[act-ma] Upcoming trips to Cuba

[Charlie Welch]

Two locally organized trips to Cuba by the Solidarity Collective 
<https://www.solidaritycollective.org/about-us>

Curious about Cuba? 
<https://www.solidaritycollective.org/curious-about-cuba>
Learn about Arts, Culture and
U.S.- Cuba Relations
February 10th - February 19th 2023
Cuba is an island home to 11 million people and more social and economic
services than anywhere else in the Caribbean. Learn how a socialist 
country organizes
itself to provide social services, education, health care, food, 
housing, safety and access
to the arts to its citizens in an equitable manner? Explore the many 
ways that this island
nation, just 90 miles from our shore, has met these challenges for over 
60 years in the
face of unrelenting opposition from its neighbor to the north.
We will meet with and learn from people
engaged in:
 Social programs, medical care, food production
 Education, both youth and communities
 The new Family Code, how it came about
 Arts, literature, music and dance that sustains
the Cuban soul & enjoy performance events
 The literacy campaign that made Cuba a UN designated “illiteracy-free 
zone”
 The effects of the embargo and why it must end
 The Martin Luther King Center, a vibrant hub
for community education
 And much more ….
Total Cost: $2400 plus airfare & $100 visa fee
Deposit of $300 due November 30th, 2022
Balance of $2100 due December 10th, 2022
Delegation fee covers all lodging, meals, interpretation and 
transportation within Cuba. You will also
receive extensive reading material and activist tools. Not covered: 
airfare, gratuities.
For more information, please contact:
Diane Stradling, Witness for Peace
dianestradling at gmail.com (603) 431-2525

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Caring for People; Caring for Land 
<https://www.solidaritycollective.org/caringforthepeople>
Dec. 2-11th 2022
Delegates will:​

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    Visit a homeopathic pharmacy / create and apply herbal remedies

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    Exchange with an energy healer and medical practitioner

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    Learn about long-term adaptation and resiliency plans in the face of
    climate chaos

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    Confront the realities of US intervention in Cuba and the Caribbean
    at a historical memory museum

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    Tour multiple urban and rural agro-ecological projects

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    Understand the impacts of US policy and imperialism on the Cuban economy

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    Interface with youth permaculture organizers and promoters

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    Meet Afro-Cuban popular educators and share cultural work and
    organizing strategies

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    Bask in numerous ecological reserves and protected landscapes

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    Examine Cuban national priorities, such as universal education and
    healthcare

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    Discuss with Cubans the effects of recent changes in US and Cuba
    relations

Ground Costs do not cover:

​International airfare

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    Souvenirs and gifts

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    Extra tips - we give a group tip to our guide and driver at the end
    of the journey

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Delegation Fee: $2,400 fee + airfare + $100 visa*

Delegation fee covers all meals, lodging, transportation, 
interpretation, and reading and activist tools

Sliding Scale: $1800-$2400+

The delegation fee covers all in-country expenses (lodging, travel, 
meals, interpretation, etc.) along with pre-travel resources, reading 
lists, and support. The delegation fee also covers our international 
team’s expenses for delegation preparation and coordination. Any amount 
paid over the delegation fee will go to support delegation scholarship 
and sliding scales, helping to ensure the delegations are more 
accessible to everyone. A delegation payment of $2400 or more is ideal 
to cover all of your expenses and the broader delegation needs-- please 
pay this amount if you have institutional support or other financial 
resources.


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The Solidarity Collective builds transnational grassroots solidarity to 
resist U.S. government and corporate policies that contribute to 
violence, poverty and oppression in the Americas.

Info on other delegations 
<https://www.solidaritycollective.org/upcoming-delegations>