| Drawing on themes raised in the recent publication, ‘Beyond the Blockade’, British teachers discuss Cuba’s alternative approach to education and society and the lessons drawn through four years of National Education Union (NEU) delegations. The General Secretary of the Cuban teaching union joins us to discuss Cuba’s response to Covid-19 in the education sector and the role teaching unions have played during the crisis and in plans to get children back to school. She will also look back on 25 years of solidarity between the National Education Union (NEU) in Britain and the National Union of Education, Science and Sports Workers (SNTECD) in Cuba. Guest speakers: Niurka Maria Gonzalez Obera, General Secretary, SNTECD (Education, Science and Sports Union Cuba) Malcolm Richards, Devon NEU and editor of Beyond the blockade Bernard Regan, NEU trustee, Secretary Cuba Solidarity Campaign Lucy Coleman, Early Years teacher, Oxfordshire NEU Chair: Gawain Little, NEU executive member, Chair of International Committee and editor of Hosted jointly by the National Education Union and the Cuba Solidarity Campaign Join the meeting at 6pm on Wednesday 22 July to hear what we can learn from Cuba’s education system and how the Cuban teaching union is being consulted and involved in recovery plans for the education sector as Cuba begins to ease its lockdown. Please register for free and submit any questions in advance using the link below. REGISTER TODAY Thank you for your support. Take care and we look forward to seeing you next Wednesday. In solidarity The Cuba Solidarity Campaign team |