00:00Hello and greetings from the International Conference for the Normalization of Relations
00:05between Cuba and the United States.
00:08This event is being held at the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Historical Education
00:13Center in Manhattan.
00:15This conference brings together various progressive and human rights organizations, both inside
00:22and outside the United States.
00:25Witnesses from each of these organizations have expressed their rejection of the U.S.
00:31government's aggressive policies against the island of Cuba.
00:36These organizations include the Cuba Sea Coalition, Women and Cuba, Women in Struggle, and the
00:42Vancouver Communities, amongst others.
00:46This event coincides with the 100th anniversary of the death of African American leader Malcolm
00:52X, who was assassinated at the very venue where the conference is being held.
00:58Attendees and panelists at this event discuss essential topics for the normalization of
01:05relations between Cuba and the United States, aware of the economic and social damage that
01:12the blockade against Cuba has caused for decades.
01:16They also advocated before U.S. congressmen and legislators for an end of the blockade
01:22and for the vote in favor of lifting the so-called economic embargo before the United Nations
01:29to be binding.
01:31Among other topics, the Cuban Family Code is also being addressed as a model for protecting
01:37the rights of different types of unions and families, in light of the Trump administration's
01:43repeal of many of its pro-LQBT rights and laws.
01:50The common denominator at this event is the energy and eloquence of the entire audience
01:57in support of Cuba, especially those from African American and Anglo-Saxon communities
02:04who throughout their trips to Cuba have been able to see that the negative concepts they
02:10grew up with about the island were completely wrong.
02:14Instead, they discovered a reality where education, health care, and social well-being are the
02:21foundation and strength of Cuba.
02:23That's my report for now.
02:25Back to the studios.
