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Manuel Cuesta MorúaManuel Cuesta Morúa is the secretary general of the Socialist Democratic Current, a dissident movement in Cuba, and is an anthropologist, philosopher, and historian. He is also chairperson of the Progressive Circle Party (PARP). Cuesta Morúa is said to be a descendant of Martín Morúa
Delgado, an Afrocuban leader after whom was named the Ley Morúa, which outlawed the
Independents of Color. It should be noted that some observers, including Eugene Godfried, have called for a re-evaluation of Morúa's role. He is best known for having drafted the Ley Morúa, but he was also very active in other spheres. It is well known in Havana that Cuesta Morúa is a frequent visitor to the American Interests Section there. If he is receiving money, he would have to be very careful, as that is illegal in Cuba, much like receiving money from Iran or North Korea would be in the US. Cuesta Morúa is also part of the Citizens Committee for Racial Integration
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Articles by or about Manuel Cuesta Morúa
Carlos Moore, certero 12/10/2009 Cuba Nuestra: de Manuel Cuesta Morúa, La Habana
RIGHTS-CUBA: Dissidents Work for Racial Integration 9/3/2009 IPS: "Dissident groups in Cuba are attempting to open up a debate on the problem of racism in the country, in order to promote "full integration" of all the island's citizens, without discrimination on the grounds of ethnicity or skin colour. To that end, a committee "without ideological affiliation or political goals" was formed this week at a workshop on the issue, to promote actions and initiatives to guarantee "a voice and a forum" for Afro-descendants on this Caribbean island, "with the responsible support" of all Cubans who are aware of the problem. The Citizens' Committee for Racial Integration (CIR) "will attempt to bring the issue out of the closed intellectual debates where it has been closeted for the past 15 years," said Manuel Cuesta Morúa, spokesman for the moderate dissident Arco Progresista, a coalition of small social democrat groups and one of the participants at the workshop, to which the foreign press was invited. In his view, alternative civil society organisations should seek ways to achieve the self-recognition of black people, who are not represented in proportion to their demographics and their cultural contribution to Cuba. "The CIR is pursuing recognition and racial integration, not conflict or racial pre-eminence," he said."
Articles by Manuel Cuesta Morúa 4/18/2009 Cuba Encuentro
Why
are the Police Racist? 1/1/09 Islas
Cuba:
Democracy for a Possible Nation 9/16/2008 Real Instituto
Eelcano: "The aim of this Working Paper is to provide some conclusions
and practical recommendations regarding possible policies to be implemented by
governments interested in favouring -as third parties- the success of a gradual
democratic transformation of the Cuban regime on the basis of an agreed and
non-violent process."
ENTREVISTA
A MANUEL CUESTA MORÚA: 2007-4-23 4/23/2007 Fundación por
la Libertad de Expresión: "Manuel Cuesta Morúa es el portavoz de
Arco Progresista, historiador, escritor, analista político, es un agudo
observador de la realidad cubana que ofrece una visión distinta que la mayoría
de las más destacadas voces de la oposición cubana."
Manuel
Cuesta Morúa - Arco Progresista en Cuba - 2004 8/4/2006 Cuba-Europa.org: YouTube
Simple
questions for a Cuban socialist 7/25/2000 Miami Herald: "Describing
himself as an Afro-Cuban (unlike most of his black countrymen who stress
nationality above race), Cuesta Morua modestly calls the Current "a small
group of dissidents.'' One must need an admirable equilibrium to survive in
communist Cuba as a dissident socialist."
Who
speaks for the Cuban people? 7/18/2000 Washington Times: "I
speak as an Afro-Cuban dissident who lives on the island. I am not some
pro-government sycophant. I was fired from my job in 1991 because of my views,
and it is only after four years of effort that I have now been allowed to travel
abroad — for the first time in my life. I work closely with human rights
activists and with other dissidents in Cuba."
The Discourse on Racism in Anti-Castro Publications, 2008-2009
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