Notes from the Cuban Exile Quarter

"The first victory we can claim is that our hearts are free of hatred. Hence we say to those who persecute us and who try to dominate us: ‘You are my brother. I do not hate you, but you are not going to dominate me by fear. I do not wish to impose my truth, nor do I wish you to impose yours on me. We are going to seek the truth together’. THIS IS THE LIBERATION WHICH WE ARE PROCLAIMING."
Oswaldo José Payá Sardiñas (2002)

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Remembering Celia Cruz: 16 years after her death the Queen of Salsa's music still banned in Cuba

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"Forgiving is not forgetting. Forgiving is remembering without pain." - Celia Cruz   Celia Cruz: Barred from Cuba for wantin...
Saturday, July 13, 2019

Crimes of the Castro regime: The attack on and sinking of the "13 de Marzo" tugboat on July 13, 1994

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To forget would be not only dangerous but offensive; to forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.” -  Elie Wiesel ,  Nig...
Friday, July 12, 2019

Dr. Ricardo Bofill, founder of the Cuban human rights movement. Requiescat in Pace

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"I can't understand the hatred towards me. Because, really in the only field I’ve done battle, is the field of ideas." - Dr...
Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Acts of remembrance to mark 25 years since the "13 de marzo" tugboat sinking

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“For the survivor who chooses to testify, it is clear: his duty is to bear witness for the dead and for the living. He has no right to depr...
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Sunday, July 7, 2019

Response to a critique of my piece in the Gainesville Sun over Twitter

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A block and a hit. Luckily for me others let me know of this critique and I was able to respond.      On July 2, 2019 The Gainesvil...
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