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Vol. 27 Issue 90 fiusm.com Wednesday, April 27 , 2016 FLAGS OF TOMORROW FIU Students and Professors pursue trip to Cuba to Cuba has resumed SAM SMITH under the radar. Quietly, Staff Writer a trickle of professors [email protected] and students from FIU started academic FIU professors will now be able to partake exchanges and research in “A Revolutionary with a country that has Perspective on Education,” been off-limits for years. a trip to Cuba to feature For professors in explorations of the island Florida, this re-opening and its museums, as well as of ties represents a conversations with Cuban major win for academic grassroots organizations, freedom. FIU sociology community members and professor Guillermo college professors about Grenier said it was now the role of society and culture on education. possible for universities FIU’s Kimberly to pay for trips to Cuba JAVIER SANLLEY/THE BEACON Green Latin American the same way they would and Caribbean Center, for trips to New York. Ashley Perez (right), a senior communication arts major, and Karsten Humphries (left), freshman, stops by the Grenier conducts the 365 Flags for a Better Tomorrow. in conjunction with the University of university’s well-known New Mexico’s Latin Cuba Poll that measures American and Iberian Cuban-American Institute, is offering a attitudes. University’s Reproductive Jutsice small federal subsidy to “Public universities help pay for the seven- were shackled to this Summit reveals societal issues day trip. July 8, FIU law,” Grenier said. Cuban Studies experts For some exiles, a speaker of multiple panels selection of topics for people Justice means to you.” will train participants though, publicly-funded GUETHSHINA ALTENA including “Transgender 101”, to come and learn about them. One of the participants, before the journey to travel to Cuba represents Asst. Entertainment Director “Transgender History of the According to Capote, the Stine Jean is a senior a new wound as relations [email protected] United States of America” “Working Grrlz” workshop majoring in Political Science Cuba, where they will stay until July 17. with the island become and “Queer representation in was one that people showed a and international Relations. more and more routine. Monday, April 18, children’s media.” lot of interest in. The room was She attended the summit to Until recently, this Former FIU president students, faculty and staff Participants were full of engaged participants learn about different issues would have been illegal. reunited in GC 305 for the encouraged to wear a badge discussing the issue. as recommended by her For a decade, state Modesto “Mitch” first Reproductive Justice to indicate the pronouns that “The goal of the summit professor in the Human law made it impossible Maidique, who spent Trafficking class that she for Florida colleges 11 years as a student in is enrolled in this semester. and universities to use Havana, said increased Her pronouns were “she, her, public money or private cultural interactivity hers.” grants to travel to could have a positive The goal of the summit was to address all parts of today’s She participated in many impact on the island. panels, among which “Let’s Cuba. Last summer, the societal issues and have people give different point of views restoration of diplomatic However, he encourages on them. Talk About Sex” was her caution with continued favorite. ties between the United exchanges. “It was interesting; instead States and Cuba resulted “We have to recognize Daniel Capote of having it completely about in the lifting of the these junkets for what Co-Director sex, it was very informational last travel restrictions they are - an attempt Reproductive Justice Summit and gave me different keeping Florida perspectives of how people professors from visiting to indoctrinate through view sex,” she said. the island. propaganda the visitors, Summit on campus. It went they identify with. Capote’s was to address all parts of In the panel of “Let’s “I’m glad it looks and that is the main on from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with pronouns were “he, him, today’s societal issues and talk about sex”, participants objective. What they will different panels throughout his.” Throughout the summit, have people give different were encouraged to express like this will be over. We all have an interest learn about education, and different speakers. people would use these point of views on them,” themselves about the topic only God knows.” The summit included pronouns to refer to him. Capote said. “The results through drawing, erotic in knowing what goes In a hint of the many panels discussing “My favorite part of the exceeded my expectations, poems and demonstrations. on in a country that can different topics while people summit was the art exhibit I was glad to see so many “The activities were radically impact what difficulties that may lie in the main room, GC 305 because it showed how people people in attendance and meant to make you feel happens here in Florida,” ahead, the Miami-Dade ,welcomed participants as used their creativity to project actively participating to our uncomfortable,” she said. said Florida American Public School system they were coming in. The the different issues that we panels.” “Just to show you that Civil Liberties Union recently pulled its topics of the panels were: were discussing,” he said. “I The agenda of the summit everyone has feeling, Executive Director support of FIU’s latest “Angry Uterus and the also really appreciated the was very diverse ranging from everyone feel a certain type Howard Simon, who trip. After originally Vengeful Vagina” , “Let’s talk efforts of my team who helped workshops about feminism of way about a subject and advertising it to social about sex”, “Working Grrlz”, put the summit together, they in color to those about the we are here to learn about that helped lead a high- profile lawsuit against studies teachers and “Reproductive Rights and the were very supportive all LGBTQA community. subject.” offering certification Law” to name a few. throughout.” The summit started with Jean believes that the restrictions. credits to educators who Daniel Capote, a senior Capote is the co-director a overview history of everyone is a sexual being In contrast with the Communication Arts major for the Summit along Reproductive Justice and and whether one chooses to publicity of the battle sign up for the program, and Art history minor is the with Megan Shade. He is ended with a workshop have sex the traditional way waged when the ban was the district quickly President of Stonewall Pride particularly glad that the about “Redefining enacted, academic travel Alliance here at FIU. He was summit created a diverse what Reproductive SEE JUSTICE PAGE 2 SEE CUBA, PAGE 2 2 The Beacon – Wednesday, April 27, 2016 NEWS fiusm.com NATION & WORLD Students prepare BRIEFS for Cuba trip CUBA, PAGE 1 money to travel to Cuba, Obama announced the Ecuador’s leader demands release of Panama or to any other country embassy in Havana reneged. on the U.S. list of state- would be reopened. Papers, and learns he’s in them At least one parent sponsors of terrorism. That same week, complained to school In the weeks after the caught the attention of anti- FIU’s faculty senate FIU’s Office of Faculty board members about release of the documents now corruption authorities in Panama and dozens of other local and Global Affairs known as the Panama Papers, in 2012. Panamanian prosecutors the trip, and a local exile professors fought the unceremoniously sent Ecuadorian President Rafael confirmed to McClatchy that group wrote a letter of restrictions in a battle a memo to professors Correa called out his country’s investigators looked into an protest. that made it to the U.S. titled “Cuba travel.” journalists and boasted that, offshore company in Panama “We have a heightened Supreme Court. But the “The removal of the unlike other countries, he and because of embezzlement sense of awareness as to his government weren’t found concerns. And a secret email court declined to hear Florida travel restrictions the sensitivity regarding in the leak. However, the secret within the Panama Papers says the case. The law held. means faculty members that region, particularly documents show that he and Correa and Fabricio were the Simon said it was may engage with in this moment in time. his estranged brother, Fabricio, focus of the inquiry. clear at the time that colleagues on the So we just didn’t think the ban was aimed island, as well as plan it was appropriate,” said at FIU, and called it research and educational Marie Izquierdo, chief a “bury your head in programming, including academic officer for New apps help taxpayers report waste, fraud and abuse the sand” moment for study abroad trips, in Miami-Dade schools.