Cuban dissidents: transition starts with changing the law

Antonio G. Rodiles and Amelia María Rodríguez Cala will lead a discussion about changes to the Cuba’s constitution and penal code that they see asnecessary before a true transition is underway. This event is co-sponsored by the Cuban Research Institute, the FIU College of Law and the Václav Havel Initiative for Human Rights and Diplomacy.

The presentation will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 7 at 6:30 p.m. on FIU’s Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Deuxieme Maison Building, Room DM 110.

Speakers include:

• Antonio G. Rodiles, director of State of SATS (Estado de SATS), a forum created in 2010 by a group of young artists, intellectuals and professionals to encourage debate about social, cultural and political issues in Cuba.

• Amelia María Rodríguez Cala, a Cuban lawyer who has represented many political dissidents since the 1990s.

The discussion will be in Spanish, and is free and open to the public. For additional information and to RSVP, call 305-348-1991 or click here.