About the Delegation

Learn firsthand the African diaspora’s experience in Cuba, a country with a political system built around human needs above profit. How do Cubans, a Black-majority country, approach environmental protection, espiritualities, housing rights, and healthcare?

What is the role of historic and contemporary abolitionist practices in their quest to eradicate racism? What challenges remain to build an equitable society, especially under the yoke of the unhumane U.s. blockade that has lasted more than6 decades ?

What do these lessons mean for th struggle for black liberation in the U.S.? What can we do to be in solidarity with cuban people and demand the end of the blockade?​​​

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​Delegates will meet with:​​

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• Teachers and Literacy Campaigners: who will tell us about the right to free education from daycare through university, about literacy campaigns in Cuba and across the world.

• Popular educators and journalists: at the MLK Centre, a hub for pedagogical resources and training

• Cultural workers: musicians, visual artists, dancers, print-makers, and we will visit galleries, museums, public parks and memorials.

• Medical students and practitioners: who ensure the right to healthcare that is free and universal, practice medical solidarity across 40+ countries, training students from the Global South and working-class USA and lead in biopharmaceutical production.

• Residents: who have benefited from efforts to eradicate homelessness and segregation, and to build dignified housing and the subsidised transportation, electricity and telecommunications necessary in city and rural life.

• People’s historians: who accompany the Cuban people in the fight for self-determination and sovereignty in the face of the colonial legacies, the US Blockade and military occupation of Guantanamo Bay.

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Delegation Fee: $2400 
The delegation fee covers all in-country expenses (lodging, travel, meals, interpretation, etc.) along with pre-travel resources, reading lists, and support. The delegation fee also covers our international team’s expenses for delegation preparation and coordination. Any amount paid over the delegation fee will go to support delegation scholarship and sliding scales, helping to ensure the delegations are more accessible to everyone. A delegation payment of $2400 or more is ideal to cover all of your expenses and the broader delegation needs-- please pay this amount if you have institutional support or other financial resources.

Sliding Scale: $1800-$2400, sliding scale requests can be made in the application

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Delegation Dates: December 4-13, 2025

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Deposit: $300 - Due August 25th, 2025 

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Refund policy: read our full refund policy here