Lo sucedido en días recientes en Cuba, a raíz de la huelga de hambre realizada por miembros del Movimiento San Isidro, ha puesto sobre el tapete la demanda, por parte de un sector diverso y nada desdeñable de la sociedad civil, de cambios que conduzcan a la democratización de la sociedad y la política cubanas. Los sucesos pasados han hecho evidente, además, la disposición mayoritaria al diálogo como vehículo de cambio, y desde diversas publicaciones académicos formados en universidades cubanas han abogado también por un diálogo efectivo entre la sociedad y el gobierno de la Isla, que incluya a todos los actores y del cual emerjan soluciones democratizantes reales.
Ante la organización por parte de diferentes voceros de la sociedad civil de una agenda de diálogo abierto y transparente, las autoridades cubanas han respondido con una campaña de difamación mediática de algunos actores, muchos de los cuales se encuentran sometidos a vigilancia, acoso policial, interrogatorios y arrestos arbitrarios y constantes. La noche del 27 de noviembre pasado, cuando cientos de manifestantes se congregaron frente al Ministerio de Cultura para protestar la violencia estatal ejercida contra los miembros del Movimiento San Isidro, y exigir de manera pacífica la apertura de canales de diálogo, la policía acordonó las calles aledañas, impidiendo el acceso incluso de personas que llevaban agua y comida para los manifestantes.
Los firmantes de esta carta, académicos en su mayoría cubanistas de dentro y fuera de la Isla, rechazamos las posturas antidemocráticas que el gobierno cubano ha desplegado como respuesta a lo que consideramos reclamos justos de la sociedad civil, y urgimos a las autoridades a entablar un diálogo nacional, sin discriminación de actores ni posturas, y sin represalias para ninguno de los participantes, del cual emerjan acuerdos vinculantes que permitan la implementación de soluciones a la actual crisis política que atraviesa el país. Aspiramos a una Cuba abierta, diversa y plural. Una Cuba para y con todos.
- Abel Sierra Madero, Researcher (History), New York University
- Achy Obejas, Creative Writing, Independent Scholar
- Adrian López-Denis, Historian, Independent Scholar
- Adrián Pablo Fanjul, Profesor (Letras), Universidade de São Paulo
- Adriana Kanzepolsky, Profesora (Letras), Universidade de São Paulo
- Ahmed Correa Alvarez, PhD Candidate (Interdisciplinary Humanities), University of California, Merced
- Alberto Sosa-Cabanas, Faculty (Spanish), Florida International University
- Alder Soto, Doctorando (Letras), Universidade de São Paulo
- Alejandro Anreus, Professor (Art History, Latin American Studies), William Paterson University
- Alex Borucki, Professor (History), University of California, Irvine
- Alexander Correa Iglesias, Historian, Independent Scholar
- Alexei Padilla Herrera, Doctorando (Comunicación), Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
- Ana Cecilia Olmos, Profesora (Literatura), Universidade de São Paulo
- Ana Eichenbronner, Docente e Investigadora (Literatura), Universidad de Buenos Aires
- Ana María Ochoa, Professor and Chair (Musicology), Columbia University
- Andrea Scapolo, Assistant Professor (Italian), Kennesaw State University
- Andrés Isaac Santana, Art Historian, Independent Scholar
- Antonio Correa Iglesias, Adjunct Faculty (Philosophy), University of Miami
- Aristides Falcon-Paradi, Adjunct Assistant Professor (Spanish), City University of New York, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Armando Chaguaceda, Investigador (Ciencia Política), Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
- Armando Valdés-Zamora, Profesor Titular (Historia Cultural), Université Paris-Est Créteil, Paris 12
- Arturo Matute Castro, Assistant Professor (Spanish), Kennesaw State University
- Beatriz Revuelta, Académica (Ciencia Política), Universidad Central de Chile
- Carlos Manuel Rodríguez Arechavaleta, Profesor (Ciencia Política), Universidad Iberoamericana
