http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/havana 2008-06-08T15:30:25Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38505-first-person-cuban-blogger-11-may-08 2008-06-08T15:30:25Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bczZEY59K1Y&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bczZEY59K1Y&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38505-first-person-cuban-blogger-11-may-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/43480" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Time magazine has labelled Yoani Sanchez, a Cuban blogger, one of the world's 100 most influential people. </p> <p>Al Jazeera met her in Havana, the Cuban capital.</p> <p>She told us how being a blogger in Cuba can bring both inspiration and frustration.</p> <p>This is her story in her own words.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38505-first-person-cuban-blogger-11-may-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/37582-tourist-defies-us-ban-on-cuba-visit-02-may-08 2008-06-11T03:29:36Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MbmfTE35-jk&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MbmfTE35-jk&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/37582-tourist-defies-us-ban-on-cuba-visit-02-may-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/42361" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Al Jazeera speaks to US tourist Denise Borges in the Cuban capital, Havana, about why she defied her government's ban on travelling the country and what Americans can learn from travelling there.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/37582-tourist-defies-us-ban-on-cuba-visit-02-may-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/37325-cubans-react-to-raul-castro-s-reforms-30-apr-2008 2008-06-08T09:35:21Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/t4j_5G-0amw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/t4j_5G-0amw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/37325-cubans-react-to-raul-castro-s-reforms-30-apr-2008"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/42075" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Al Jazeera's Mariana Sanchez reports from Havana on the easing of some restrictions by Raul Castro in a series of reform packages for Cuba.</p> <p>Investment and private enterprise was till recently "unthinkable" in communist Cuba until the lifting of some restrictions was announced by Castro.</p> <p>The younger generation of Cubans are more hopeful for a prosperous country, one in which they can afford luxury goods.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/37325-cubans-react-to-raul-castro-s-reforms-30-apr-2008">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/31516-cuba-and-the-us-after-castro-ask-the-expert-dan-restrepo 2008-07-22T08:47:28Z seeprogress <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/G67SX4J_Up8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/G67SX4J_Up8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/31516-cuba-and-the-us-after-castro-ask-the-expert-dan-restrepo"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/33966" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/02/castro_resigns.html</p> <p>Dan Restrepo, Director of the Americas Project at the Center for American Progress discusses the future of US policy towards Cuba now that Fidel Castro has resigned. </p> <p>What if we could have unity without uniformity? <br />THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS <br />www.AMERICANPROGRESS.org</p> </div> <a href="/blog/31516-cuba-and-the-us-after-castro-ask-the-expert-dan-restrepo">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/29819-cuba-after-castro-who-s-in-charge-cap-s-restrepo-on-fnc 2008-07-03T16:18:51Z seeprogress <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GNyllYvbX_8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GNyllYvbX_8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/29819-cuba-after-castro-who-s-in-charge-cap-s-restrepo-on-fnc"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/32093" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/02/castro_resigns.html</p> <p>Fidel Castro's formal resignation as Cuba's president marks the end of an era. Although it remains unclear how much influence he will continue to wield, after 49 years of formal rule by Fidel Castro, it is clear that Cuba will never be the same. It is also long past time for the free will of the Cuban people on the island to guide its future.</p> <p>Unfortunately, neither the United States government nor the successor regime in Cuba appears prepared to deal with what comes next. At this historic time, a continuation of the status quo or a hardening of positions, either in Cuba or in U.S. policy toward Cuba, are not viable options.</p> <p>Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Dan Restrepo offers his thoughts on Fox News. </p> <p>www.AMERICANPROGRESS.org</p> </div> <a href="/blog/29819-cuba-after-castro-who-s-in-charge-cap-s-restrepo-on-fnc">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/17659-sicko-dvd-extra-preview-sister-mary-fidel 2008-08-20T16:20:05Z Sicko <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mhDDgFnv_SQ&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mhDDgFnv_SQ&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/17659-sicko-dvd-extra-preview-sister-mary-fidel"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/17350" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Santo Venia Catholic Senior Center in... Havana, Cuba? Mike uses some clever investigative techniques to find out if communism is Godless like we've always been taught.</p> <p>For further investigation, check out <a href="http://www.michaelmoore.com/">www.michaelmoore.com</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/17659-sicko-dvd-extra-preview-sister-mary-fidel">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/16562-cubans-turn-out-for-local-elections-21-october-07 2008-06-15T15:30:25Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ARV-REueT30&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ARV-REueT30&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/16562-cubans-turn-out-for-local-elections-21-october-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/16293" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Cuba's municipal elections mean that, while the country has had the same government for decades, the Cuban people can still decide who represents them at a local level.</p> <p>Al Jazeera's Mariana Sanchez reports from Havana where a 95 per cent turnout at the polls is expected.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/16562-cubans-turn-out-for-local-elections-21-october-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/7329-48-havana-09-jun-07-part-2 2008-06-06T15:32:02Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/i2SJCrKuRXw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/i2SJCrKuRXw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/7329-48-havana-09-jun-07-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/6609" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Amanda Palmer and the 48 crew experience life in Havana, a city with two distinct faces -- one for the tourists, and one for the locals.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/7329-48-havana-09-jun-07-part-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/7327-48-havana-09-jun-07-part-1 2008-06-06T15:32:11Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kc1Bee1nCFg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kc1Bee1nCFg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/7327-48-havana-09-jun-07-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/6607" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Amanda Palmer and the 48 crew experience life in Havana, a city with two distinct faces - one for the tourists, and one for the locals.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/7327-48-havana-09-jun-07-part-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/5731-mark-falcoff-cuba-after-castro 2008-06-07T09:34:16Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hNfk9R5KXlg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hNfk9R5KXlg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/5731-mark-falcoff-cuba-after-castro"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/5005" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete program at: <a href="http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=413">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Author and scholar on Latin American government Mark Falcoff discusses possible scenarios for the future of Cuba following the death of Fidel Castro.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Join the Transatlantic Institute to participate in a round table discussion about the political future of Cuba in light of recent developments on the island. Speakers include: Mark Falcoff, American Enterprise Institute, Emeritus and author of Cuba the Morning After: Confronting Castro's Legacy; William Navarrete, Cuban Writer, President and founder of the Association for the Third Republic of Cuba; and Dr Emanuele Ottolenghi, Executive Director of the Transatlantic Institute.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/5731-mark-falcoff-cuba-after-castro">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/4295-cuba-after-castro-dan-restrepo-on-fox-news-studio-b 2008-07-09T19:52:18Z seeprogress <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pc0_gn9-8mU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pc0_gn9-8mU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/4295-cuba-after-castro-dan-restrepo-on-fox-news-studio-b"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/3550" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Center for American Progress Americas Project Director Daniel Restrepo joined Fox News's Shepard Smith to make sense of news reports on the worsening condition of Cuban leader Fidel Castro 1/16/07</p> <p>For more on the Americas Project please see <a href="http://www.americanprogress.org/projects/americas/">www.americanprogress.org</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/4295-cuba-after-castro-dan-restrepo-on-fox-news-studio-b">Watch the video</a>