearings. Since 2009 he has maintained the blog, Notes from the Cuban Exile Quarter. He is a member of the Cuban Democratic Directorate (2002-present).

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    Location

    Acton Institute | Mark Murray Auditorium
    98 E Fulton Street
    Grand Rapids, MI 49503
    United States

    Schedule

    11:30 a.m.  Doors open
    12:00 p.m.  Lecture begins
    12:30 p.m.  Q&A
    1:00 p.m.    Lecture ends

    Tickets

    $15 General | $10 Student
    Includes box lunch and beverage

    (Please RSVP at least 48 hours in advance to guarantee a box lunch)

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