Warren Wilson College Program
Intersections of Sustainable Agriculture and Social Welfare Systems in Cuba
January 2-16, 2013
Havana, Matanzas, Pinar del Rio, CUBA
Wednesday, January 2 (Havana)
7:30 am Group Check-in at Miami International Airport
11:00 am Departure for Havana
12:00 nn Arrival, Jose Marti International Airport, Transfer to hotel
2:00 pm Hotel check-in
Lunch at the hotel
5:00 pm Program Briefing and Information Meeting
6:00 pm Speaker presentation: Miguel Coyula, Havana urban development specialist
8:00 pm Welcome Dinner at El Aljibe Restaurant with Cuban guests
Thursday, January 3 (Havana)
Breakfast at the hotel
9:00 am Leave from hotel lobby
9:30 am Visit to the Antonio Nuñez Jímenez Foundation for Nature and Humanity (FANJ): Overview of the work of the FANJ, presentation on Cuba´s environmental policies, permaculture projects, etc.
(Site visit of the FANJ, museum, libraries, etc. and Speaker presentations)
12:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Walking Tour of Old Havana with the guide (including the Artisans’ Market, visits to sites of environmental, historical and cultural interest, etc.)
5:00 pm Special Peformance: “La Colmenita” at Teatro del Orden Tercero
Dinner at the hotel
Evening speaker presentation*
Friday, January 4 (Havana)
Breakfast at the hotel
9:00 am Leave from hotel lobby
9:30 am Panel presentation on Social Work in Cuba – Odalys Gonzalez Juban, President of the “Sociedad Cubana de Trabajadores Sociales de la Salud” and others
(Either at the FANJ or at Casa de la Amistad)
Lunch (Not Included, organized by guide)
2:00 pm Visit to the Casa Comunitaria Paulo Freire (La Lisa)
7:00 pm Dinner at the hotel
8:00 pm Baseball game (Havana vs. Pinar del Rio)
Saturday, January 5 (Havana / Matanzas)
Breakfast at the hotel and hotel check-out
9:00 am Leave from hotel lobby
9:30 am Visit the “Organoponico de Alamar” – meet with this urban gardens complex cooperative’s president, Miguel Salcines, and other community members
Lunch at the Organipanico (Not included – vegetarian)
1:00 pm Drive to Matanzas
3:00 pm Tour of the City of Matanzas and Welcome by FANJ and ICAP Delegations
5:30 pm Hotel check-in
7:00 pm Dinner at the hotel
Evening: Cultural Options in the City of Matanzas (TBD)
MATANZAS PROGRAMMING REQUESTS
being organized by the Matanzas FANJ and ICAP Matanazas
· Visit and meeting / panel presentation at the Matanzas Seminary – topic: Religions in Cuba, community activism, etc.
· Visit to one or more of the Seminary’s community projects
· Visit to the “Estación Experimental Pastos y Forrajes” in Perico Municipality, Matanzas
· Visit to a FANJ permaculture project
· Visit to the Bellamar Caves / FANJ delegate presentation.
· Visit to a Polyclinic and talk on Cuban health care system
· Downtown Matanzas incl. visits to Ediciones Vigia, Farmacia Colonial, etc.