- Carlos Aníbal Alonso Castilla, Instructor y Editor (Literatura), Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro
- Carmelo Mesa-Lago, Professor Emeritus (Economics and Latin American Studies), University of Pittsburgh
- Cesar Salgado, Associate Professor (Spanish, Comparative Literature), University of Texas, Austin
- Christina García, Assistant Professor (Spanish), College of Charleston
- Cindy Ermus, Assistant Professor (History), University of Texas, San Antonio
- Coco Fusco, Professor (Art), Cooper Union
- Damaris Punales-Alpizar, Associate Professor and Chair (Modern Languages and Literatures), Case Western Reserve University
- Danae C Dieguez, Faculty (Spanish), Nova South University
- Daniel A. Rodríguez, Assistant Professor (History), Brown University
- Danny Roque, Anthropologist, Independent Scholar
- Dashel E Hernandez Guirado , Creative Writing & Visual Arts, Independent Scholar
- David Canela, Faculty (Spanish), Florida International University
- David Sartorius, Associate Professor (History), University of Maryland
- David Tenorio, Assistant Professor (Spanish), University of Pittsburgh
- Daylet Domínguez, Associate Professor (Spanish), University of California, Berkeley
- Dayron Carrillo-Morell , PhD Student (Art History), University of Zurich
- Dunja Fehimovic, Assistant Professor (Hispanic Studies), Newcastle University
- Edgardo Dobry, Profesor (Filología Hispánica), Universidad de Barcelona
- Edisabel Marrero Tejeda, Doctorando (Historia del Arte), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Eduardo Frías Etayo, Profesor (Antropología), Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y el Caribe
- Elaine Acosta González, Visiting Scholar (Sociology), Florida International University
- Elena Martinez, Professor (Latin American Literature), City University of New York, Baruch College
- Elizabeth Cerejido, Faculty (Art History), University of Miami
- Elizabeth Schwall, Assistant Professor (History), Northern Arizona University
- Elvis Fuentes, Adjunct Lecturer (Art History), City University of New York, City College
- Elzbieta Sklodowska, Professor (Literature), Washington University in Saint Louis
- Emily Maguire, Associate Professor (Literature), Northwestern University
- Enrique Chacón, Assistant Professor (Spanish), Southern Oregon University
- Enrique Del Risco, Lecturer (Creative Writing), New York University
- Ernesto Calvo Álvarez, Profesor (Sociología), Universidad de Costa Rica
- Ernesto Menendez-Conde, Assistant Professor (Spanish), City University of New York, LaGuardia Community College
- Estela Martínez, PhD Student (Spanish), Syracuse University
- Esther Hernández, Adjunct Faculty (Spanish), Claremont McKenna College
- Florencia Picasso, Académica Asociada (Sociología), Universidad de la República, Uruguay; Universidad Alberto Hurtado
- Francisco Morán, Professor Emeritus (Spanish), Southern Methodist University
- Francisco Zaragoza Zaldívar, Profesor (Letras), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
- Gerardo Mosquera, Art Historian, Independent Scholar
- Gretther Yedra Rodríguez, Estudiante de Posgrado (Literatura), Universidad de la Rioja
- Guillermina De Ferrari, Professor (Literature), University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Gustavo Pérez Firmat , Professor (Humanities), Columbia University
- Hans Carrillo Guach, Docente (Sociología), Universidade Federal de Goiás
- Haroldo Dilla Alfonso, Profesor Titular (Sociología), Universidad Arturo Prat
- Helena de Madureira Marques, Estudiante Graduada (Letras), Universidade de São Paulo
- Henry Eric Hernández, Social Scientist, Independent Scholar
- Herminia Gonzálvez Torralbo , Académica (Antropología Social), Universidad Central de Chile
- Hilda Landrove Torres, Doctorando (Estudios Mesoamericanos), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Hugo García González, Associate Professor (Literature), Western Washington University
