English Translations of Cubans Writing From the Island
From Estado de Sats website Last Friday evening, October 19th, a new concert in support for Demanda Ciudadana por Otra Cuba (Citizen Demand for Another Cuba) was held in the usual venue for the Estado de SATS Project in Havana. This time, the young rappers of Ruta 11 and Estudiantes sin Semillas (Seedless Students) were … Continue reading “Concerts and Disconcertions / Miriam Celaya”
Tuesday was the official presentation of the campaign to collect signatures, “For Another Cuba.” The repression against citizen activists who were handing our flyers with the same information provided to the National Assembly of People’s Power is already significant. With regards to the issue, I’m in agreement with the view of the academic Haroldo Dilla … Continue reading “Official Presentation: For Another Cuba / Regina Coyula”
For a moment I thought it would pass without incident, that the funeral procession would arrive without mishap to the Columbus Cemetery and the remains of the winner of the Sakharov Prize for Human Rights, Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, would be laid to rest in peace. From my place in the long line of vehicles, perhaps … Continue reading “In Truth / Cuban Law Association, Wilfredo Vallin Almeida”
I met Ailer recently and we quickly became friends. I appreciated her vocation in the scenic arts, a sphere so difficult and one she operates in with great ease. She traveled to Germany with a theater group for this work. I was happy for her. But this wasn’t the only reason for my sympathy. Ailer … Continue reading “Ailer / Cuban Law Association”
Antonio Rodiles Speaks to PenultimosDias.com about his arrest and detention at Oswaldo Payá’s funeral On July 24th, during Oswaldo Payá’s funeral, Antonio Rodiles, coordinator of the independent project Estado de Sats, was arrested by the police and held for almost 24 hours in the Police Station at Infanta and Manglar, in the Cerro neighborhood. Some … Continue reading ““No one can doubt that totalitarianism will be dismantled.” / Antonio Rodiles”
It stands to reason that to beat the information monopoly prevailing in Cuba, it is imperative to overthrow the monopolists, which does not seem easy, and in fact it is not, but above all we must believe strongly that it is possible to overturn the giant with feet of clay. Only in the recently concluded … Continue reading “With Regards to the Recently Held CLICK Festival / Yoaxis Marcheco Suárez”
From June 21 to 23 the CLICK Festival was celebrated in Havana, organized by the Blogger Academy, led by Yoani Sánchez, Estado de Sats, headed by Antonio Rodiles, and Spain Blog Even (EBE). The Click Festival — consisting of panels, workshops, discussions, film showings and exchanges — was an important step in the interrelationship of … Continue reading “CLICK Festival in Havana / Dimas Castellano”
For three days, from June 21 to 23, an event organized by civil society on technology, social networking and the Internet was held in Havana. Called the CLICK Festival, this event was the realization of a long-cherished dream among citizens who, from the Island, are using social networks and the web as a path to … Continue reading “Kilobytes Win, Extremists Lose / Yoani Sánchez”
Just being in Cuba and within this struggle for the right to exist, makes you realize how difficult it is to organize a participate and plural event such as the recent CLICK Festival. Here is it virtually impossible to do anything without the support of the State institutions; now imagine doing it with the entire … Continue reading “¡Be strong and courageous and connect us at once! / Eliécer Ávila”
Havana–During three days, the first Festival Clic Independiente acerca de Tecnologia (Independent Click Festival about Technology) was held in Havana, Cuba. The festival was convened by the Blogger Academy of Cuba, Estado de SATS and Evento Blogger de España (EBE: Blogger Event of Spain). From June 21 to 23 the island would become a pioneer … Continue reading “Snapshots of a Festival / Wendy Iriepa and Ignacio Estrada”
The Click Festival met for three days in Havana, with the participation of more than one hundred people to discuss social networking, citizen journalism, internet rights, audiovisual production and other issues related to the use of the Internet and new technologies in the generation, processing and distribution of ideas. It met all expectations despite threats … Continue reading “Clicking Freely / Reinaldo Escobar”
By Wilfredo Vallin Almeida I always thought that when the situation came to be the present one, the authorities (especially the political police) would behave with a greater degree of seriousness and, above all, of professionalism. The reality ruins my expectations. Just moments before sitting down to write this post for the Asociación Jurídica Cubana … Continue reading “Resorting to Lies / Cuban Law Association”
Sprinkled with enthusiasm and soaked in technology, from early this morning, despite the inclement weather, bloggers, alternative journalists, twitterers, as well as the usual comrades from State Security who don’t come inside but who watch over us from the sidewalk in front and both corners, we arrived at the familiar site of Estado de Sats. … Continue reading “The Sweet Blue Bird of Immediacy / Rebeca Monzo”
Since 2006 you have organized the Spain Blog Event (EBE). What motivates you? We are motivated and encouraged by the will to serve. To contribute in some way to the use of the web in different sectors of society. Another fundamental reason was that there wasn’t any kind of national conference to analyze blogging and … Continue reading “Spanish Support at Cuba’s CLICK Festival, An Interview with Jose Luis Antunez / Yoani Sánchez”
On June 21, 2012, in the afternoon, at a special panel about magazines and digital portals in Cuba, we will launch issue number 15 of the freelance Cuban magazine VOICES, dedicated to the new media and technologies of the future island face, invisible garden… It will be at the Click Festival at an Estado de … Continue reading “VOICES MAGAZINE 15 in CLICK FESTIVAL / Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo”