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Training to Teach: Little Known Stories
Tuesday, 8th November, 2022, 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Free – £8.00
A series of four short films telling the little known stories of the emergence of Cuba’s literacy campaign.
Training to Teach: Little Known Stories, Tuesday 8th November, 5.30 to 7pm, GWL, £0/2/4/6/8 – Pay what you can afford
Magia López Cabrera / Lusmila Lamothe Lafargue
In Cuba, 1960, Fidel Castro summoned over 3000 young people to teach reading and writing to poor communities in rural eastern Cuba. Three contingents were quickly trained and mobilized – a prelude to the famous Literacy Campaign the following year.
In these fascinating short films, taken from a wider series of films, volunteer teachers who took part talk about their experiences, motivations, challenges and the social and political context of that exceptional time.
These films are in Spanish with English subtitles.
Introduced by, and followed with a Q&A with the filmmakers:
Magia López Cabrera, from Havana, Cuba, is one of the founders of the hip-hop duo OBSESION. She is an advocate of Afro-narratives through her art, music and spoken word poetry.
Lusmila Lamothe Lafargue is a young documentary filmmaker with an interest in dance. She works as a community manager for The Literacy Project and for the Cuban Hip Hop duo OBSESION. She has also worked as an English teacher for children and teenagers.
This is one of our ‘Attend’ events this autumn! (‘Attend’ events mean you can listen or look in and enjoy the event with no pressure to join in, though there will likely be opportunities to chat too! ‘Take Part’ events involve a bit more activity or participation on your part, you are of course still welcome to do so as little or as much as you would like to.)
Booking
Tickets for this event are sold at £0/2/4/6/8 depending on what you can afford. To attend, please book below and we will share an email invitation with you. If you would like to make a donation to Glasgow Women’s Library, you can do so here.
Accessibility
This event will have BSL interpretation for the live discussion and closed captions for the film.
Glasgow Women’s Library is wheelchair accessible, with lifts to the first floor and the Mezzanine Floor. We have accessible toilets and all the bathrooms are individual closed stalls and are gender neutral. Our larger Events Space is fitted with an induction loop. A portable induction loop is also available.
Find more information on Accessibility at GWL or contact us and we will be very happy to offer assistance.
