About this Event
Onsite Only Event
Programme Schedule:
• 18:00 — Doors Open & Registration
• 18:10 — Welcome Address
• 18:20 — Panel
o Fidel as Marxist and Thinker - Stephen Wilkinson
Castro’s development as a Marxist, his interpretation of Marxism in the Cuban context, and his approach to revolutionary strategy, political economy, and socialism.
o Fidel the Internationalist - Francisco Dominguez
Cuba’s international role, from anti-imperialist solidarity, medical aid and revolutionary internationalism to Cuba’s support for liberation movements and its wider engagement with the Global South.
o The Legacy of the Revolution - Lauren Collins
The continuing political, social, and economic legacy of the Revolution, and how Cuban society seeks to preserve and develop that legacy after Fidel.
o What Next? Cuba and Today’s Threats - Bernard Regan
The US blockade, trump and maintaining the Cuban Revolution today
• 19:15 — Audience Q&A
• 19:45 — Exhibition Viewing & Reception (Reading Room)
• 20:30 — End
Event venue & nearby stays
Marx Memorial Library & Workers' School, 37A Clerkenwell Green, London, United Kingdom
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