Join WCAPS Defense and Intelligence working group and Latin American and Caribbean working group for their series Rethinking Violence & the Future of Women: Violence in Law, Politics, and National Security.

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cMb5pO4HQEeCeNz7Tus2mw

Join WCAPS and the Center for Democracy in the Americas (CDA) for a meeting on Biden’s policy toward Cuba and the path forward.

Six years after reopening embassies in both the United States and Cuba and six months into Joe Biden’s presidency, July 20th, 2021 provides an opportunity to reflect on the current status of U.S. policy towards Cuba, discuss the hardships currently faced by Cuban Americans and the Cuban people alike, and encourage conversation about the future of U.S.-Cuba relations.

Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security and Conflict Transformation's Latin America and the Caribbean Working Group and the Center for Democracy in the Americas (CDA) invite you to the panel, Moving Forward: How the Biden-Harris Administration Should Engage the Latinx Community" to discuss the most pressing issues the Latinx community faces, how these may be resolved and how the Administration should engage Latinx people in the policy-making process.

This event is moderated by Laura Munoz, and features the following panelists:

• Andrea Senteno, Regional Counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense (MALDEF)

• Ivelisse Porroa-García, Policy Director, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, US House of Representatives

• Jade Vasquez, Research Fellow, WCAPS

• Sindy Benavides, CEO, League of United Latin American Citizens

Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security & Conflict Transformation's (WCAPS) Latin America & the Caribbean Region (LACR) Working Group's panel discussion, featuring:

• Mijane Jiménez, Human Rights Advocate Specialist

• Silvia Otañeda, Former Diplomat Human Trafficking Advocate

• María de Haas, Public Policy & National Security Specialist

• María Cristina Rosas, National Security & Political Analyst

And moderated by:

• Deyanira J. Murga, Corporate Security & WCAPS Latin America & Caribbean Region Working Group Co-Chair

This panel discussion will be in Spanish and will have English translation available.

The WCAPS Latin America Working Group & the Center for Democracy in the Americas invite you to a panel analyzing the factors which affected the Cuban American vote in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, grounded in a historical discussion of the Cuban American community's voting patterns.

Panelists:
Ariana Hernandez-Reguant is a Visiting Research Assistant Professor at the Cuban and Caribbean Studies Institute at Tulane University. She’s a cultural anthropologist studying the public expression of social and political ideologies, including ideologies of race, within institutions and social contexts of interpretation. At present, she is conducting new research on citizenship and notions of freedom in Hialeah, FL.

Lizabelt Avila grew up in Cuba and currently works with the development team of the Washington Office on Latin America. Prior to that, she worked with The Nature Conservancy as a Princeton in Latin America Fellow, volunteered for UnidosNow, and interned for the U.S. Department of State. She graduated from New College of Florida, double majoring in International and Area Studies and Political Science. She also studied international human rights law in The Hague and is a Rangel Scholar.

Sabrina Rodriguez is a politics reporter at POLITICO, where she focuses on 2020, Latino voters and state legislative races. Leading up to the 2020 election, Sabrina was based in Miami — more specifically, her hometown of Hialeah — to follow the race in Florida. Sabrina previously worked as a reporter covering trade policy. She also has worked at Chalkbeat New York, Miami New Times and The Miami Herald. Sabrina covered the first months of the Trump administration at Diario Perfil in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She’s Cuban-American and a Northwestern University grad.

Moderator:
Laura Muñoz is CDA’s 2020 Stephen Rivers Fellow. She graduated from Brown University in May with a degree in History and Latin American & Caribbean Studies.