[act-ma] 3/11 and 12 Boston Hosts a "Satellite" location of NY’s US-Cuba Conference

[Charlie Welch]

peter miller writes


Folks, Boston is one of five cities/regions offering satellite programs 
with the (inter)national US-Cuba Normalization Conference in just two 
weekends. You can go to New York, watch virtually from anywhere and/or 
join members of Massachusetts Peace Action and Democratic Socialists of 
America/DSA-Boston as well as the Boston-Cuba Solidarity Coalition for 
some of the major parts on Saturday and/or Sunday. For more information 
and updates on the NY and Boston programs, see July26.org 
<https://july26.org/>.

---- peter miller


*Sat, 11:00, Community Church of Boston, Copley Square *

*Sun, noon & 3:00, at the Democracy Center, Harvard Square*

*NY Conference site: www.us-cubanormalizationconference.org 
<http://www.us-cubanormalizationconference.org/>*
*Boston site: july26.org/2023/02/14/nyc-conference-in-boston 
<https://july26.org/2023/02/14/nyc-conference-in-boston/>*

Boston is holding an in-person interactive showing of major parts of the 
March 11-12 US-Cuba Normalization Conference being held in New York City 
at Fordham University. People will have the option not only of traveling 
to New York or participating virtually from anywhere, but joining some 
of us in person at 11:00 a.m. Saturday morning at the Community Church 
of Boston, 565 Boylston St. at Copley Square. The opening plenary 
features a host of prominent Normalization leaders including Pastors for 
Peace and NNOC’s Gail Walker, CodePink Co-Founder Medea Benjamin, 
Professors William LeoGrande and August Nimitz, and speakers from the 
Federation of Cuban Women and the Cuban Mission to the UN. We’ll have 
break-out areas for all the workshops in the afternoon concurrent sessions.

We’ll be well positioned to follow-up Sunday’s final plenary dealing 
with a national action plan from noon-2:00. From 3:00-5:00 there will be 
an informal discussion with major Cuba support groups — Massachusetts 
Peace Action and Democratic Socialists of America/DSA-Boston as well as 
the Boston-Cuba Solidarity Coalition-July26.org — covering some of the 
calendar opportunities, issues, parameters and considerations for local 
area plans of action for the coming year (see draft conference action 
plan 
<https://draftjuly26.files.wordpress.com/2023/02/draft-conference-action-plan.docx>); 
individuals and members of other organizations with an interest in 
normalizing US-Cuba relations are welcome and encouraged to join us. 
Sunday’s gathering will take place at the Democracy Center, 45 Mt. 
Auburn St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. Strong Covid protections and 
accessibility are principles and practices of the Democracy Center; see 
information about them below.*

For the Saturday session we need a couple more technical volunteers to 
help handling all the workshop sessions.  Please contact  cwelch @ 
tecschange  dot org if you can help.

If you’re interested in any parts of the conference in person in New 
York or in Boston or virtually anywhere, register at the bottom of the 
NYC conference web site or directly here 
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5nXJTCwMJ0cxaA7xZjE5ucngbsaVMb864Etyo2_ICN4-JJg/viewform>, 
and watch this page for further details as the Boston program becomes 
more fully settled. Questions can be sent to info at july26.org 
<mailto:info at july26.org>.
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* _Democracy Center __Covid policies_: Masks must be worn over your nose 
and mouth at all times inside the Democracy Center. Our event does not 
require vaccination to attend but is strongly encouraged.
_Accessibility information_: “The Democracy Center is partially 
wheelchair accessible, no accessible bathroom on site. Wheelchair users 
are welcome to use the accessible restroom at Daedalus while we plan our 
improvements for bathroom accessibility. To reach that bathroom, exit 
the ramp and turn left on Bow St, at the next building (Daedalus) use 
their accessible entrance and their restroom will be on the right. More 
information at: democracycenter.org/accessibility. Contact 
info at democracycenter.org or 617 492 8855 as needed.”

At Community Church has limited handicap accessibility.   The elevator 
accommodates smaller wheelchairs and there is a bathroom that can handle 
those wheelchairs.  More details will be available soon.