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Award-winning young Cuban journalist in MKE on Oct. 24-25, previewing documentaries on Biden’s policies and record surge of Cubans into US
Milwaukeeans will have a rare opportunity on October 24 and 25 to hear and meet the dynamic award-winning young Cuban journalist, Liz Oliva Fernandez, of the media outlet founded by Oliver Stone and Danny Glover, “Belly Of The Beast.” She will discuss her perspectives on US/Cuban developments after previewing segments of two soon-to-be-released documentaries, addressing what is behind Biden‘s Cuba policy? Prior to his election in 2020, President Biden criticized the harsh Cuba policies of the Trump administration, which reversed Obama’s move towards reconciliation with Cuba. Once in office, Biden instead maintained and even added to the numerous hostile measures taken against Cuba by Trump. This has contributed to a severe economic crisis in Cuba and over 200,000 Cubans flooding the US borders in the last year alone.
Liz Oliva Fernández is a Cuban journalist, feminist, and anti-racist activist who received the prestigious Gracie Award in 2021 alongside a host of celebrities, including Kerry Washington and Lena Waithe. In 2021 she was also a co-winner of a One World Media Award, besting BBC and Al Jazeera, as well as a Telly Award for her groundbreaking work presenting, reporting, and producing The War on Cuba docuseries.
Liz’s courageous and hard-hitting investigative journalism reveals the devastating impact of U.S. sanctions on the Cuban people, offering a rarely-seen nuanced perspective on Cuba and U.S. – Cuba relations.
Belly of the Beast is an innovative U.S.-based media outlet that tells Cuba’s untold stories through hard-hitting journalism and stunning cinematography. Since launching in early 2020, Belly of the Beast has become the go-to source for news and information about Cuba for young people in the United States. See bellyofthebeastcuba.com.
Breaking with the practice of parachute journalism, Belly of the Beast is pioneering a new model of collaboration among Cuban and U.S.-based journalists and filmmakers, bringing greater awareness, and understanding of the complex realities of Cuba and U.S. – Cuba relations through incisive, compelling, and transformative documentary journalism and films.
Belly of the Beast’s work has been featured in numerous outlets, including The New York Review of Books, The Hill, The Nation, ESPN, Democracy Now!, and the Miami New Times, among others.Ms. Oliva will present 1) on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 6:30pm at the Milwaukee Liberation Center, 1029 W. Historic Mitchell Street, MKE 53204; 2) Wednesday, Oct. 25 in Rooms M612 / M614 of the MATC Downtown Main Building – 1015 N. 6th Street, Milwaukee, 53203; and 3) also on Wednesday, Oct. 25, in the UWM Student Union – Room E240 (near the Union Cinema), 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee 53211.
All screenings are open to the public, with no admission charge.
Details:
Tuesday – October 24th, 2023 from 6:30 PM – 8 PM
at the Milwaukee Liberation Center – 1029 W. Historic Mitchell Street – Milwaukee, WI
Wednesday – October 25th, 2023 from 1:30 PM – 3 PM
in Rooms M612 / M614 of the MATC Downtown Main Building – 1015 N. 6th Street – Milwaukee, WI
Co-sponsored by Marquette University’s Center for Race, Ethnic and Indigenous Studies (REIS) and the MATC World Language Department
Wednesday – October 25th, 2023 from 5 PM – 6:30 PM
in the UWM Student Union – Room E240 (near the Union Cinema) – 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd. – Milwaukee, WI
Sponsored by Students for a Democratic Society at UWM
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The visit is coordinated by the Wisconsin Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba – www.wicuba.org – in cooperation with co-sponsors at each event, and endorsed by Peace Action -WI, Veterans for Peace Ch. 102, and the United Nations Assn. of Greater Milwaukee.
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