Cuba: An African Odyssey (2007) Part 2 Tuesday, November 11, 7pm

From Che Guevara's military mission in the Congo up to the fall of apartheid in South Africa, 300,000 Cubans fought alongside African revolutionaries. CUBA, AN AFRICAN ODYSSEY is the story of Cuba's support for African revolutions. At the very height of the Cold War, Cuba risked the enmity of both superpowers by its unwavering commitment to the principle that Africa should be governed by the genuine representatives of its peoples. To that end they provided invaluable support to liberation struggles throughout the continent. The film focuses on Cuban efforts in Congo, Guinea-Bissau and during the war in Angola. It reveals incredible events that span thirty years, from Che Guevara's mission to resuscitate the Lumumba movement, to Fidel Castro's command of the decisive battle in Angola and the negotiations with Apartheid South Africa that finally ended the war. We will be showing Part 2, centered on Cuba's support for Angola in its struggle for independence against the interventions of the US and South Africa, culminating in Cuba's decisive victory in 1987, 21 years ago today.

Moments with Fidel (2004)
November 18, 7pm

Since revolutionary Cuban forces toppled the U.S.-backed Batista dictatorship in 1959, Fidel Castro has embodied the Cuban Revolution. This original documentary from the Cuban Film Archive uses archival footage from the toppling of Batista in 1959 to 2004, to create a collage of pivotal moments in the history of the Cuban revolution.. The film includes Castro's redefinition of Cuba's international role facing scarcity in the 1990s after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Hear Fidel addressing millions in Havana about the Cuban people's struggles for land reforms and increased sugarcane production, and against the threat of U.S. imperialist intervention. Also contains short clips: My Brother Fidel,The First Delegate, Condemn Me, It Does Not Matter