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<div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-western">The July 26th Coalition
will be organizing transportation for this
conference from the Boston Area. <a
href="http://july26.org/home/sites/default/files/Conn_conference%20flyer%20v6.pdf">Conference
Flyer</a>
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style=""><span style="font-size: 24pt;"><br>
Cuba and the
USA: Time for a
Change Conference</span></b><b style=""><span
style="font-size: 24pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b
style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial;">Central
Connecticut State University*, New Britain, Connecticut<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b
style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial;">Vance
Academic Building Room 105<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b
style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; font-family: Arial;">Saturday,
March 13, 2010, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: Arial;">As
the second decade of the twenty-first century
begins, relations between Cuba and the United States remain frozen in
the time
of the Cold War of the previous century.<span style="">
</span>Perhaps there is room for optimism, however, that this situation
can
change.<span style=""> </span>The objective of this day-long
conference is to present information and analysis and an opportunity
for
discussion on the key issues in Cuba-US relations. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">9:00–9:30
Registration and Continental Breakfast<o:p></o:p></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">9:30–11:00
<b style="">The Campaign to End the Embargo and the
Travel Ban</b>.<span style=""> </span>Panel presentation.
Ellen Bernstein, Associate Director, Pastors for Peace; Travis Wheeler,
Cuba
Policy Congressional Liaison, Latin America Working Group; Prof. James
Russell,
Eastern Connecticut State University; Merri Ansara, Common Ground
Education and
Travel, Easthampton, MA.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">11:00–11:15 Short
Break<o:p></o:p></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">11:15–12:30
<b style=""><span style=""> </span>The
Current State of U.S.-Cuban Relations—the Cuban Perspective.</b><span
style=""> </span>An invitation has been extended to a
representative of the Cuban Interests Section in Washington, D.C., to
give a
keynote address via teleconference since the U.S. State Department
restricts
Cuban diplomats’ ability to travel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">12:30–1:30
Lunch
Break<span style=""> </span>(you may bring a bag lunch; a
list of nearby eating options will be available)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">1:30–2:30
<b style="">Cuba and Haiti</b>—solidarity between the
peoples of the Caribbean in aftermath of the January earthquake.<span
style=""> </span>Panel includes Prof. Leslie Desmangles,
Trinity College; Lillian Holloway, MD, graduate of the Latin American
School of
Medicine.<b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">2:30–3:30
<b style="">The Case of the Cuban Five. </b><span style=""> </span>Nancy
Kohn, International Committee to Free
the Cuban Five and Nalda Vigezzi, co-chair, National Network on Cuba. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><b style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;">Sponsored
by:</span></b></big><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"><big>
Greater Hartford Coalition on Cuba; International Studies
Program; Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program; Department of
Sociology;
Center for Public Policy and Social Research; CCSU Youth for Socialist
Action;
July 26 Coalition (Boston); Pioneer Valley Cuba Solidarity Committee;
Greater
New Haven Peace Council; Promoting Enduring Peace.</big> <o:p></o:p></span></big></big></big></big></big></big></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;">The conference is open to
the public and free of charge.<b style=""> For more information</b>
contact Greater
Hartford Coalition on Cuba, 860-930-5615, or email </span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><a
href="mailto:tim_craine@hotmail.com"><span style="font-family: Times;">tim_craine@hotmail.com</span></a></span></big></big></big></big></big></big></big><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"><big><big><big>.</big><span
style=""><big> </big> </span></big></big><o:p></o:p></span></big></big></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><big><big><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;">* For Directions to
Central Connecticut State University
visit </span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><a
href="http://www.ccsu.edu/page.cfm?p=1636"><span
style="font-family: Times;">www.ccsu.edu/page.cfm?p=1636</span></a><br>
</span></big></big></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a
href="http://july26.org/home/sites/default/files/Conn_conference%20flyer%20v6.pdf">Conference
Flyer</a><big><big><span
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