- Idalia Morejón Arnaiz, Profesora (Literatura), Universidade de São Paulo
- Idania Machado, Profesor (Comunicación), Universidad de Las Américas, Ecuador
- Ignacio Iriarte, Profesor (Literatura), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata
- Iliana Cepero, Assistant Professor (Art History), The New School
- Iria Puyosa, Profesora Asociada (Ciencia Política), Universidad Central de Venezuela
- Isaac Caro, Académico (Ciencia Política), Universidad Alberto Hurtado
- Isdanny Morales, Estudiante de Doctorado (Estética y Teoría del Arte), Universidad de Chile
- Ivan Darias Alfonso, Researcher (Social Sciences), University of London, Birkbeck
- Jacqueline Loss, Professor (Literatures, Cultures, and Languages) , University of Connecticut
- James Buckwalter-Arias, Professor (Spanish), Hanover College
- Janet Batet, Art Historian, Independent Scholar
- Jasmine Chohan, Associate Lecturer (Art History), Courtauld Institute of Art
- Jennifer Lambe, Associate Professor (History), Brown University
- Jesús J. Barquet, Professor Emeritus (Spanish), New Mexico State University
- Jesús Sanjurjo, Lecturer (Spanish), Cardiff University
- Joao Felipe Goncalves, Profesor (Antropología), Universidade de São Paulo
- Johanna Cilano Peláez, Investigadora (Historia), Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
- John Gutiérrez, Assistant Professor (History), City University of New York, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Jorge Brioso, Professor (Literature), Carleton College
- Jorge Camacho, Professor (Comparative Literature, Latin American Studies), University of South Carolina
- Jorge Felipe Gonzalez, Assistant Professor (History), University of Texas, San Antonio
- Jorge Luis Arcos, Profesor (Literatura), Universidad Nacional de Rio Negro
- Jose Moya, Professor (History), Columbia University
- José Quiroga, Professor (Comparative Literature), Emory University
- Joseph L. Scarpaci, Researcher (Economics), Center for Study of Cuban Culture & Economy
- Jossianna Arroyo-Martinez, Professor (Latin American and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures), University of Texas, Austin
- Juan Carlos Quintero Herencia, Professor (Latin American and Caribbean Literature and Cultures), University of Maryland, College Park
- Juan Carlos Rivera Quintana, Profesor (Periodismo), Instituto Sudamericano para la Enseñanza de la Comunicación
- Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Associate Professor (Spanish), Georgia Institute of Technology
- Juan Cristóbal Castro, Docente (Literatura), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
- Juan Luis Morales, Professor (Architecture), École Nationale Supérieure D’architecture de Paris, La Villette
- Juan Pablo Gómez, Investigador (Filología), Universidad de Salamanca
- Julie Skurski, Distinguished Lecturer (Anthropology), City University of New York, The Graduate Center
- Julio Moracen Naranjo, Profesor Adjunto (Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial), Universidade Federal de São Paulo
- Julio Ramos, Professor Emeritus (Spanish), University of California, Berkeley
- Kenya C. Dworkin, Professor (Hispanic Studies), Carnegie Mellon University
- Kris Juncker, Art Historian, Independent Scholar
- Laura Janina Hosiasson, Profesora (Letras), Universidade de São Paulo
- Laura Redruello, Associate Professor (Spanish), Manhattan College
- Lázaro Benítez, Investigador (Danza), Université Paris 8
- Lázaro Estrada, Docente (Arte), Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra
- Lennier Lopez, PhD Student (Political Science), Florida International University
- Lillian Manzor, Professor (Spanish), University of Miami
- Lilyam Padrón Reyes, Profesora (Historia), Universidad de Cádiz
- Lizabel Mónica, PhD Candidate (Literature), Princeton University
- Lucia Piedra Galarraga, Profesora, Investigadora (Historia del Arte), Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
