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Coco Fariñas: The Robin Hood of Las Villas

What a strong nation needs, or any group for that matter, is to have as a leader, not an arrogant opportunist, but a humble servant. The Castro dictatorship, far from their claims of serving the people with regards to social welfare and social progress, has instead...

The Cuba Dreamt and Desired by Cubans

After hearing tales of Cuban government ministers for more than 54 years, it is clear that there are two distinct models that lead to two different nations. The dominant Cuban model of submission has destroyed the institutions and the productive capacity of the...

Guillermo “Coco” Fariñas Hernández Visits Puerto Rico

The short 60 hours that Guillermo “Coco” Fariñas spent in Puerto Rico was sobering, intense, productive, motivating and vibrant. It has been the visit that the Cuban exiles in Puerto Rico needed and expected. He was able to dialogue with individuals of...

Introducing a New Generation of Activism

Generation Y Blogger Receives Inaugural “Digital Defender” Award Yoani Sánchez re-invigorated a community at our recent event “An Evening with Yoani Sanchez.” The Generation Y Blogger addressed a capacity crowd of 25 Miami based organizations, including 700 Cuban...

A Conversation with Davi D from Omni Zona Franca

ACTIVIST PROFILE: A CONVERSATION WITH DAVID D OMNI By: Jose Luis Martinez I had the unique opportunity to sit down recently with Cuban poet, musician and painter David D Omni of the arts collective known as “Omni Zona Franca,” based near Havana, Cuba. It was a franc...