HEALING OUR LAND, HEALING OURSELVES
December 8-17, 2023
About the Delegation
Deadline to Apply:
September 15th, 2023
(late applications accepted until delegation is full)
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Witness for Peace
5123 W 98 St. #1129
Minneapolis, MN 55437
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Costs and Funding
Delegates will:
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Visit a homeopathic pharmacy / create and apply herbal remedies
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Exchange with an energy healer and medical practitioner
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Learn about long-term adaptation and resiliency plans in the face of climate chaos
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Confront the realities of US intervention in Cuba and the Caribbean at a historical memory museum
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Tour multiple urban and rural agro-ecological projects
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Understand the impacts of US policy and imperialism on the Cuban economy
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Interface with youth permaculture organizers and promoters
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Meet Afro-Cuban popular educators and share cultural work and organizing strategies
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Bask in numerous ecological reserves and protected landscapes
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Explore a UNESCO-designated castle-museum dedicated to slavery and the unending resistance of the Cuba African Diaspora
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Delve into an eco-community focused on reforestation, vegetarianism and natural products
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See a community youth art project and talk with students
Ground Costs do not cover:
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International airfare
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Souvenirs and gifts
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Extra tips - we give a group tip to our guide and driver at the end of the journey
Delegation Fee: $2,400 fee + airfare + $100 visa*
Delegation fee covers all meals, lodging, transportation, interpretation, and reading and activist tools
Sliding Scale: $1800-$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.
Application and $300 deposit due September 15th, 2023
Remaining balance, due November 9th, 2023
Vaccination Policy: We require that all delegates be fully vaccinated and we ask that you please get your booster shot. Read our full vaccination policy here
Essential workers, frontline workers, nurses, social workers, educators, first-responders--those who support healing and hold trauma--will exchange with Cuban organizers, leaders, and nature lovers to share strategies for healing, community organizing, environmental justice and nurturing. Peace-makers and healers from the U.S. and Cuba will focus on the effects of the U.S. Blockade as the primary obstacles to peace. Explore how capitalism, imperialism and environmental racism challenge work for justice across the Americas. Join us in building practices and campaigns that will advance well-being, economic, and food sovereignty.
Your Ground Costs for a Solidarity Collective Delegation include almost everything in the 10 day journey
2023 Ground Costs: $1,400-$2,400
We provide travel sliding scale prices and resources for your fundraising.