- Lucila Navarrete, Profesora (Estudios Latinoamericanos), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Luis Martinez-Fernandez, Professor (History), University of Central Florida
- Luis Miguel Isava, Profesor Titular (Literatura), Universidad Simón Bolívar
- Mabel Cuesta, Associate Professor (US Latino and Caribbean Literature), University of Houston
- Magdalena Lopez, Researcher (Latin American Literature), University of Notre Dame
- Maida Donate, Professor, Retired (Spanish), Barry University
- Mailyn Machado, Art Historian, Independent Scholar
- Manuel Barcia, Professor (History), University of Leeds
- Manuel Garcia-Perez, Professor (Bioenergy), Washington State University
- Manuel Piña B, Professor (Art), The University of British Columbia
- Marcela Perticara, Profesora Asistente (Economía), Universidad Alberto Hurtado
- María A. Cabrera Arús, Adjunct Faculty (Sociology), New York University
- María A. Gutiérrez Bascón, Postdoctoral Researcher (Latin American Literature), University of Turku
- Maria Caridad Cumana, Adjunct Faculty (Film and Media Studies), Miami Dade College
- María Julia Rossi, Assistant Professor (Spanish), City University of New York, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Maria Marques, Profesor (Economía), Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
- María Victoria Véliz, PhD Candidate (Modern Languages and Literatures), University of Miami
- Marial Iglesias Utset, Visiting Research Scholar (History), Harvard University
- Marie Laure Geoffray, Adjunct Faculty (Political Science), Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris 3
- Marlene Azor Hernández, Profesora Retirada (Ciencia Política), Universidad de La Habana
- Marta Hernández Salván, Associate Professor (Hispanic Studies), University of California, Riverside
- Martin Gaspar, Associate Professor (Spanish, Comparative Literature, Latin American Studies), Bryn Mawr College
- Maybel Mesa Morales, Visiting Assistant Professor (Spanish), Providence College
- Melissa Cordero Novo, Social Scientist, Independent Scholar
- Meyken Barreto, Adjunct Lecturer (Art History), City University of New York, City College
- Michael H. Miranda, Faculty (Spanish), University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
- Michael J. Bustamante, Assistant Professor (History), Florida International University
- Michel Mendoza, PhD Student (Literature), City University of New York, The Graduate Center
- Michelle Leigh Farrell, Associate Professor (Spanish), Fairfield University
- Mirta Suquet, Assistant Professor (Spanish), Susquehanna University
- Mónica Ayala, Associate Professor (History), Denison University
- Mónica Simal, Associate Professor (Spanish), Providence College
- Nancy Calomarde, Profesora Titilar (Literatura), Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
- Nanne Timmer, Associate Professor (Latin American Literature), Leiden University
- Nelson Cárdenas, Assistant Professor (Creative Writing), University of Texas, El Paso
- Nivia Marina Brismat, Docente e Investigadora (Sociología), Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México
- Orlando Justo, Associate Professor (Economics), City University of New York, Borough of Manhattan Community College
- Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo, PhD Candidate (Comparative Literature), Washington University in Saint Louis
- Oscar J. Montero, Professor Emeritus (Literature), City University of New York, Lehman College
- Osmany Suárez, Profesor, Investigador (Antropología), Universidad Iberoamericana
- Pablo Baler, Professor (Latin American Literature), California State University, Los Angeles
- Pablo Gasparini, Profesor (Literatura), Universidade de São Paulo
- Paloma Duong, Assistant Professor (Latin American and Media Studies), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Perla Rozencvaig, Professor, Retired (Spanish), Columbia University
- Pilar Cabrera Fonte, Associate Professor (Spanish), Augustana University
- Rachel Alfonso, Doctorando (Ciencias Sociales), Universidad de Chile
