00:00In Cuba, the Patriarch Colloquium continues on its second day.
00:02Participants discuss communication as a political, cultural and ethical field in the global debate from the global south.
00:08We go with our correspondent, Belén de los Santos, for the details.
00:13Hello, studios. It's the second day of the Patriarch Colloquium.
00:18We've been talking yesterday about the importance of this gathering taking place in Havana
00:23at a very crucial moment for Cuba, a crucial moment for the international solidarity
00:28and also to debate the digital and communication strategies that this challenging moment across the global south
00:36is posing for the different communication initiatives.
00:39Patria was always a place to come together and discuss those strategies, exchange those experiences.
00:46And we continue to gather what is happening right now.
00:50At this moment, there's a panel ongoing discussing the digital strategies that we were just talking,
00:56with experiences from all over the world.
00:58And at this moment, we are joined by Kurt Hackbarth.
01:01He is from U.S.-Mexican, right?
01:04And he collaborates with different media outlets in Mexico, like An Alonso and the Verenilla Podcast.
01:11So let us know, Kurt, from your experience, what is this colloquium all about
01:16and why is it important to be here at this moment?
01:19Well, I think there are two main reasons.
01:21The first is an act of solidarity with the Cuban people at a time when the United States is trying
01:27to genocide the population.
01:29We have to be here in solidarity always.
01:31That's primordial.
01:33The second part of this is exactly what you just said.
01:36I think it's important that we gather together to share experiences and also strategies
01:42because, you know, the media attack, the media assault is tremendous on the part of the corporate media
01:50and the part of the media from the global north.
01:52And, you know, it's not enough to just say we have to counterattack.
01:56You have to know how to do it.
01:57You have to be smart.
01:57You have to be astute.
01:58And you have to also be grounded in people's realities and a real sense of solidarity with the global south.
02:05That's why we're here.
02:06Just before we finish, because we're trying to translate a little bit of what is happening here
02:12to our audience in other parts of the world,
02:14we understand that it was very important for Cuba to continue to have this colloquium,
02:19even in these circumstances.
02:21What main idea of what you've been discussing, sharing with comrades, hearing in the panels,
02:26what main idea are you taking away so far?
02:29Well, the main idea is, you know, neither the Cuban people nor solidarity movement internationally
02:36are going to let, you know, the United States' attempts to asphyxiate this island go unchecked.
02:41And, you know, this goes forward.
02:44International solidarity efforts go forward.
02:47All of this goes forward.
02:48And I think it's important because this whole meridian barrage is that Cuba's prostrate.
02:54Cuba isn't prostrate and the international solidarity movement isn't prostrate.
02:57What we're seeing right in front of us here is a vibrant conference
03:00full of people from all over the world sharing and experiences.
03:03And we're all growing because of it.
03:05So, you know, Cuba's not alone.
03:07And I think that's the most important message to carry from this.
03:11Cuba is not alone is a message that we continue to hear.
03:15It's a vital part of what is happening here in Kavanaugh.
03:18We will continue reporting and sharing all the information.
03:21Guys, I go back to you now.
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