About this Event
The film will be followed by a panel discussion on the U.S. government campaign to discredit Cuba’s health internationalism, and the growing global resistance to U.S. aggression.
The U.S. deems Cuba’s medical missions “forced labor.” The Cuban government calls the doctors heroes. A Belly of the Beast team traveled to Calabria, Italy, to understand how one of these missions actually works.
When: June 4, 2026 | 6:30 pm – 8 pm ET
Where: The People’s Forum (Paul Robeson Theater) 320 W. 37th Street, New York, NY
U.S. politicians have been waging a war against Cuba’s medical missions for years. During the second Trump administration, with Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, this war has escalated. Since 2025, at least eight countries have announced they will no longer facilitate Cuba’s medical missions due to U.S. pressure.
Cuban doctors volunteer to go on international missions, where they are paid many times over what they make in Cuba. Cuban medical workers have served on international cooperation missions in more than 150 countries since the 1960s, usually helping people in communities that would otherwise not have access to healthcare.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The People's Forum (Paul Robeson Theater), 320 West 37th Street, New York, United States
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