SPRING 2004 LECTURE SERIES
Thursday, February 19th, 2004, 6:00-7:30 p.m.

The World Policy Institute at New School University presents

Archived Webcast (You will need Real Player to view this.) Courtesy of New School Online University special events.

ALL IN THE FAMILY
CUBAN AMERICANS DEBATE THE CHANGES IN CUBA, THE EXILE COMMUNITY AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN US POLICY

a panel discussion with

CAMILA RUIZ
Washington Director, Cuban American National Foundation

IGNACIO E. SANCHEZ
Partner, Piper Rudnick LLP; Member of board of directors/executive committee, Cuban Liberty Council.

and

ANTONIO R. ZAMORA
Partner, Hughes Hubbard & Reed, LLP; President, US/Cuba Legal Forum and Chairman, Time is Now Coalition

Moderated by

LISSA WEINMANN
Director, World Policy Institute Cuba Project

Neither the 45-year Cuban Revolution nor the draconian 44-year US embargo have mellowed with age. Tension between Havana and Washington is reaching new heights. Hardliners close to the White House are pushing for regime change, casting Cuba as the linchpin of what House International Relations Chair Henry Hyde calls the ‘rising axis of evil in the Americas." At the same time, a majority of members of Congress as well as business, human rights and international bodies argue that US national interests and those of the Cuban people would be better served by increasing engagement with the Cuban government now. Nowhere are these approaches as hotly debated as within the Cuban American population. Panelists representing various points of view from within the community will offer a wide-ranging discussion on how Cuba, the Cuban American community and US policy are changing and what these trends imply. We will examine the impact of recent Bush Administration actions toward Cuba, including the abandonment of longstanding bilateral migration accords, cutting US travel to the island (despite various Congressional votes to lift travel restrictions) and the newly created Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba. We will also explore the community’s role in policy formation, relations with the Cuban dissident community and potential involvement in the future of Cuba.

Thursday, February 19, 2004, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Swayduck Auditorium, First Floor, 65 Fifth Avenue (between East 13-14^th). Admission is free. Visit www.dialnsa.edu for a live webcast and online discussion.

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Online webcast and discussion:

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