From: Thomas Tomasko <ttomasko@igc.apc.org>
Newsgroups: alt.activism
Date: 08 Jan 93 19:20 PST
Subject: "Cuban Women Today" Tour
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Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!ttomasko    Jan  8 19:20:00 1993


From: ttomasko (Tom Tomasco)
Subject: "Cuban Women Today" Tour

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    "Because of the procedures and time involved in getting a visa for
    April, 1993, invitations need to be in the hands of the committee
    by January 15.
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	REPLY TO:
** From: Thomas Tomasko <ttomasko@igc.org>
** Subject: Tour of Cuban Woman 
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ELSA AGRAMONTE FACULTY-STUDENT LECTURES COMMITTEE 

December 23, 1992 

Dear Friends, 

	This letter is to inform you of plans for a series of U.S.
campus lectures by Elsa Agramonte, a Cuban attorney who specializes in
women's affairs (biographical notes enclosed). The lectures are
scheduled for April 1993. Agramonte will speak on "Cuban Women Today."

	The lectures will provide a rare opportunity for dialogue in
the spirit of free speech and academic freedom among people of diverse
or even opposing points of view. Such an exchange can only benefit the
academic community in the United States.

	In order to ensure that Agramonte will be granted a visa from
the U.S. Department of State, she will need invitations from prominent
academic figures, departments, programs, and student organizations.
The invitations should include the speaker's full name (Elsa Agramonte
Herna'ndez), that she is being extended an invitation to appear on
your campus during April 1993, and any other information that would
give Agramonte an idea of what the invitees have in mind for her
visit.

	Invitations should be personally addressed to Elsa Agramonte
Herna'ndez, Havana, Cuba and faxed or mailed to the lectures
committee. We will take responsibility for forwarding them to her in
Cuba.

	Because of the procedures and time involved in getting a visa
for April, 1993, invitations need to be in the hands of the committee
by January 15.

	Applications for funds to help cover the expenses of her visit  
should be submitted as soon as possible to academic departments,  
speaker programs, and student groups for approval this spring.  
Because of the limited time available for the tour, final decisions on  
itinerary will be based on breadth of support and funding  
possibilities for the visit in each city. 

	Funds are needed ahead of time to secure travel and other  
expenses of the visit. In accordance with the Cuban Assets Control  
Regulations of the U.S. government, Agramonte cannot receive  
honoraria. Funds will be raised by hosting faculty and students on  
each campus in accordance with these regulations. A central account  
for the purposes of collecting the funds to cover the expenses of the  
visit will be opened. Checks should be made payable to: Agramonte  
Lectures Committee. We will forward you the federal ID # of the  
account as soon as it is opened. 

	Please let other faculty and students know about the tour and  
solicit their support. 

	Since we will be organizing the visit in part during winter  
break, it will be useful for us to have the home address and phone  
number of anyone extending an invitation to Agramonte or offering  
to help in other ways. 

	Any inquires should be addressed to: 

	Elsa Agramonte Lectures Committee 
	c/o Professor Carlos Ugalde 
	Ethnic Studies Department 
	Glendale Community College 
	1500 N. Verdugo 
	Glendale, CA 91208 
	Phone (818) 240-1000 x 5470 
	FAX: (818) 549-9436 

Sincerely yours, 

Carlos Ugalde 
Associate Professor 
Ethnic Studies 
Glendale Community College 

			*			*			* 

Initial inviters of Elsa Agramonte tour: 

Carlos Ugalde, Associate Professor, Ethnic Studies, Glendale  
	Community College 
Marjorie Bray, Coordinator, Latin American Studies, California State  
	University at Los Angeles 
Sandra Pucci, Instructor, Dept. of English, Los Angeles City College 
Raymond A. Rocco, Associate Professor, Political Science, University  
	of California at Los Angeles 
Beth Miller, Professor, Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese, University of  
	Southern California 
Joseph Raab, Dept. of English, University of Southern California  
Ani'bal Ya'n~ez, Liberal Studies Program, California State University  
	at San Marcos 
Deborah Small, Assistant Professor, Visual and Performing Arts  
	Program, California State University at San Marcos 
Michael Kerney, Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, University of  
	California at Riverside 
Georg Gugelburger, Professor, Dept. of Comparative Literature,  
	University of California at Riverside 
Nora Hamilton, Professor, Political Science, University of Southern  
	California 

Latin American Student Alliance, University of California at Los  
	Angeles 
Association of Latin American Students, Glendale Community College 
Jill Bundy, President, Associated Students Organization*, Los Angeles  
	City College 

* For identification purposes only. 

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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ON ELSA AGRAMONTE HERNANDEZ 

	Elsa Agramonte, 36 years old, is a Cuban attorney who  
specializes in women's affairs. 

	Agramonte is a member of the Union of Cuban Jurists and the  
National Committee for the International Year of the Family, 1994.  
She has been a consultant for UNICEF on women, employment, and  
food production. 

	Agramonte has participated in a number of national and  
international conferences, most recently, the Conference of Ministers  
of the Non-aligned Countries on the Role of Women in Economic  
Development (1990), and the Fifth Congress of Cuban and U.S.  
Philosophers (1992) where she took part in the panel on Class, Race,  
and Gender. 

	From 1981 through 1992, Agramonte did post-graduate studies  
in economics, foreign trade, international law, and tourism. She is  
currently working on a study of "Black Women in Cuba." 
and is a member of the Federation of Cuban Women. 

	Articles published by Agramonte include: 

	1985	"United Nations Conference on Trade and 	 
			Development and the Underdeveloped Countries" 

	1989	"A Brief Description of the Non-aligned Countries'  
			Cooperation on Women" 

	1990	"Human Rights and the Convention for the 	 
			Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against  
			Women" 

	1992	"Violence Against Women" 

	Agramonte is available to speak on Cuban Women Today. 

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[If you or others that you know of send letters of invitation, please
write me an email note at ttomasko@igc.org. Remember that the
invitation have to be recieved by January 15--Tom Tomasko]