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Sunday Que pasa, Cuba?!? at Bklyn Ethical
Dear Friends – This Sunday, we are putting ethical culture into practice by looking directly at the struggles and pride of modern Cuba. Please feel free to join me.
Sunday, May 24 @ 12:30 PM
Que pasa, Cuba?!? Chaos, or Opportunity?
With Mitty Owens and Dilson Hernandez
https://bsec.org/events/que-pasa-cuba-chaos-or-opportunity/
About the Speaker and Performing Artist
This will be a personal account, from an African-American who revels in Cuba’s Black culture and pride, and whose writings can be found on Substack. Accompanied by vibrant photos, the presentation offers a story of complexity, hardship, and resilience; and it will invite discussion regarding the Cuban experiment persevering as a global beacon of hope and sustainable development.
Mitty Owens has witnessed life in much of the Global South, including a brief period living in Zimbabwe in 1990. He first traveled to Cuba in 1997 (with Global Exchange), brought his daughter there twice under Obama, and for the past 5 years, has returned 2-3 times a year, loving the annual jazz fest and facilitating some support for local artists. With a 35 year background in community development and a social justice spectrum via jobs and boards spanning the Ford Foundation, NYC government, racial and economic justice nonprofits, NYU and the New School, Owens’ current analysis transcends “isms” of economic systems, seeking instead solid evidence of quality of life and people power for the global majority.
Dilson Hernandez is a Dominican-American performing artist from the Bronx, NY. His talents include creative writing, playing various instruments, spoken-word poetry, singing, and digital production. Dilson is in the process of revising his one man show, Bachatú, and is looking to release his first music project, The Bachatú EP, on all streaming services. In 2019, Dilson was named the Resident Artist for the Inspired Word, an open mic series in New York City. As the Resident Artist, he made his Off-Broadway debut at the Triad Theatre, where he performed the blueprint to his one-man show Bachatú. In addition to performing, Dilson has composed for a variety of Off-Broadway productions such as, Guadalís del Carmen’s Bees and Honey (MCC Theatre) and Julissa Calderon’s Vámonos! (Intar Theatre).
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