Four days, three sessions a day, 90 minutes each. All are led by Aciel Martinez Poll. They are based on his own work: his working papers, his book “Leben in Kuba” (Life in Cuba), his play “The Measure of Freedom” and his drama education practice.
Open to companies, schools, adult education centres (Volkshochschulen), associations, federations and individuals. Language German, four workshops in English. Each workshop sets perspectives side by side and leaves room for your own conclusions. You book with an invoice and pay in advance; you receive the Zoom link after payment, it is not public.
Monday, 16 Nov
10:00W1DEPlaying freedom, feeling scarcity (participatory theatre)Act out scenes on freedom and scarcity from the play “The Measure of Freedom” and talk them through. For everyone, no prior knowledge needed.
15:00W2DEThe protective law that stays silent: 30 years of the EU Blocking Statute 2271/96What the EU Blocking Statute prohibits and protects, and why it is rarely enforced. For companies, lawyers and anyone interested, no prior knowledge needed.
19:00W3ENThe long arc: Cuba and the United States from 1898 to 1996Relations between Cuba and the United States as a long arc, with the reasons given on both sides. For everyone, no prior knowledge needed.
Tuesday, 17 Nov
10:00W4DELife in Cuba: what is blocked from outside and what is lacking within the countryEveryday life in Cuba, based on the author’s book: effects of sanctions and obstacles within the country. For everyone, no prior knowledge needed.
15:00W5ENAllowed and still blocked: food and medicine under sanctionsWhy permitted deliveries of food and medicine often stall despite exemptions. For aid organisations, trade and exporters, no prior knowledge needed.
19:00W6DEThe costs of the embargo and the discipline of numbersWhich figures on the cost of the embargo hold up and which do not, with external and internal causes. For economics and ethics, no prior knowledge needed.
Wednesday, 18 Nov
10:00W7DEWriting about unfreedomWrite short texts of your own about unfreedom and discuss them together. For everyone who likes to write, no prior knowledge needed.
15:00W8DEPermitted and still blocked: over-compliance in banks and companiesWhy banks and companies refuse more than sanctions require, and what follows from that. For compliance, banking and export, no prior knowledge needed.
19:00W9ENSanctions and social rightsWhat sanctions mean for the rights to food and health under the UN covenant on social rights. For law, aid and anyone interested, no prior knowledge needed.
Thursday, 19 Nov
10:00W10DEProtective law not enforced: Bank Melli and the Cuba listingsWhat a ruling of the highest EU court means for the Cuba listings still in the Blocking Statute. For companies, banks and lawyers, no prior knowledge needed.
15:00W11ENWeaponized interdependence and its limitsHow financial networks become a means of pressure, and where this effect meets legal and practical limits. For economics and politics, no prior knowledge needed.
19:00W12DEBorrowed fear and learned helplessness: the psychology of long pressureHow societies carry and endure long pressure, on the side imposing it and on the side affected. For everyone, no prior knowledge needed.
Working papers used in the workshops are not peer reviewed. No legal or sanctions advice on individual cases. In November Cuba is six hours behind: 10:00 in Berlin is 04:00 in Havana, 15:00 is 09:00, 19:00 is 13:00. Individuals book via Tickets; groups please write to info@aciel-martinez-poll.com.
