Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples
The Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples and its Travel Agency "Amistur Cuba S.A" invite friends from the European continent to be part of the 50th Edition of the "José Martí" European Voluntary Work and Solidarity with Cuba Brigade. The program is devoted to commemorate the 170th Anniversary of the birth of the Apostle of the Independence of Cuba José Martí, the 63rd Anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution, the 55th Anniversary of the fall in combat of Commander Che Guevara and the 69th Anniversary of the Day of the National Rebellion. It includes visits to places of historical, economic, cultural and social interest, lectureson current national topics and meetings with representatives of organizations of Cuban society as well asCuban people in general, among other activities.
Participants will be able to witness a Cuba that, after two years of facing pandemic and intensified economic, commercial and financial blockade, has managed to be the first country in the Latin American region to immunize its population against Covid-19 with its own vaccines. During your stay, you will be able to verify the achievements gotten during more than 60 years of the victorious Revolution, enjoy healthy and safe socio-political tourism, learn about our history and culture, security in our streets, natural landscapes and ecological destinations. All of these,along with the human, cheerful and friendly warmth of the Cuban people, will make your experience an unforgettable one.
The program will take place from July 10th to 27th, 2022, in the provinces of Artemisa, Havana, Matanzas and Villa Clara; 17 nights of staying, 13 of them in the International Camp "Julio Antonio Mella" (CIJAM), located in the Caimito municipality, 45 km away from Havana and 4 nights in Playa Girón, Matanzas, a historic place where North American imperialism got its first great defeat in America, 61 years ago.
The whole stay will cost 642.00 USD per brigade member, which includes lodging (in shared rooms for up to 4 people at CIJAM), double or triple rooms at the hotel in Playa Girón, three meals daily, transfer in–out from the airport and transportation to all the activities planned in the program. If the total number of participants in the brigade outnumbers 50 people, the cost of the program will be reduced, being less than 642.00 USD, which will be communicated with time in advance, before doing the corresponding payment.
The payment method is through bank transference or online-payment gateway. It cannot be in USD due to the restrictions for the use of that currency imposed by the USA blockade to Cuba. However, prices are estimated in that currency because generally exchange rate fluctuates less than other currencies.
According to the current epidemiological measures, all international travelers arriving Cuba must maintain as mandatory use of a mask during their stay in the country. It is also an essential condition to travel with medical insurance whichcovers or includes Cuba. Brigade members who arrive CIJAM before July 10th, 2022, must pay an additional supplement of 16.00 USD per night, for accommodation and meals
Agricultural work will be carried out in areas surrounding the Camp, created in 1972, which has adequate conditions to satisfy collective life as well as needs of people who visit us from different parts of the world. With the assistance, the brigade member agrees to comply with the indicated program and to properly observe the rules of conduct, discipline and social coexistence, as well as follow hygienic-sanitary measures.
Registration will be open until June 20th, 2022. To confirm your participation, we request that you send to the emails: eurocentro@icap.cuand amiventas@amistur.cu the following information: name and surnames, passport number, age, date of birth, profession, languages spoken, country of origin, organization you represent, date, time and number of the arrival flight to Cuba as well as date, time and departure flight. Participants who are in Havana before the start of the brigade will be guaranteed transportation to CIJAM, which will leave from ICAP Headquarters on Sunday, July 10th, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.
We hope to have your presence at the 50th edition of the "José Martí" European Brigade of Voluntary Work and Solidarity with Cuba, where friendship and solidarity between the Cuban and European peoples will reign, allowing us to advance in the construction of a better future, of peace and brotherhood.
PROGRAM FOR THE 50TH EDITION OF THE EUROPEAN BRIGADE “JOSÉ MARTI”
Saturday 9 and Sunday 10, arrival of the delegations at CIJAM
Sunday July 10, 2022
17:00 hrs Departure from ICAP Headquarters to CIJAM.
Reception of the brigade members in the CIJAM. Dinner.
Monday, July 11, 2022
07:30 hrs Stand up and breakfast
09:30 hrs Floral wreathat “Julio A. Mella” monument.
10:00 hrs Official welcome activity.
11:00 hrs General information meeting on the functioning of CIJAM, presentation of the Cuban delegation and CIJAM workers.
12:00 hrs Lunch.
14:00 hrs Lecture: "José Martí's solidarity and anti-imperialist ideology in Fidel's thought and action".
Planting of a tree of friendship in the "Bosque Martiano" at CIJAM.
16:30 hrs First meeting of the Coordinating Committee for country heads.
18.30 hrs Dinner
20:00 hrs Welcome cultural activity.
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
05:30 hrs Stand up and breakfast
06:45 hrs Morning news session
07:00 hrs Departure to productive work
11:00 hrs Return to camp
12:00 hrs Lunch
14:00 hrs Lecture: "Cuba: a vision from its political, economic and social reality. Relations with the United States and the European Union."
16:30 hrs Sport activities
18:30 hrs Dinner
20:00 hrs Presentation of the Cuban film: ¨El Mayor¨ Dr. Rigoberto López
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
05:30 hrs Stand up and breakfast
06:45 hrs Morning news session
07:00 hrs Departure to productive work
11:00 hrs Return to camp
12:00 hrs Lunch
14:00 hrs Lecture: The scientific development of the Cuban Revolution at the service of the people.
18:00 hrs Dinner
20:00 hrs Dance classes
Thursday, July 14, 2022
05:30 hrs Stand up and breakfast
06:45 hrs Morning news session
07:00 hrs Departure to productive work
11:00 hrs Return to camp
12:00 hrs Lunch
14:30hrs Visitto Sierra del Rosario EcologicalStation. Ecovida - Center for Environmental Research and Services.
