Symposium Cuban &
Puerto Rican Struggle
[MIAMI-DADE
POLICE DEPARTMENT. C.I.B. UPDATE 98-26. April 29, 1998]
EXILE SYMPOSIUM -
"THE STRUGGLE OF THE
PUERTO RICAN AND CUBAN PEOPLE AGAINST US IMPERIALISM"
The Cuban exile liberal organizations known as ANTONIO MACEO
BRIGADE,
MIAMI COALITION AGAINST THE EMBARGO and the ALLIANCE OF
CUBAN WORKERS,
hosted a symposium on Saturday, May 2, 1998, at the
Unitarian Church.
Among the guest speakers invited to participate in this
event were
RAFAEL CANCEL MIRANDA, known for his support of Puerto Rican
subversive
nationalist movements; ANDRES GOMEZ, leader of the ANTONIO
MACEO
BRIGADE, and MARY-ALICE WATERS, publisher of such literary
works as the
"Bolivian Diary of Ernesto "Che" Guevara". The theme of this
activity
was "The Struggle Of The Puerto Rican And Cuban People
Against U.S.
Imperialism".
As expected, members of the Cuban exile community denounced
this latest
activity as an act of provocation and representatives of at
least one
organization (UNIDAD CUBANA) vowed to counter-demonstrate at
the site
during the course of the symposium.
According to ANDRES GOMEZ, at least 150 organization members
and
invitees attended. According to statements by UNIDAD CUBANA
representatives, approximately 60-100 members par-took in
the counter
demonstration.
Due to the recent changes in U.S. travel and freight
forwarding
policies towards Cuba, a large segment of the Cuban exile
community is
of the opinion that said new policies will lead to the
lifting of the
U.S. embargo. As a result, counter-demonstrations at
this or any
similar event may resort to direct confrontation with
members of the
opposing organizations.
The CIS will remain in contact with leaders of the
previously mentioned
groups and will disseminate any new information
expeditiously.
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