[act-ma] 9/20-10/14 An Economy Under Siege: Fall Tour with Dr. Jourdy James Heredia

[Charlie Welch]

An Economy Under Siege: Fall Tour with Dr. Jourdy James Heredia

Witness for Peace New England 
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  is thrilled to announce our 2019 Fall Speaking Tour, "An Economy Under 
Siege: Building Socialism and Solidarity with Cuba Today," featuring 
Cuban economist Dr. Jourdy James Heredia, subdirector of the Global 
Economy Research Center (CIEM) in Havana.

Dr. James will be touring the East Coast (MA, RI, CT, NH, VT, NY, NJ and 
DC) from September 30-October 23, 2019. The events listed below have 
been confirmed, although our tour schedule is being finalized and there 
is still room in the schedule if you are interested in hosting an event, 
organizer exchange, interview, or workshop with Dr. James. Contact Lee 
Schlenker at newengland at solidaritycollective.org to schedule an event or 
for more information.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Jourdy Victoria James Heredia received her PhD in Economic Sciences from 
the University of Havana and her PhD in Economic Sciences from the 
University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. She is the subdirector 
and lead researcher of the Global Economy Research Center in Havana, 
Cuba and Associate Professor at the University of Havana. She is a 
member of the editorial group of Cuba's World Economic Issues Journal 
and of the Foreign Policy Experts group organized by Cuba's Higher 
Institute for Foreign Relations. She has won the Annual Prize of the 
Cuban Academy of Sciences on two occasions (1999 and 2000) and the 
EU-LAC Foundation Prize in 2015. She has over 30 years of experience 
researching issues of European integration. She is the author of 
numerous articles in national and international journals and also of two 
books (The Euro Zone Crisis: Economic Foundations and Lessons for Latin 
America; and Food Security in the the European Union, Latin America and 
the Caribbean: The Cases of Cuba and Spain). She has lectured in 
universities throughout the world, including in Spain, Jamaica, Canada, 
Germany, China and Kenya.

On this national tour, Dr. Jourdy James Heredia will speak about the 
current economic situation in Cuba; historical and contemporary impacts 
of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the 
government of the United States on Cuba; advances Cuba has made in food 
security, understood in a comparative and contextualized lens; and 
ongoing challenges in the construction of Cuban socialism given 
perennially hostile external circumstances.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

Tuesday October 1, 2PM
University of Rhode Island
45 Upper College Rd, Kingston, RI

Tuesday October 1, 7PM
Peace Dale Congregational Church
261 Columbia Rd, Peace Dale, RI

Wednesday October 2, 4:15PM
Clark University, Jefferson Hall 218
950 Main St, Worcester, MA
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Wednesday October 2, 7PM
19 Carter Community Center
19 Carter St, Berlin, MA
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Thursday October 3, 10AM
Worcester State University, Student Center Blue Lounge
486 Chandler St, Worcester, MA

Thursday October 3, 3:30 PM
Pardee Center at Boston University, First Floor Conference Room
121 Bay St Rd, Boston, MA

Friday October 4, 9AM
Connecticut College, Bill Hall 403
270 Mohegan Ave, New London, CT
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Saturday October 5, 4PM
Boston Nature Center
500 Walk Hill St, Mattapan, MA

Monday October 7, 4PM
Brown University
Watson Institute, McKinney Conference Room
111 Thayer St, Providence, RI

Tuesday October 8
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2:30PM
77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA

Wednesday October 9, 7PM
St. Michael's College
One Winooski Park, Colchester, VT

Thursday October 10, 6PM
Keene State College
229 Main Street, Keene, NH

Friday October 11, 2PM
UMASS Amherst, Economics Department
Crotty Hall, 412 N Pleasant St, Amherst, MA

Friday October 11, 7PM
Windham World Affairs Council
Centre Congregational Church Parlor
193 Main St, Brattleboro, VT

Saturday October 12, 7PM
The Resistance Center for Peace and Justice
43 Center Ct #202, Northampton, MA

Tuesday October 15, 6PM
New Haven Free Public Library
133 Elm St, New Haven, CT

Wednesday October 16, 10AM
Columbia High School
17 Elm St, Maplewood, NJ

Wednesday October 16, 6PM
Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective
New York City Fundraiser
Contact for more details

Thursday October 17, 6:30PM
The People's Forum
320 W 37th St, New York, NY

Friday October 18, TBD
Reception at the Cuban Embassy in Washington DC
Part of the National Network on Cuba's Annual Meeting
2630 16th St NW, Washington, DC

Saturday October 19, TBD
African-American Civil War Museum
Part of the National Network on Cuba's Annual Meeting
1925 Vermont Ave NW, Washington DC

Monday October 21, 9 AM
National Days of Action Against the Blockade
US Capitol, First St SE, Washington DC

Tuesday October 22, 7 PM
Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective
One Year Anniversary Event
Details TBA

Wednesday October 23, 7 PM
Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective
Washington DC Fundraiser
Details TBA


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