Vol.64/No. 16           April 24, 2000 
 
 
In Cuba, youth discuss struggles in Latin America and the Caribbean  
 
 
 

Militant/Aris Haras

More than 6,000 delegates from 38 countries throughout the western hemisphere - from Venezuela to Quebec - converged at the April 1-5 Latin American and Caribbean Student Congress in Havana. Many delegates discussed and debated the fights against exploitation and oppression they face. Cuban president Fidel Castro addressed the closing session of the congress. Among other points Castro said—to the hearty cheers of the vast majority of delegates—that capitalism is the cause of the crises facing workers, peasants, and youth under discussion at the conference. Above, participants at closing session held at the Karl Marx Theater in Miramar, Havana.

 
 
 
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