18:00 hrs Dinner
20:00 hrs Dance classes
Friday, July 15, 2022
7.00 hrs Stand up and breakfast.
9.00 hrs Departure to Havana
10.30 hrs Visit to the José Martí Memorial Monument at the Revolution Square, floral wreath and central activity in commemoration of the 50th edition of the José Martí Brigade.
12:30 hrs Lunch at the Friendship House.
15:00 hrs Visit to the Fidel Castro Center
18:30 hrs Return to CIJAM
19:00 hrs Dinner
20.00 hrs Meeting to explain the program in Matanzas.
Second meeting of the Coordinating Committee for Country Heads.
Saturday July 16, 2022
07:00 hrs Stand up and breakfast
08:00 hrs Departure to Matanzas.
10:30 hrs. Arrival to the city of Matanzas.
Floral wreath to José Martí in the Park of Liberty.
Reception by the authorities of the province.
12: 00 hrs Lunch in a restaurant of the city.
14: 00 hrs Visit to the San Severino Castle Museum. Slave Route.
15.30 hrs Departure to Playa Girón.
18:00 hrs Accommodation at the Playa GirónHotel
19.00 hrs Dinner.
21:00 hrs Welcome activity at the hotel.
Sunday July 17, 2022
08:00 hrs Breakfast
10.00 hrs Visit to the Playa Girón Museum.
12:00 hrs Lunch at the hotel.
14:00 hrs Visit to Playa Caleta and Punta Perdiz to enjoy the beach and the beauty of nature.
19:30 hrs Dinner at the hotel.
Monday, July 18, 2022
07:00 hrs Breakfast
09:00 hrs Visit to places of economic interest
• Enterprise René Ramos Latour (dedicated to fishing activities)
• Forest Company
12:00 hrs Lunch at the hotel
15:00 hrs Visit to the headquarters of the Korimakao Community Artistic Project
Exchange with young artists and cultural gala
19:00 hrs Dinner at the hotel
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
07:00 hrs Breakfast
08:00 hrs Voluntary work in San Blas, in support of food production.
12:00 hrs Lunch at the hotel
14.00 hrs Visit to Boca de Guama, Laguna del Tesoro and the Crocodile Farm
17:00 hrs Visit to Soplillar and the Carboneros Museum, meeting with combatants of the Revolution.
19:00 hrs Dinner at the hotel
21:00 hrs Farewell activity at the hotel
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
07:00 hrsBreakfast
07:30 hrs Check out
08:00hrsDeparture to Santa Clara
10:30 hrsArrival and welcome at the Commander Ernesto Guevara Memorial Museum
• Visit to the Che Memorial, the Armored Train Monument and "Loma del Capiro"
14:00 hrsLunch at the Villa Clara Friendship House
15:30 hrsDeparture to the CIJAM
19:00 hrsArrival to CIJAM and dinner
Thursday, July 21, 2022
08:00 hrsBreakfast
10:00 hrs Meeting with representatives of political and mass organizations (Young Communist League, Federation of Cuban Women, Small Cuban Farmers National Association and Trade Unions Confederation)
12.00 hrs Lunch
14.00 hrs Workshop: "60 years of ICAP, global solidarity with Cuba and against the blockade, for peace and international solidarity."
15.00 hrs Sport activities
18.30 hrs Dinner
20:30 hrs Cuban film “Inocencia”
Friday July 22, 2022
07:00 hrs Breakfast.
9.30 hrs Visit to the Lawyers Association of Cuba. Explanation about the legislative process in the country, including the Family Code.
12:00 hrs Lunch at a local restaurant
14.00 hrs Visit to a community project.
16:00 hrs Visit to a neighborhood in transformation. Meeting with leaders of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution and the local population.
18:30 hrs Departure to CIJAM
19:30 hrs Dinner
Saturday July 23, 2022
07:00 hrs Breakfast
08:30 hrs Friendship Race. Exchange with Outstanding Cuban athletes
12:00 hrs Lunch.
Afternoon: Preparation of the European night
19:00 hrs Dinner. European night
Sunday July 24, 2022
07:00 hrs Breakfast
8.30 hrs Transfer to Havana.
9.30 hrs Visit to the Denouncing Museum (devoted to show terrorist actions planned against Cuba.
Then, free day in Old Havana.
17.00 hrs Return to CIJAM.
18.30 hrs Dinner.
Monday, July 25, 2022
05:30 hrs Stand up.
06:45 hrs Breakfast.
07:30 hrs Departure to productive work. Final production activity.
12:00 a.m. Lunch
14:00 hrs Cultural activity: “60 reasons and more to defend”. Exchange with local artists
16.00 hrs Third meeting of the Coordinating Committee for country heads.
18:30 hrs Dinner.
20.00 hrs Screening of a documentary about the blockade against Cuba. Debate.
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
05:30 hrs Stand up
06:00 hrs Breakfast
07:00 hrs Participation in the provincial activity for July 26, National Rebellion Day in the Memorial to the Martyrs of Artemisa, exchange with authorities of the province and visit to the Memorial. At the end, free time in Artemisa
13:30 hrs Lunch at CIJAM
Free afternoon.
Sport activities.
18:30 hrs Dinner
20:00 hrs Collective birthday and Bonfire of Friendship
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
08:00 hrs Breakfast.
10.00 hrs Closing activity of the brigade.
12.00 hrs Lunch.
13.00 hrs Transfer to the airport of the brigade members who leave Cuba that day and to Havana for those who will remain in the country.