AIDA BAHR TO SPEAK IN EDINBURGH

Aida Bahr is a prize-winning writer of fiction, a literary critic and
screenwriter from Cuba. She has been the director of the Oriente
Publishing House, based in Santiago de Cuba, since 1998. A
member of the National Union of Writers and Artists, she is one of
the organizers of the Havana International Book Fair. She also
lectures on Caribbean and Latin American literature written by
women.

Aida Bahr, a leading figure in Cuban culture, to speak on
CULTURE and the CUBAN REVOLUTION

Friday 10th September
Faculty Room South,
David Hume Tower,
George Square, Edinburgh
6.30pm
Hispanic Studies guest lecture

The revolution doesn’t tell you “believe”! It tells you –“read”!
Fidel Castro

Meeting sponsored by: Dr Fiona J. Mackintosh, lecturer in
Latin American Literature Edinburgh University; Dr Carolina
Orloff, Researcher Edinburgh University; Screen Academy
Scotland; Joy Dunn, President STUC; Elaine Smith MSP, Convenor
Cross Party Group on Cuba Scottish Parliament; Gerry Morrissey,
Gen Secretary, BECTU; Jeremy Dear, Gen Secretary NUJ; Cllr.
Gordon Munro, Lab. spokesperson on culture; Unison City of
Edinburgh Branch; Barry White (personal capacity), Campaign for
Press and Broadcasting Freedom; Florrie James, artist; Roxana
Pope, filmmaker & writer; Niroshini Thambar, musician &
composer; The Linlithgow Bookshop; Pathfinder Books; Word
Power Books; Scottish Cuba Solidarity Campaign; East Coast
Scottish Cuba Solidarity Campaign, Carlos Arredondo, FABULA