>X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Unverified) >subject: Havana Radio news Dec 26 A Brecht Forum Talk >Via NY Transfer News * All the News That Doesn't Fit >Radio Havana Cuba - News Update - 26 December 2000 > . > >*NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RECOGNIZES WORK OF CUBANS IN 2000 > >*CUBA'S TRADE EXCHANGE SURPASSES $5 billion > >*TORRENTIAL RAINS KILL 2, CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE > >*CUBAN SONG CONTEST BEGINS > >*CUBAN WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM SELECTED BEST TEAM IN 2000 > >*CUBAN JAZZ ALBUM "INVITATION" PROMOTES CUBAN MUSIC > > . > >*NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RECOGNIZES WORK OF CUBANS IN 2000 > >Havana, December 26 (RHC)--The National Assembly of the People's >Power approved a resolution to recognize the Cuban people's struggle >during this past year. > >In an article published in Tuesday's Granma daily, the National >Assembly says that with days away from the 42nd anniversary of the >triumph of the Cuban Revolution - when the country's independence was >finally achieved - the Cuban people over 2000 continued their >struggle, in patriotic unity and resistance. > >The battle for the return of Elian Gonzalez to the custody of his >father, when millions of men, women and children expressed their >condemnation over the illegal detention of the Cuban child, was a >concrete example of the country's unity. > >The Cuban people, cites the National Assembly resolution, maintained >their struggle during 2000 with their continued condemnation of >Washington's anti-Cuba policy and demanded an end to the criminal >Cuban Adjustment Act. > >The island's continued economic recovery is also attributed to the >Cuban people's efforts in developing the country. > >This and many other reasons prompted the National Assembly to >congratulate its people for the historical victories achieved during >the year. > >The National Assembly Resolution ends by saying that the Cuban >Revolution enters a new millennium firm and secure. The Cuban people >walk confident towards the future. > > *CUBA'S TRADE EXCHANGE SURPASSES $5 billion > >Havana, December 26 (RHC)--Cuba's trade exchange surpassed $5 billion >with the involvement of over three thousand firms from 50 countries, >according to the President of Cuba's Chamber of Commerce Antonio Luis >Carricarte. > >He added that among some of the sectors that have improved on the >island are oil, nickel, gas, steel and electricity. The Cuban >official pointed out that there are currently over 4500 economic >joint ventures with foreign investment, mainly with Spain, Canada, >Italy, Britain and France. > >Referring to foreign trade the capacity to purchase increased >although the figures that the island had in the 1980's still surpass >the current situation. He said that ties with Latin America and the >Caribbean represent between 25 to 30 per cent of the total exchange >although priority is on CARICOM member nations. > > *TORRENTIAL RAINS KILL 2, CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE > >Havana December 26 (RHC)--The recent torrential rains that hit Cuba >over the last four days have provoked the death of two people, >injured four, and brought about the collapse of 135 homes rendering >over 600 people homeless in Havana alone. > >In the central province of Villa Clara some 400 homes and >multifamily buildings were damaged due to serious leaks. Potato and >tobacco plantations were also damaged in the province. > >According to the island's Meteorological Institute the major rain >fell in the town of El Santo in central Ciego de Avila province with >509 millimeters, Cayo Coco with 321 millimeters, Sagua la Grande with >306, and Baracoa Beach with 2477 millimeters. > >In Havana strong winds registering up to 60 kilometers per hour have >also inflicted damage to the city. Experts predict less rain in the >coming days. > > *CUBAN SONG CONTEST BEGINS > >Havana, December 26 (RHC)--The Adolfo Guzman Song Contest kicked off >on Monday at Havana's Karl Marx Theater with the participation of >Cuban composers and singers. > >During the first night of the competition 17 singers performed the >songs of Cuban newcomers and professional composers, which were among >over 800 pieces that competed to reach the finals. > >For the Radio and Television Institute, which co-sponsored the >national contest along with the Karl Marx Theater, the contest was a >complex challenge after having been postponed for a period ten years. > >This national song contest gives newcomers as well as renowned >composers the chance of having their songs first heard among the >Cuban people. > >The Adolfo Guzman Song Contest will resume Tuesday night and the >winners will be announced on Wednesday. > > *CUBAN WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM SELECTED BEST TEAM IN 2000 > >Havana, December 26 (RHC)--Cuba's women's volleyball team, which is >three time Olympic champion and Grand Prix winner, was selected as >the island's Best Team for the year 2000. > >Awards also went to volleyball as sports of the year, individual >sports with relevant results were boxing, track and field, judo and a >special mention to wrestling and taekwondo. > >The Cuban Sports Institute and Sports Journalists Association also >awarded Olympic gold medallist boxers Felix Savon, Jorge Gutierrez >and Mario Kindelan, as well as track and field stars Ivan Pedroso and >Anier Garcia as best athletes of the year. > >The President of the Cuban Sports Institute, Humberto Rodriguez >presented, Tuesday, the award on Tuesday during an activity in the >sports center. > > *CUBAN JAZZ ALBUM "INVITATION" PROMOTES CUBAN MUSIC > >Havana, December 26 (RHC)--It arrived and it stayed. Cuban music took >a trip around the world and made itself richer. With these words >begins the note on the album "Invitation" featuring pianist composer >Roberto Carcasses and a great band that groups his father Bobby >Carcasses, the creator of the Havana International Jazz Festival >since 1980, and other guest stars from Habana Ensemble and Clave y >Guaguanco. > >This CD is the first of a series entitled "The Cuban Jazz Project" >produced this year (2000) under the lead of Rodolfo de Athayde for >Velas Records in Brazil. This is also the vision of another pianist >Ivan Lins, a recognized singer and songwriter and pianist from the >Amazon giant who has fallen in love with Cuban rhythms. "Invitation" >by Roberto Carcasses is a highly recommendable album with the newest >of the new in Cuban Jazz. You can meet him often playing live with >his quartet at La Zorra y el Cuervo Jazz Club in Havana on 3rd St. >between N and O Vedado,, Tel (537) 66 224 02. > >(c) 2000 Radio Habana Cuba, NY Transfer News. All rights reserved. > >================================================================= > NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems > Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us > 339 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10012 > http://www.blythe.org e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >================================================== >rhc-eng-22102 2000-Dec-27 05:00:04 " JC > > ********** > >from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >subject: A Brecht Forum Talk >Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: NY Transfer News <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [CubaNews] Life, Work & Gardens in Havana-Jan 5-NYC > > Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News That Doesn't Fit > Please forward or repost > The Brecht Forum and NY Transfer News > present > > Accidental Internationalist > REFLECTIONS OF AN AMERICAN WORKER IN THE CUBAN REVOLUTION: >WORK, LIFE AND GARDENS IN HAVANA > A Talk by Mike Fuller Friday, January 5, 2001 - 7:30 p.m. > Brecht Forum - 122 West 27 Street, 10th Floor > between 6th and 7th Avenues, New York City > >Mike Fuller is a United States citizen who has been living and >working in Cuba since 1994, despite the U.S. government's blockade of >and restrictions on travel to that island. > >Fuller will offer some insights on living and working in Cuba and >being a full-fledged participant in the day-to-day social and >economic life of the island. This translator, editor, interpreter and >English teacher will reflect upon his jobs, family life and peak >experiences over the last six years of massive transformations in >Cuba. Tracing his personal history in U.S. and international >progressive movements, he will discuss recent activities on that >island and search for common spaces with participants. > >Fuller's talk is not meant to be a highly theoretical analysis, but >rather an easy-going conversation about one person's life as a modest >melody of resistance and an invitation for others to sing along. > >In addition to discussing his personal experiences in the Revolution, >Fuller will also speak about the new Urban Garden Movement presently >taking form in Havana. > >Since the collapse a decade ago of the Soviet Union, and the >subsequent shortages of fuel, fertilizers and pesticides, the Cuban >government has gradually made a shift from conventional growing of >food crops to organic farming. Cuba is the only country in the world >where the use of organic methods is national agricultural policy. > >As part of this policy, the government has also encouraged the >development of a widespread urban gardening movement, to help provide >Cuba's city dwellers with a reliable supply of fresh organic produce. >Mr. Fuller will speak about this popular activity and will give a >slide presentation showing the work being done in some of Havana's >varied community gardens. > >Mike Fuller currently collaborates in Havana with Prensa Latina, a >Cuban news agency; the Jose Marti International Journalism Institute; >Infomed, the Ministry of Public Health telecommunications system; the >National Translation and Interpretation Team; and Cubalinda.com, a >travel agency set up by former CIA officer Philip Agee, designed to >encourage Americans to resist the blockade and travel to Cuba. > >Suggested admission to this talk is on a sliding scale of $6-$10. >Proceeds will benefit the new Urban Gardening Project at the Jose >Marti Journalism Institute in Havana. A wine-and-cheese reception >will follow the talk. > >Learn more about Cuba's Gardens at http://www.blythe.org and click >on the Accidental Internationalist link. > >For more information, call the Brecht Forum: 212-242-4201 or email >NY Transfer News: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >================================================================= > NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems > Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us > 339 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10012 > http://www.blythe.org e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >=================================================== > >-------------------------- eGroups Sponsor ------------------------- >eGroups eLerts >It's Easy. It's Fun. 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