Rutgers University School of Law - Newark
In conjunction with the World Policy Institute at The New School
Invites you to attend a
National Summit on Cuba: New Jersey, 2006
To be held
Saturday, October 28, 2006,
Center for Law and Justice,
123 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Recent developments in Cuba have raised new questions about the future of the island, U.S. policy and the role of the Cuban American community. Some of the most pressing issues will be debated and discussed in an attempt to find common ground at the upcoming New Jersey National Summit on Cuba: New Jersey, 2006.
The day-long Summit will provide diverse, expert opinions and an open forum for understanding the current state of the Cuban economy, the rationale behind U.S. policy toward the island, race in Cuba, human rights perspectives as well as points of view from the Cuban American community and the key New Jersey elected officials who help shape national policy toward the island. Please consult the agenda below for specifics and join us for what will be a stimulating and informative event.
Visit us online at http://law.newark.rutgers.edu/news_and_events.html.
A $25.00 registration fee will cover lunch and refreshments throughout the day. A $10.00 student fee will be collected with a valid ID. Those attending the film program/Cuban American panel discussion alone may enter at 4:00 P.M. without charge. A registration form may be found appended to this invitation.
To R.S.V.P. or for more information, contact Ryan Barnhart by calling (212) 229-5808 ext. 4268, or by e-mailing njsummit@gmail.com.
Featured Event:
Screening of THOSE I LEFT BEHIND a new film by Lisandro Perez-Rey
Followed by Cuban American Panel Discussion
Trapped between the sea and the politics of governments, Cuban families on either side of the Florida straits have endured nearly a half-century of separation and loss. Filmed in both the United States and Cuba, this documentary explores the transnational ties that bind Cuban-Americans in the United States to their families still living on the island and sheds light on the controversial new travel restrictions imposed by the U.S. Government and its emotional impact on the lives of four Cuban families.
AGENDA
Asterisk indicates confirmation pending / All sessions followed by audience Q & A
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Rutgers University School of Law
Center for Law and Justice
123 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey
8:30 AM
Registration and Coffee, Herbert M. Ellend Atrium
9:00 AM
Welcoming Remarks
Steven J. Diner, Provost, Rutgers University - Newark
Lissa Weinmann, Senior Fellow, World Policy Institute,
The New School
Stuart L. Deutsch, Dean, Rutgers University School of
Law - Newark
9:30 AM
Overview of Current U.S. - Cuba Policy
Caleb McCarry, Cuba Transition Coordinator, U.S. State
Department
Discussant: Philip Peters, Lexington Institute, former
U.S. State Dept. official under President Reagan
Moderator: John C. Dubin, Rutgers University Professor
of Law and Alfred C. Clapp Public Service Scholar
Q&A
10:30 AM
The Current State of the Cuban Economy
Emily Morris, The Economist Intelligence Unit, London
Discussant: Kirby Jones, President, U.S. Cuba Trade
Association
Moderator: David Troutt, Rutgers University Professor
of Law and Justice John J. Francis Scholar
Q&A
11:30 AM
The Honorable Robert Menendez*, U.S. Senator (D-NJ),
or staff
Noon
Break for Lunch
1:00 PM
The Honorable Donald Payne*, U.S. Representative (D-NJ),
or staff
1:30 PM
On Race and Cuba
Pedro Perez-Sarduy, writer and co-author of Afro-Cuban Voices
on Race and Identity in Contemporary Cuba
Sujatha Fernandes, Professor of Sociology, Queens College, CUNY
Discussant: Tanya Hernandez, Rutgers University Professor of
Law and Justice Frederick W. Hall Scholar
Q&A
2:30 PM
Human Rights in Cuba and the U.S.
Daniel Wilkinson, Esq., Counsel, Human Rights Watch
Maria Werlau, President, Free Society Project
Ann Sparanese, American Library Association
Jeff Fogel, Esq., New York Civil Liberties Union
Moderator: Carlos Gonzalez, Esq., Rutgers University Professor
of Law and Herbert Hannoch Scholar
Q&A
4:00 PM
Screening of Film - Those I Left Behind
Film Introduced by Director, Lisandro Perez-Rey
5:00 PM
Cuban American Panel Discussion with Audience
on the Film and General Debate on Community's Position on Cuba
Carlos Lazo, Sergeant, Washington National Guard, U.S. Army
Paquito D'Rivera*, Artist in Residence at New Jersey Performing
Arts Center and Author, My Sax Life
Antonio Zamora, Esq., Hughes, Hubbard & Reed, LLP, Miami
Moderator: Twila Perry, Esq., Rutgers University Professor of
Law and Judge Alexander P. Waugh, Sr. Scholar
6:00 PM
Closing Remarks
For more information, visit www.nationalsummitoncuba.org.