Understanding Cuba: Realities, Resistance, and Reform
Understanding Cuba: Realities, Resistance, and Reform
Understanding Cuba: Realities, Resistance, and Reform
Featuring John Suarez, Executive Director at the Center for a Free Cuba, and Jorge Baldor, Founder of After8toEducate
Reception: 7:30 AM
Speaker Conversation: 8:00 AM
This event is open to all and complimentary for Global Forum Members.
Cuba’s headlines often diverge sharply from life on the ground. Rolling blackouts and mounting economic pressure have reshaped daily life for millions of Cubans, even as official narratives tell a different story.
Join us for breakfast with John Suarez, Executive Director of the Center for a Free Cuba, who will offer a firsthand look at the state of Cuba’s human rights landscape, the resilience of its communities through decades of hardship, and the opportunities for reform. Suarez will speak to the gap between what’s reported abroad and what’s actually unfolding on the island – and what the future may look like for Cuba.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
John Suarez is the Executive Director at the Center for a Free Cuba. Mr. Suarez was a program officer for Latin America Programs at Freedom House. He has been interviewed by TV, radio, and print media on Cuba. Mr. Suarez is a human rights activist. He holds degrees from Florida International University and Spain’s Universidad Francisco de Vitoria. He has testified before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Washington DC, the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, and served as an interpreter for Cuban dissidents in Congressional hearings.
ABOUT THE MODERATOR
Jorge Baldor was born in Havana, Cuba and immigrated to the United States with his family at age six. His entrepreneurial spirit and relentless energy has resulted in a number of projects and organizations aimed at empowering others and preparing the next generation of leaders, particularly within the Latino community, locally and internationally. He is the founder of After8toEducate.
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About the event
This event is open to all and complimentary for Global Forum Members.
Cuba’s headlines often diverge sharply from life on the ground. Rolling blackouts and mounting economic pressure have reshaped daily life for millions of Cubans, even as official narratives tell a different story.
Join us for breakfast with John Suarez, Executive Director of the Center for a Free Cuba, who will offer a firsthand look at the state of Cuba’s human rights landscape, the resilience of its communities through decades of hardship, and the opportunities for reform. Suarez will speak to the gap between what’s reported abroad and what’s actually unfolding on the island – and what the future may look like for Cuba.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
John Suarez is the Executive Director at the Center for a Free Cuba. Mr. Suarez was a program officer for Latin America Programs at Freedom House. He has been interviewed by TV, radio, and print media on Cuba. Mr. Suarez is a human rights activist. He holds degrees from Florida International University and Spain’s Universidad Francisco de Vitoria. He has testified before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Washington DC, the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, and served as an interpreter for Cuban dissidents in Congressional hearings.
ABOUT THE MODERATOR
Jorge Baldor was born in Havana, Cuba and immigrated to the United States with his family at age six. His entrepreneurial spirit and relentless energy has resulted in a number of projects and organizations aimed at empowering others and preparing the next generation of leaders, particularly within the Latino community, locally and internationally. He is the founder of After8toEducate.