- Rachel Price, Associate Professor (Spanish and Portuguese), Princeton University
- Rafael DiazCasas, Lecturer (Art History), School of Visual Art
- Rafael Gutierrez, Profesor Adjunto (Literatura Hispanoamericana), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
- Rafael Rojas, Profesor Investigador (Historia), El Colegio de México
- Rafael Sanchez, Senior Lecturer (Anthropology), Graduate Institute Geneva
- Raúl Rubio, Associate Professor and Chair (Hispanic Studies), The New School
- Raynier Hernández, Académico (Ciencias Sociales), Universidad de las Américas, Chile
- Remy Hernández, Profesor (Arte), Escuela Pedagógica Eduardo García Delgado
- Rezvaneh Ganji, Researcher (Sociology, Human Rights), University of Maine
- Rita Martin, Professor (Spanish), Radford University
- Roberto Garcés Marrero, Doctorando (Antropología Social) , Universidad Iberoamericana
- Roberto Ignacio Díaz, Associate Professor (Comparative Literature), University of Southern California
- Rogney Piedra Arencibia, Faculty (Philosophy), Queen’s University
- Román Munguía Huato, Académico Retirado (Historia de la Arquitectura), Universidad de Guadalajara
- Romy Sánchez, Assistant Research Professor (History), Université de Lille
- Rubén Alberto Chababo, Profesor (Ciencias Sociales), Universidad Nacional de Rosario
- Salomé García Bacallao, Estudiante Graduada (Restauración), Universitat Politécnica de Valencia
- Samuel Farber, Professor Emeritus (Political Science), City University of New York, Brooklyn College
- Sarah Beckjord, Associate Professor (Hispanic Studies), Boston College
- Sarah Piña, Assistant Professor (Latina/o Literature), University of Wisconsin-Parkside
- Sergio Ángel Baquero , Profesor Investigador (Ciencia Política), Universidad Sergio Arboleda
- Sergio Díaz-Briquets, Historian, Independent Scholar
- Sergio Ibisate Lemus, Doctorando (Antropología), Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
- Sergio Ortiz Leroux, Profesor Investigador (Ciencia Política), Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México
- Shannon Rose Riley, Professor and Chair (Humanities), San José State University
- Silvia Pedraza, Professor (Sociology), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Ståle Wig, Postdoctoral Fellow (Social Anthropology), University of Oslo
- Susannah Rodríguez Drissi, Faculty (Creative Writing), University of California, Los Angeles
- Suset Sánchez Sánchez, Art Historian, Independent Scholar
- Tania Pérez Cano, Assistant Professor (Latin American and Peninsular Literature), University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
- Ted A. Henken, Associate Professor (Sociology), City University of New York, Baruch College
- Teresa Díaz Canals, Profesora Titular (Ciencias Sociales), Universidad de La Habana
- Tomas Castellanos, Graduate Student (Literature), City University of New York, City College
- Vincent Bloch, Research Associate (Sociology), École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
- Vítor Kawakami, Doctorando (Letras), Universidade de São Paulo
- Waldo Pérez Cino, Literary Criticism, Independent Scholar
- Walfrido Dorta, Assistant Professor (Spanish), Susquehanna University
- William Kelly, PhD Candidate (History), Rutgers University
- Yanet Rosabal Navarro, Coordinadora de Posgrado, Universidad Fermín Toro
- Yesenia F. Selier, Adjunct Professor (Media, Culture, and Communication), New York University
- Yoandy Cabrera, Assistant Professor (Spanish), Rockford University
- Yvon Grenier, Professor (Political Science), St. Francis Xavier University
- Zaya Rustamova, Assistant Professor (Spanish), Kennesaw State University
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Carta en solidaridad con el Movimiento San Isidro
Carta en solidaridad con el Movimiento San Isidro, ya con 650 firmas de artistas, intelectuales y académicos de Cuba, México, Argentina, Austria, Canadá, Colombia, Chile, Costa Rica, España, Venezuela, Brasil y Estados Unidos.
