{"id":1417,"date":"2021-09-17T22:48:23","date_gmt":"2021-09-18T06:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/?p=1417"},"modified":"2021-09-17T22:48:27","modified_gmt":"2021-09-18T06:48:27","slug":"september-19-after-july-11-cuban-reality-us-policy-under-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/2021\/09\/17\/september-19-after-july-11-cuban-reality-us-policy-under-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"September 19 &#8211; After July 11: Cuban Reality &#038; US Policy Under Biden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1418\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/2021\/09\/17\/september-19-after-july-11-cuban-reality-us-policy-under-biden\/210919-the-battle-of-ideas-and-the-fight-to-defeat-the-us-blockade\/\" 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580w, https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210919-the-battle-of-ideas-and-the-fight-to-defeat-the-us-blockade-174x98.jpg 174w, https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210919-the-battle-of-ideas-and-the-fight-to-defeat-the-us-blockade.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Welcome<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1419\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/2021\/09\/17\/september-19-after-july-11-cuban-reality-us-policy-under-biden\/ike-nahem-welcome-speaker\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ike-nahem-welcome-speaker.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"408,304\" 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=\"ike-nahem-welcome-speaker\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ike-nahem-welcome-speaker-300x224.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ike-nahem-welcome-speaker.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"408\" height=\"304\" src=\"http:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ike-nahem-welcome-speaker.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ike-nahem-welcome-speaker.jpg 408w, https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ike-nahem-welcome-speaker-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ike-nahem-welcome-speaker-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ike-nahem-welcome-speaker-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><figcaption><em>Ike Nahem, International US-Cuba Normalization Conference Committee<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Co-chairs:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1447\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/2021\/09\/17\/september-19-after-july-11-cuban-reality-us-policy-under-biden\/aislinn-pulley-co-chairs\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/aislinn-pulley-co-chairs.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" 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=\"aislinn-pulley-co-chairs\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/aislinn-pulley-co-chairs.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/aislinn-pulley-co-chairs.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/aislinn-pulley-co-chairs.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/aislinn-pulley-co-chairs.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/aislinn-pulley-co-chairs-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em><strong><em>Aislinn Pulley \u2014&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><em>Chicago Torture Justice Center, Founder Chicago Black Lives Matter<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1448\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/2021\/09\/17\/september-19-after-july-11-cuban-reality-us-policy-under-biden\/tamara-hansen-co-chairs-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/tamara-hansen-co-chairs-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" 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=\"tamara-hansen-co-chairs-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/tamara-hansen-co-chairs-1.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/tamara-hansen-co-chairs-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/tamara-hansen-co-chairs-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/tamara-hansen-co-chairs-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/tamara-hansen-co-chairs-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em>Tamara Hansen \u2014&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>Canadian Network on Cuba, Vancouver Communities in Solidarity With Cuba<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Panelists:&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1424\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/2021\/09\/17\/september-19-after-july-11-cuban-reality-us-policy-under-biden\/carlos-fernandez-de-cossio-panelists\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/carlos-fernandez-de-cossio-panelists.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" 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=\"carlos-fernandez-de-cossio-panelists\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/carlos-fernandez-de-cossio-panelists.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/carlos-fernandez-de-cossio-panelists.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/carlos-fernandez-de-cossio-panelists.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/carlos-fernandez-de-cossio-panelists.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/carlos-fernandez-de-cossio-panelists-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em>Carlos Fernandez de Cossio<\/em>&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 Director General of United States Affairs at the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs; former Cuban Ambassador to Canada, South Africa<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1426\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/2021\/09\/17\/september-19-after-july-11-cuban-reality-us-policy-under-biden\/helen-yaffe-panelists\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/helen-yaffe-panelists.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" 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=\"helen-yaffe-panelists\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/helen-yaffe-panelists.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/helen-yaffe-panelists.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/helen-yaffe-panelists.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/helen-yaffe-panelists.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/helen-yaffe-panelists-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em>Helen Yaffe&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>\u2014 Leading Scholar (University of Glasgow (Scotland, UK) on Cuban history, politics, and medical and scientific advances. Author, We Are Cuba! How a Revolutionary People Have Survived in a Post-Soviet World; Che Guevara: The Economics of Revolution<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1425\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/2021\/09\/17\/september-19-after-july-11-cuban-reality-us-policy-under-biden\/margaret-kimberely-panelists\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/margaret-kimberely-panelists.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" 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=\"margaret-kimberely-panelists\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/margaret-kimberely-panelists.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/margaret-kimberely-panelists.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/margaret-kimberely-panelists.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/margaret-kimberely-panelists.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/margaret-kimberely-panelists-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em>Margaret Kimberly&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>\u2014 Co-Founder, Editor, and Senior Columnist for Black Agenda Report&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blackagendareport.com\/\">blackagendareport.com<\/a><\/strong>; Author, Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents; Author of recent essay, Freedom Rider: Standing With the Cuban People which answers the US-orchestrated anti-Cuba campaign that attempts to identify the July 11 \u201cprotests\u201d with the struggle against racism.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_uvTdnSrCRWGncnbO1bD_2Q\">Register Here!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Welcome Ike Nahem, International US-Cuba Normalization Conference Committee &nbsp; Co-chairs: Aislinn Pulley \u2014&nbsp;Chicago Torture Justice Center, Founder Chicago Black Lives Matter Tamara Hansen \u2014&nbsp;Canadian Network on Cuba, Vancouver Communities in Solidarity With Cuba &nbsp; Panelists:&nbsp; Carlos Fernandez de Cossio&nbsp;\u2014 Director General of United States Affairs at the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs; former Cuban Ambassador to Canada, South Africa Helen Yaffe&nbsp;\u2014 Leading Scholar (University of Glasgow (Scotland, UK) on Cuban history, politics, and medical and scientific advances. Author, We Are Cuba! How a Revolutionary People Have Survived in a Post-Soviet World; Che Guevara: The Economics of Revolution Margaret Kimberly&nbsp;\u2014 Co-Founder, Editor, and Senior Columnist for Black Agenda Report&nbsp;blackagendareport.com; Author, Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents; Author of recent essay, Freedom Rider: Standing With the Cuban People which answers the US-orchestrated anti-Cuba campaign that attempts to identify the July 11 \u201cprotests\u201d with the struggle against racism. Register Here!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1418,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210919-the-battle-of-ideas-and-the-fight-to-defeat-the-us-blockade.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7dbkE-mR","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1417"}],"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=1417"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1469,"href":"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1417\/revisions\/1469"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vancubavsblockade.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}