Viva Cuba! Viva el Embargo!

¡Viva Cuba! ¡Viva el Embargo!

Communication between..

Fidel Castro (Caitlin Fogarty and Ligia Alonso) and President Raul Castro

Raul’s Reforms • Sept. ‘10 – New Self-Employment Reform

• April ‘11 – Proposed reforms to Property and Private Enterprise regime • Open to dialogue with U.S. about “everything”

The Thawing of U.S.-Cuban Relations

• Relaxed restrictions on family travel and cash flows • OAS ban lifted with conditions • 55 percent of Cuban Americans oppose embargo

The Kantian Tripod Democracy

Peace

International Trade

International Organizations

The Day after Tomorrow: A Post-Embargo World Opening to trade: An influx of U.S. imports The economic empowerment of our people and exchange of ideas

Opening of political space

DEMOCRACY

The Day after Tomorrow: Participation in IGOS Membership in regional organizations Pressure by other members

DEMOCRACY

Isolation=Key to our Success

• End all overtures to the U.S. government • Tone down criticism of “cruel” embargo in public discourse • Stay out of regional organizations like the OAS

Gracias, Uncle Sam! Questions?