Estado de SATS Conference on UN Human Rights Covenants / Estato de SATS

FIRST INTERNATIONAL MEETING Human Rights and the United Nations Covenants 10-11 December, Havana, Cuba Celebrating the 65th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Thematic panels/ Audiovisual displays ‘ Exposition / Theater / Concert *Translator’s note: BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!

Cubans Are Losing Their Fear / Antonio Rodiles, Estado de Sats

By Carmen Muñoz for ABC.es To Antonio G. Rodiles (born Havana, 1972) it seemed “unthinkable” that a Cuban musician would dare to ask for free elections during an official concert, until the jazz musician Roberto Carcassés did it last week in the capital. “It’s a sign of the new times,” said this physicist, director of … Continue reading “Cubans Are Losing Their Fear / Antonio Rodiles, Estado de Sats”

A Call for a Meeting on Human Rights and UN Covenants, 10 December 2013 / Estado de Sats

Estado de Sats At the confluence of Art and Thought A Call for a Meeting on Human Rights and UN Covenants The independent Estado de SATS project invites artists, intellectuals, activists and defenders of human rights to participate in the First International Meeting on Human Rights and the UN Covenants as part of the Campaign … Continue reading “A Call for a Meeting on Human Rights and UN Covenants, 10 December 2013 / Estado de Sats”

Exiled Cuban Photographer Presents His Work at Estado de Sats in Havana / David Canela Pina

HAVANA, Cuba , September 9, 2012, David Canela Piña / www.cubanet.org.- Last Friday the civic project Estado de Sats put on, at its usual site, a photographic exhibition by Cuban artist Alberto Maceo, who currently resides in Flensburg, a small German town on the border with Denmark. The exhibition, entitled From Havana to Here, included … Continue reading “Exiled Cuban Photographer Presents His Work at Estado de Sats in Havana / David Canela Pina”

First International Conference on Human Rights and the UN Covenants / Estado de SATS

The independent project Estado de SATS invites artists, intellectuals, activists and defenders of human rights to participate in the First International Conference on Human Rights and the UN Covenants, as part of the Campaign for Another Cuba and the 65th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Date: December 10-11, 2013 Place: Havana, Cuba … Continue reading “First International Conference on Human Rights and the UN Covenants / Estado de SATS”

Note from Estado de SATS

Phone screen: On the way with a friend I got a message that said SATS is suspended today, is that true? / It’s false, State Security sent it; yes there will be Estado de SATS / Thanks, we’re coming there without fail and will be in SATS. On the afternoon of August 16, State Security … Continue reading “Note from Estado de SATS”

Estado de SATS Celebrates Three Years / David Canela

HAVANA, Cuba, July 29, 2013, David Canela / www.cubanet.org.-The civic project Estado de SATS this Saturday celebrated its three years of existence with a children’s party. About 10:30 in the morning Rodiles’ house was full. At the party two clowns performed, exciting the children with games, dances, songs and puppets. Children’s music videos were also … Continue reading “Estado de SATS Celebrates Three Years / David Canela”

Antonio Rodiles Will Return to Miami This Tuesday / Estado de Sats, For Another Cuba

The renowned activist and Castro regime opponent Antonio G. Rodiles, director of the Estado de SATS movement (an independent and intellectual group that encourages the exchange of ideas) will visit the Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies (ICCAS) at Casa Bacardi, 1531 Brescia Avenue at the University of Miami, Tuesday, 30 July 11:00 am to … Continue reading “Antonio Rodiles Will Return to Miami This Tuesday / Estado de Sats, For Another Cuba”

Call for Posters Exhibition: For Another Cuba / Estado de Sats, For Another Cuba

The Estado de SATS project and the Campaign For Another Cuba invite all Cuban designers and visual artists to participate in the exhibition: Posters For Another Cuba, which will open in the city of Miami on May 4, 2013. The artistic proposals will bring visions from different aspects (economic, political, cultural, humorous, social and spiritual) … Continue reading “Call for Posters Exhibition: For Another Cuba / Estado de Sats, For Another Cuba”

Alert About the Situation of Angel Santiesteban / Estado de Sats

The writer Ángel Santiesteban has been transferred to Prison 1580, and the attorney for his case Amelia Rodriguez Cala could not see him today, despite having made a formal request and this right being guaranteed under the law. The officials denied the visit and told her that Angel was in “voluntary starvation” and a ”cell … Continue reading “Alert About the Situation of Angel Santiesteban / Estado de Sats”

Enjoyable Panel on “The World Baseball Classic and Baseball Today” / Estado de Sats

HAVANA, Cuba, April 1, 2013, Pablo Mendez. On Friday March 29 State of Sats held a session on the recently concluded World Baseball Classic at its headquarters on 1st Street between 46 and 60, in the Havana neighborhood of Miramar. Sergio Girat, administrator of the blog “Major League Baseball Clubs in Cuba,” part of the … Continue reading “Enjoyable Panel on “The World Baseball Classic and Baseball Today” / Estado de Sats”

Angel Santiesteban, Scheduled To Go To Prison February 28th, Will Give a Presentation at Estado de Sats on the 27th

Zone of Silence Presentation and lecture by Ángel Santiesteban Wednesday 27 February at 6:00pm. You can send text messages of support to the writer at: 53716460 53233726 You can follow the presentation live via Twitter @estadodesats @AGRodiles @ailermaria @aimaraperez28 @solucioncuba Place: Estado de Sats headquarters Address: Ave 1ra % 46 y 60 #4606 . Miramar. … Continue reading “Angel Santiesteban, Scheduled To Go To Prison February 28th, Will Give a Presentation at Estado de Sats on the 27th”

The United Nations Covenants Should Be Included in the Laws of the Nation / Estado de Sats, For Another Cuba

By Pablo Pascual Méndez Piña HAVANA, Cuba, February 23, 2013 (Pablo Pascual Méndez / www.cubanet.org). Coinciding with the fourth anniversary of the death of Orlando Zapata Tamayo, the first meeting of Estado de Sats in 2013 was held on Saturday at its headquarters on 1st Street between 46 and 60, in the Havana neighborhood of … Continue reading “The United Nations Covenants Should Be Included in the Laws of the Nation / Estado de Sats, For Another Cuba”

The United Nations Covenants, Five Years Later / For Another Cuba, Estado de SATS

Five years after Cuba’s representative signed the United Nations Covenants on Civil and Political Rights and on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the situation with regards to fundamental rights in Cuba remains precarious. The violation of fundamental rights is not only a part of the repressive apparatus of the State, but our national legislation itself … Continue reading “The United Nations Covenants, Five Years Later / For Another Cuba, Estado de SATS”