During the event, donations of art materials, medicines, cleaning articles and non -perishable foods will be collected to send to Cuba.
Miami, United States. – Next Saturday, October 4, The Children’s Gallery and Arts Center, in Cauley Square, Miami, will host the Festival of Music and Arts of Cuban Resistance, organized by the Fire Arrivism project against fire. The meeting, of a full day, seeks to “gather the silenced voices in Cuba” and create “a space for solidarity, freedom and celebration” in Miami, according to a statement from the organizers sent to Cubanet.
The official program will begin at 1:00 in the afternoon with the opening of an exhibition that includes works by Dayán Melián Castro (still in Cuba), Yulier Graffiti, Alexey Meriño Téllez, David D Omni and Fuentes Papo. Among the pieces, the last public exhibition is announced – it will not be on sale – of The Sacred Heart of Freedom, of Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas.
At 2:00 pm there will be reading of poetry and dialogue with Ignacio Cuesta Valle, PichePolitical Expritor The black princewritten during your imprisonment. At 4:00 pm, Omni Luis Eligio will be presented – a founder of the Cuban collective omnizonafranca – and, from 5:00 pm, the concert will bring Sandino (San Isidro Movement), David D Omni, the critic and Kamankola.
During the whole day, audiovisual materials will be screened, including Letter from Oswaldo Payá to political prison and other works of “solidarity, action, democracy and freedom.”
The organization reported that donations of art materials, medicines, cleanliness articles and non -perishable food will be collected in the enclosure. According to the statement, these inputs will be sent directly to artists and activists Fernando Nando obdc Almenares and Angel Cuza —He imprisoned – and the Mason artist Dayán Melián Castroresident in Cuba. The exposed works will also be available for the purchase by the public.
“This festival is more than an event: it is a lifeguard. Our artists are voices of resistance that have been harassed, censored and even imprisoned for their work in Cuba and abroad. In Miami, we honor their courage, and every donation we collect goes directly to support resistance artists, including Fernando Nando obdc Almenares and Ángel Cuza, who are currently imprisoned, already Dayán Melián Castro, ”said Ivette Domínguez, a fire organizer against fire.
“Fire against fire exists to amplify the art of silenced resistance in Cuba. When creating a space for these artists to share their work, we ensure that their voices, creativity and sacrifice are never erased,” added the source.
Fire against fire is defined as an initiative dedicated to supporting Cuban resistance artists, censored and harassed inside the island and forced to rebuild their lives and platforms in exile.
