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From the organizer:

This exhibition celebrates Vermonters’ images of Cuba. Hosted in the Pickering Room of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT. The Four Cuban Photographers photography show was at The Darkroom Gallery, Essex Junction, VT.

For more information : Barbara Shatara, Fletcher Free Library (802) 863-3403 or Diane Gayer, GreenTARA Space, North Hero, VT 05474, www.greentaraspace.org

From CAFExchange:

A cultural exchange between the people of Cuba and those of Vermont. Please join us for this multi-day exhibition of four Cuban photographers. This is not an exhibition of tourist photos of Cuba, but rather a presentation of the Cuban artists and their explorations of environment, people, and society. Photographesrs: Tomás Inda Barrera, Alfredo Sarabia Fajardo, Nadieshda Inda González, Yadira Ismael Sotomayor.

From the Organizer:

On May 27 and 28, 2023, Burlington was the Capital of Africa for a Weekend.

In celebration of Africa Day 2023, area groups invited professor Gnaka Lagoke for a series of discussions on Panafricanism, including the presentation of his new book: Laurent Gbagbo's Trial and the Indictment of the International Criminal Court, A Pan-African Victory, on Sunday, May 28, at the Fletcher Free Library at 3 PM.

Sponsoring groups are the Vermont Institute for Community and International Involvement (VICII), a non-profit, educational organization based in Burlington, Vermont; Toward Freedom, a news and analysis publication offering a grassroots perspective on world events and the Caroline Fund, helping women in crisis lead healthy and productive lives.

Africa Day (formerly African Freedom Day and African Liberation Day) is the annual commemoration of the foundation of the Organization of African Unity on May 25, 1963. It is celebrated in various countries on the African continent, as well as around the world.

Citizen Activist Sandy Baird speaks with visitors from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Judge Belfie Matulonga and Lawyer Taty Miessi, with Jules Wetchi and Eric Agnero acting as translators.