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)

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Observing Cuba's First Independence Day in 1902: Reflection on the Democratic Republic's first 50 years and what followed

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A great day in Cuban history.  Independence Day in Havana, Cuba on May 20, 1902 One hundred and nineteen years ago today at noon the flag o...
Wednesday, May 19, 2021

On this day in 1895 José Martí was killed by Spanish troops in Cuba. The struggle for Cuban freedom continues.

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"There is no forgiveness for acts of hatred. Daggers thrust in the name of liberty are thrust into liberty's heart." - José Ma...
Sunday, May 16, 2021

On this day Pablo Morales Barbas was born in 1966. He was murdered by the Castro regime on February 24, 1996.

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  "Only through non violent means can we cleanse the Cuban nation from the hatred instilled by the dictatorship in Cuban hearts. The n...
Saturday, May 15, 2021

On This Day: Orlando Zapata Tamayo was born 54 years ago today and martyred 11 years ago

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"Long live human rights, with my blood I wrote to you so that this be saved as evidence of the savagery we are subjected to that are ...
Thursday, May 13, 2021

Pedro Luis Boitel: Cuba's martyr for academic freedom and human rights born 90 years ago today

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"They can kill and destroy my body, but never my spirit, that they will never be able to break." * - Pedro Luis Boitel  (1931 - 1...
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