· Time for a few hours at a beach and/or along the Canimar River
Sunday, January 6 (Matanzas)
Breakfast at the hotel
AM: Matanzas programming
PM: Matanzas programming
Dinner at the hotel
Evening program or cultural activity or processing time for group
Monday, January 7 (Matanzas)
Breakfast at the hotel
AM: Matanzas programming
PM: Matanzas programming
Dinner at the hotel
Evening program or cultural activity or processing time for group
Tuesday, January 8 (Matanzas / Havana)
Breakfast at the hotel and Check out of hotel
AM: Matanzas programming
PM: Visit the Agrarian University on the way back to Havana
Return to Havana and check-in at the Copacabana
Dinner at the hotel
Evening speaker presentation*
Wednesday, January 9 (Havana)
Breakfast at the hotel
9:30 am Visit the University of Havana campus (student-led campus tour)
Visit FLACSO and/or the Facultad de Ciencias Sociales / Social Work department
12:00 noon Lunch at Casa de Amistad (Included)
2:00 pm ICAP visit (our primary host organization)
3:30 pm Visit to “Vida Sana, Aire Pura” Community food and conservation project
6:00 pm Early Dinner at the Hotel
7:00 pm Dance interchange with Via Danza group (Danza Chevere) at Club Almendares
Thursday, January 10 (Havana)
Breakfast at the hotel
9:30 am Speaker(s) Presentation at FANJ on variety of Cuban Agricultural organizations and programs – Rafael Hernandez; Miguel Figueras, others
12:30 pm Cultural Exchange and visit to the home/studios of artist, Jose Fuster in Jaimanitas
Lunch with the artist, family and neighbors (Not included)
3:00 pm Visit to Cuba Energía — Renewable Energy Presentation
7:00 pm Dinner at the hotel
Evening speaker presentation* and/or cultural options (Buena Vista Social Club possibly this evening)
Friday, January 11 (Havana / Pinar del Rio)
Breakfast at the hotel and hotel check-out
All day excursion to Las Terrazas: Tour community, visit museum, reforestation projects, artists’ studios, school and family doctor clinic (if possible), La Moka eco hotel, etc., Organic garden and restaurant of Tito Nuñez
Lunch at El Romero (Included)
Visit CITMA Eco Station in Los Rosarios Biosphere Reserve, swim in river or hike
Continue on to Viñales Valley
Hotel check-in and Dinner at the hotel
Evening activity TBD
Saturday, January 12 (Pinar)
Breakfast at the hotel
AM: Visit to “La Carreta” community arts project with Down syndrome kids, etc. Other visits in Pinar del Rio city (and/or possible visit to a Tobacco farm)
Lunch on the road (Not included)
PM: Visit to a FANJ-coordinated permaculture project
Dinner at the hotel
Evening: CDR meeting/gathering (neighborhood organization)
Sunday, January 13 (Pinar del Rio / Havana)
Breakfast at the hotel. Hotel check-out
All day: Viñales Valley: Hike to mojotes, underground cave and river, vista point
Lunch (Not Included)
Return to Havana (3 hour drive)
Havana hotel check-in
Dinner at the hotel
Evening Speaker presentation*
Monday, January 14 (Havana)
Breakfast at the hotel
AM: Visit to CENESEX – presentation on the work and activities of CENESEX (sex and gender issues, social work, public education)
Lunch (Not included)
PM: Visit to a University Center/program for the Third Age
Dinner at the hotel
Evening speaker presentation*
Tuesday, January 15 (Havana)
Breakfast at the hotel
AM: Free for individual research pursuits, etc. and/or internal group process
Possible Museum visit (Museum of the Revolution,
Lunch (Not included)
2:30 pm Closing session at the FANJ and Final Evaluation Meetings
8:00 pm Farewell Dinner at “El Patio” Restaurant in Old Havana (with Cuban guests)
Cultural options
Wednesday, January 16 (Havana)
Breakfast at the hotel and hotel check out
9:30 am Leave hotel for the airport for return flight to Miami (Terminal 2) 10:00 am Flight check-in
1:15 pm Flight · AA 9441 departs Havana , arrives Miami 2:15 pm
Potential evening speakers:
Esteban Morales (expert on politics, economy, issues of race and gender)
Fernando Funes, ACTAF (pioneer in organic agriculture)
Norma Guillard w/Maestra film showing on Cuban Literacy Campaign
Tito Nuñez, Carlos Zafra, vegetarian pioneers in Cuba
Marc Frank, expert on Cuba’s economic, politics, and social policy
Meeting with University of Havana students