{"id":1034,"date":"2020-04-05T13:43:21","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T21:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/?p=1034"},"modified":"2020-04-05T13:43:21","modified_gmt":"2020-04-05T21:43:21","slug":"webinar-covid-19-pandemic-cuba-shows-that-international-solidarity-is-the-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/2020\/04\/05\/webinar-covid-19-pandemic-cuba-shows-that-international-solidarity-is-the-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"Webinar: COVID-19 Pandemic: Cuba Shows That International Solidarity is the Answer!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cuba-covid19-webinar.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1035\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/2020\/04\/05\/webinar-covid-19-pandemic-cuba-shows-that-international-solidarity-is-the-answer\/cuba-covid19-webinar\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cuba-covid19-webinar.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,700\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cuba-covid19-webinar\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cuba-covid19-webinar-257x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cuba-covid19-webinar.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1035\" src=\"http:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cuba-covid19-webinar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cuba-covid19-webinar.jpg 600w, https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cuba-covid19-webinar-257x300.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nPlease join us for a special solidarity webinar to learn about the example Cuba is setting of putting human needs ahead of profits in the fight against COVID-19. Panelists will discuss Cuba\u2019s history of medical internationalism; how Cuba is fighting COVID-19 on the Island based on providing health care as a right; learn how Cuba is developing effective new medications such as Interferon Alpha 2-B; and how Cuba is sending medical teams to Italy, the Caribbean and dozens of countries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Webinar 1: Thursday, April 9, 8:00 PM (Eastern), 5:00 PM (Pacific)<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_osMxjK08RayTzw_bJagp3w\">Click here to register<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Co-Chairs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alison Bodine \u2014 Fire This Time, Movement for Social Justice, Vancouver, Canada<\/li>\n<li>Claudia de la Cruz \u2014 Executive Director, The People\u2019s Forum, New York City<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Speakers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ambassador Jos\u00e9 Caba\u00f1as \u2014 Cuban Embassy, Washington, DC<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Helen Yaffe \u2014 Lecturer in Economic and Social History, University of Glasgow, Author, Che Guevara: The Economics of Revolution; We Are Cuba!; Cuba\u2019s Contribution to Combating COVID-19 (Yale University Press blog)<\/li>\n<li>Dr. John Kirk \u2014 Department of Spanish and Latin American, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canadian authority on Cuban Medical Internationalism. Featured on PBS Nova program \u201cCuba\u2019s Cancer Hope.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Alexa Weber \u2014 Circulo Bolivariana \u201cNegra Hipolita\u201d On the current health care situation in Venezuela and opposition to the latest U.S. threats and sanctions.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Isaac Saney \u2014 Co-chair, Canadian Network on Cuba. Prospects for a Campaign to Access Cuba&#8217;s Interferon Alpha 2B Recombinant and other medical assistance to treat COViD-19.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Approximately 45 minutes &#8211; 1 hour for presenters followed by 45 minutes &#8211; 1 hour for Q&amp;A<\/p>\n<p>For TechSupport contact: zoomsupport@us-cubanormalization.org<\/p>\n<p>More information: www.us-cubanormalization.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please join us for a special solidarity webinar to learn about the example Cuba is setting of putting human needs ahead of profits in the fight against COVID-19. Panelists will discuss Cuba\u2019s history of medical internationalism; how Cuba is fighting COVID-19 on the Island based on providing health care as a right; learn how Cuba is developing effective new medications such as Interferon Alpha 2-B; and how Cuba is sending medical teams to Italy, the Caribbean and dozens of countries. Webinar 1: Thursday, April 9, 8:00 PM (Eastern), 5:00 PM (Pacific) Click here to register Co-Chairs: Alison Bodine \u2014 Fire This Time, Movement for Social Justice, Vancouver, Canada Claudia de la Cruz \u2014 Executive Director, The People\u2019s Forum, New York City Speakers: Ambassador Jos\u00e9 Caba\u00f1as \u2014 Cuban Embassy, Washington, DC Dr. Helen Yaffe \u2014 Lecturer in Economic and Social History, University of Glasgow, Author, Che Guevara: The Economics of Revolution; We Are Cuba!; Cuba\u2019s Contribution to Combating COVID-19 (Yale University Press blog) Dr. John Kirk \u2014 Department of Spanish and Latin American, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canadian authority on Cuban Medical Internationalism. Featured on PBS Nova program \u201cCuba\u2019s Cancer Hope.\u201d Dr. Alexa Weber \u2014 Circulo Bolivariana \u201cNegra Hipolita\u201d On [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1035,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Join Apr 9 International Cuba Solidarity Webinar \"#COVID19  Pandemic: #Cuba Shows That International Solidarity is the Answer!\" #CubaSalvaVidas #CubaPorLaSalud @JoseRCabanas @HelenYaffe\r\n @CubaSi7 @NNOCuba @cdnntwrkoncuba\r\n @EmbacubaCanada","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cuba-covid19-webinar.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7dbkE-gG","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1034"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1034"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1037,"href":"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1034\/revisions\/1037"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}