The debate space “Last Thursday”, of the prestigious Cuban magazine Topicsreturns this May 26 in person, after the break imposed by the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 that forced its transfer to the virtual modality.
On its return, between 4:00 and 6:00 in the afternoon, the exchange will open the Sala Héctor García Mesa, located on the ground floor of the building of the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC)and will have as its theme “Associate in society”.
During it, “the invited panelists will share with the public their visions, inquiries and arguments related to the different types of associations, their functions and challenges in the current Cuban context”, needs the post itselfdirected by professor and researcher Rafael Hernández, columnist of OnCubaand habitual moderator of the debate.
On this occasion, Joel Suárez, from the Martin Luther King Memorial Center; Miriam García Mariño, from the Directorate of Associations of the Ministry of Justice; Teresa Fernández, from the Network of Lesbian and Bisexual Women; Yociel Marrero Báez, from the Foundation Antonio Núñez Jiménez of Nature and Man; and the peasant Jesús Espinosa Perestelo, from the Juan Verdecia Cooperative, from Camajuaní, Villa Clara.
As a guide to the debate, the organizers published a group of questions with the intention that they serve as “point” to the participants. Among them, what is the role of associations in society? What problems affect their existence and functioning? What factors limit their development as spaces for participation? What actions can contribute to raising their role in society? And how to develop a civic culture of associations?
Although “Último Jueves” returns in person, it will maintain its presence on digital platforms. Some of the invited panelists “will be intervening through the group created on Telegram,” the magazine specifies. Topicswhich invites those interested to follow the debate in this way if they cannot attend in person and also as an alternative to the limited space in the room.
To do this, he explains, you can write to the users @EGM79 and @VaniPeGe to register in the group.
Other alternatives are to follow the live broadcast that will take place through the official page of Topics on Facebookor coverage in the account of the post on Twitter.
“Last Thursday” is a space for debate organized by Topics“whose objective is to stimulate critical reflection and diversity of perspectives on specific issues, examine current cultural, social and ideological problems that have an impact on the situation in Cuba and the world, and facilitate agile discussion and flexible on these issues”, in accordance with the magazine itself, founded in 1995 with the declared purpose of “constitute a space for critical reflection and the debate of ideas, around the problems of contemporary culture and social thought in Cuba and in the world.”
