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Defend Cuban Women’s Model Healthcare: End the US Economic Blockade – Virtual
Defend Cuban Women’s Model Healthcare:
End the US Economic Blockade!
Two opportunities to attend:
- 2026 United Nations NGO CSW70 (Virtual) on Wednesday, March 11 — https://bit.ly/4caegBY
- US-CUBA NORMALIZATION CONFERENCE (In person or virtual) on March 14, 2026 — Conference Registration
The Cuban Revolution’s healthcare model has been fundamental to advancing women’s human rights through universal access, equity, culturally appropriate healthcare, research and development. This has benefitted everyone—including Afrodescendants, LGBTQIA+ people, girls, elders—by institutionalizing community clinics, sexual and reproductive health, gender-affirming rights, and prenatal and maternal care.
But the cruel US government blockade is destroying Cuba’s public health system, increasing maternal and infant mortality, embargoing medical supplies and equipment, and burdening women’s childbearing decisions.
Join Cuban and US speakers to learn how to take action in the US and globally, in solidarity with Cuba, in a campaign against infant and maternal mortality.
Two Program Opportunities:
- Virtual Workshop on Wed, March 11, 6:30–8pm ET | 3:30–5pm PT — UN NGO CSW70 Conference
- In Person or Virtual on Sat, March 14, 2:30–3:50pm ET | 11:30am–12:50pm PT — US-Cuba Normalization Conference, CUNY Grad Center (register here)
Panelists:
- Osmayda Hernandez – Director, International Relations, Federation of Cuban Women; Cuban Delegate to CSW70
- Dra. Yamila González Ferrer – Vice President, National Union of Cuban Jurists (UNJC); National Committee Member, Federation of Cuban Women (FMC); CEDAW Committee Expert
- Kathryn Hall-Trujillo, DDiv, MPH – Director, Cuba-USA Maternal & Child Health Collaboration
- Bob Schwartz – Executive Director, Global Health Partners
- Cindy Domingo – Chair, US Women Cuba Collaboration; Co-Chair, WILPF US Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Issues Committee
Moderators:
- Jan Strout – Co-Founder and National Steering Committee, US Women & Cuba Collaboration
- Leni Villagomez Reeves, M.D. – Co-Chair, WILPF US Cuba & the Bolivarian Alliance Issues Committee; National Steering Committee, US Women and Cuba Collaboration
Co-sponsor: US Women and Cuba Collaboration
Our mission: US Women and Cuba Collaboration is dedicated to ending the US government blockade of Cuba and to creating mutually beneficial US-Cuba relations; our work is rooted in the concepts of universal human rights, racial and economic justice, and women’s rights.
Additional Co-Sponsors:
WILPF US Cuba the Bolivarian Alliance Issues Committee and WILPF US Section, Americans for Common Sense About Cuba, Center for Cuban Studies, CODEPINK, Cubamistad Indiana, Fresno Cuba Solidarity (CA), Gallatin Valley Friends of Cuba (MT), Global Health Partners, LELO/A Legacy of Equality Leadership and Organizing, National Organization for Women (NOW), Seattle Cuba Friendship Committee, Women & Cultural Network/Cities for CEDAW, and others TBA.
