Hear internationally acclaimed physician-activist Dr. Luther Castillo speak on his work in developing a community-run medical system for the Afro-indigenous Garifuna people of Honduras. Dr. Castillo is featured in two documentary films, including “Revolutionary Medicine,” which will also be premiered this afternoon, and raises this question: “Could a remote hospital that runs on solar panels, in a community without paved roads or electricity, provide a new global model for health care?”
This free program will take place at Central United Methodist Church at 25th St. and Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee on Sunday, Sept. 27 at 4pm. Donations will be accepted to support this work. For more information & see the trailer for the film, see www.wicuba.org, or call (414) 273-1040. Sponsored by Wis. Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba and Latin American Solidarity Committee.
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Title of Talk: “Community-based health care systems in Cuba and Central America”
Day and Time: Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015 4 – 5:30 PM
Place: Kresge Little Theater, 300 Seward Street, Ripon, WI 54971
Talk sponsored by the Center for Politics and the People and the Latin American and Caribbean Studies program. Open to the public.
September 30: A presentation by Dr Castillo from 11:15-12:10 at Marian University, 45 S. National Ave Fond du Lac, WI 54935. Check university schedule to see which nursing class that Dr. Castillo will speak in. Open to the entire Marian and Fond du Lac Community.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND MEDIA INQUIRIES: 414-447-8369
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