yoani sanchez, blogger, beat up in Cuba

  This report from Yoani herself, award-winning citizen journalist/blogger of www.generationy.com –she who tells the REAL story happening in Cuba today.   A gangland style kidnapping, by Yoani Sánchez Nov. 8 – Near 23rd Street, just at the Avenida de los Presidentes roundabout, we saw a black car, made in China, pull up with three…

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political or spiritual—are you both?

last night we gathered with friends and had a somewhat heated discussion about the state of affairs, the temperature rising at our table laden with fresh fish, vegetables and fancy, cheesy, re-baked potatoes. Aren’t WE the lucky ones to have such abundance, here in the good ol’ U.S. of A? I’m grateful. Are you? Everyday is Thanksgiving…

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desdecuba.com, a blog speaks of freedom

hola mis amigos! yes, we’re off to Cuba, but first I want you to know about www.desdecuba.com/generationy this is the English-translation of yoani sanchez’s award-winning blog from havana, in which she realizes that, after studying literature and philology, the modern blog is the most meaningful method of putting language to use. right on soul sistah! so…

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We’re going to Cuba! In Spirit.

hi friend, yes, carter my consort and i leave for Cuba on Monday, Jan. 12th, arriving in havana with as much over-the-counter medicine, powdered milk, ivory soap and ovaltine as we can carry, plus a wheelchair apiece. we’re going as volunteers with a humanitarian effort, supported by the u.s. gov’t–so don’t worry, we’re not going to…

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