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Jorge Risquet.
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Melanie Newton (Caribbean Studies Program, New College, UofT & a principal member of the symposium's organizing committee). |
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Afua Cooper (JRJ Chair of Black Canadian Studies) performs one of her acclaimed poems.
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A view of the audience. |
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| H.E. Julio Garmendia (Cuban Ambassador); Miraly Gonzalez (1st Secretary, Cuban Embassy); H.E. Agostinho Tavares (Angolan Ambassador); Javier Domokos (Cuban Consul General -Toronto). |
Another view of the audience. |
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Jorge Risquet, a historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, acknowledges the audience's welcome.
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Jorge Risquet accepts a gift of sacred medicine from Nova Scotia from the Mi'kmaq nation, presented to him by Isaac Saney( Co-chair & National Spokesperson, Canadian Network on Cuba). |
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Jorge Risquet addresses the symposium.
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