 |
 |
The International Institute of Cuban Studies has its launch lecture this coming Wednesday October 10 at 7pm delivered by Ignacio Ramonet, who has had unprecedented access to Fidel Castro for his biographical study. This will be the first of a series of public seminars providing cutting edge insights into the situation in Cuba as it approaches the fiftieth anniversary of its revolution and the transfer of power from one generation to the next. 10 October: Launch event: Fidel Castro: Life and legacy Speaker: Ignacio Ramonet, editor of Le Monde Diplomatique and co-author with Fidel Castro of My Life. (to be published in English on 1st November by Allen Lane) As the Cuban leader approaches the end of his life, the man who made the latest and most comprehensive interview with Castro talks about his impression of the Cuban president and how he will be remembered both inside the island and out. Wednesday 10th October, 2007. 7.00pm. 14 November: After Castro: An American Perspective Philip Peters, Vice President and Chief Cuba Policy Analyst at the Lexington Institute, Washington DC. 12 December: The Scientific Revolution Professor Luis Alberto Montero-Cabrera, Presidente del Consejo Cientifico, Universidad de La Habana All the events will take place at 7pm in: The Henry Thomas Room, Tower Building, London Metropolitan University Holloway Road N7 8DB (Entrance is in the main Tower Building almost opposite Holloway Road tube station) Admission is Free. But please rsvp [log in to unmask] if you wish to attend. If the event is oversubscribed we will inform you. Future dates There will be three more seminars in the New Year on the 9th January; 6th February and 12th March. Details will be released in due course. Please contact us if you would like to receive this and other information of IISC activities. For further information, consult the website: http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/research-units/cuba/events/ Professor Jean Stubbs Director, Caribbean Studies Centre London Metropolitan University 166-220 Holloway Road London N7 8DB Tel 44 (0) 20 7133 2467 FAX 44 (0) 20 7133 3082 Email [log in to unmask] Companies Act 2006 : http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/companyinfo