Posted by Corina Nolet in Caribbean on 30th June, 2010 | No Comments
Sustainability and Food Sovereignty in Cuba July 17-31, 2010 “Food sovereignty is the right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agriculture systems. It puts the aspirations and needs of those who produce, distribute and consume food at »
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Posted by Pamela Montanaro in Caribbean on 29th June, 2010 | 2 Comments
Wondering where things stand with the Cuba travel ban and how you can make your voice heard? Pam Montanaro, Coordinator of Global Exchange’s Eco Cuba Exchange, with the support of Leslie Balog and Drea Hightower of Global Exchange’s Cuba Reality Tours, have summed it up for you: Freedom to Travel to Cuba! Now is the »
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Posted by Malia Everette in Caribbean on 11th June, 2010 | 2 Comments
Reality Tours was chosen by National Geographic as one of their 2010 Tours of a Lifetime! Please find us in the North America section for our Cuba program by either visiting their website or by picking up the May/June 2010 issue at your local news stand now. On behalf of Reality Tours I’d like to »
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Posted by Malia Everette in Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Uncategorized on 8th June, 2010 | No Comments
Global Exchange Reality Tours blog invites you to Meet the People, Learn the Facts, Make a Difference! The idea for a Reality Tours blog came from members of the global community. Over the years people have expressed a desire to: Hear more about the work that we do as a dynamic human rights organization working »
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Posted by Alessandro I. in Caribbean, Regions We Visit, Trip Participant Stories on 20th September, 2006 | No Comments
On our seven-day tour of Cuba, our delegation of educators from the U.S., on a trip sponsored by Global Exchange, was able to infiltrate some of the most powerful strongholds of the revolution. We had a chance to meet with the Committee for the Defense of the Revolution, the Young Communist League and ICAP. Certainly »
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Posted by Alessandro I. in Caribbean, Trip Participant Stories on 20th August, 2006 | No Comments
By Tim Henke On our seven-day tour of Cuba, our delegation of educators from the U.S., on a trip sponsored by Global Exchange, was able to infiltrate some of the most powerful strongholds of the revolution. We had a chance to meet with the Committee for the Defense of the Revolution, the Young Communist League »
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Posted by Zarah Patriana in Caribbean, Trip Participant Stories on 11th June, 2001 | No Comments
Nurseweek.com June 11, 2001 By Carol Canter Prisca Esther Miranda Hernandez, RN (center), head of nursing in the senior unit at Miguel Enriques Hospital in Havana, has worked at the facility for 38 years. Despite low wages, her dedication to nursing remains strong. Photo by Nicole Heyman In the valley of Viñales, Cuba’s finest tobacco »
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Posted by Alessandro I. in Caribbean, Health and Healing, Regions We Visit, Trip Participant Stories on 11th June, 2001 | No Comments
By Carol Canter In the valley of Viñales, Cuba’s finest tobacco is grown, nurtured by the climate and rich red soil that make Cuban cigars the best in the world. Vitamin-rich fruits and vegetables are sold at roadside stands. This lush valley also is the setting for 10 consultorios, neighborhood clinics that have formed the »
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