me in my echo chamber

in relation to the recent wave of protests in cuba, it's been very interesting to see conversations in different cuban spaces trying to make sense of J11, what conditions made it possible, and how the hell it was even real. everyone seems to remember where they were when it started.

me in my echo chamber

Repeatedly, Cuba’s total exodus over the past 4 years (including the pandemic!) is estimated at over 20% of its nominal population

Over 2 of every 10 people have left in less than half a decade

happy 505th birthday, havana. anyone who has touched your open entrails and exposed bones and felt you breathe like a wounded animal knows there's no city like you in the world.

tuning into "a worker's critique of revolution, 1960-1967", the second session in UM cuban heritage collection's seminar in cuban and cuban diaspora studies in a few hours. (it's free + on zoom + here's the link:

www.eventbrite.com/e/seminar-in...

viva cuba libre, as always.