Cuba: What Next?
Thursday, March 17th - 3pm
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As President Obama’s historic trip to Cuba nears, join us for a webinar with experts from the region and Washington to discuss the current state of affairs in Cuba and the prospects for an end to the US embargo. Get up to date information on the issues facing Cuba as aspects of the embargo are eased. Learn how you can help push congress and the administration to end the embargo entirely!
Moderated by
Catherine Gordon
Representative for International Issues
Presbyterian Office of Public Witness
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Speakers:
Mavis Anderson, Senior Associate, Latin America Working Group (LAWG)
Since 1997, Mavis has covered U.S. policy toward Cuba, cultivating congressional, organizational and grassroots support for the LAWG coalition's efforts to end the U.S. embargo on Cuba. For more information go to: http://lawg.org/about-us/staff
Reinerio Arce, Former President of the Cuban Council of Churches and Former Moderator of the Presbyterian Reformed Church of Cuba
Reinerio has served as President of the Cuban Council of Churches, Director of the Study Center of the Cuban Council of Churches, and Rector of Matanzas Theological Seminary. He has also served as Moderator of the Presbyterian Reformed Church of Cuba. He is currently a professor of theology at Mantanzas Theological Seminary.
For more information go to: http://www.ncccusa.org/news/cuba/cccbackground.html
Valdir Franca, Area Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean, Presbyterian Church USA
Valdir serves as the liaison with the global partner churches in Latin America and the Caribbean, providing support and serving as a bridge between global church partners and U.S. Presbyterians. For more information go to: https://www.pcusa.org/news/2014/8/19/valdir-franca-joins-presbyterian-world-mission/
Geoff Thale, Prorgam Director, Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA)
As Program Director Geoff follows hemispheric trends as well as U.S. policy toward the region. He directs WOLA's Cuba program, which supports normalizing relations between the United States and Cuba. For more information go to: http://www.wola.org/people/geoff_thale
We are grateful for the financial support of the First Presbyterian Church of the City of New York for this webinar.
