UPCOMING DELEGATIONS
Upon return from your Solidarity Collective delegation you will be more deeply informed, motivated, and inspired. There is no replacement for meeting directly with communities, witnessing both the political and environmental landscape in which they organize, and listening to their stories of resistance- ones you nor the people you report back to, are likely to forget. If you are ready to jump into activism and advocacy in your community, we’ll be there to support you.
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Solidarity Collective designs our Popular Education and Advocacy Program to provide you with skills and on-the-ground experiences that you can leverage in your ongoing work for justice, dignity and collective well-being. Since 1983, we've connected more than 20,000 delegates with a grassroots analysis and with the urban and rural communities that lead struggles across the Americas!
The Solidarity Collective builds transnational grassroots solidarity to resist U.S. government and corporate policies that contribute to violence, poverty and oppression in the Americas.
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Our delegations take U.S.-based activists through an immersive and collectively transformative process with our local partners in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our delegations use a popular education pedagogy and focus on the struggle and principled leadership of Indigenous, African-descendant and Campesino land defenders, community organizers, and peacebuilders.
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Every delegation is a unique and unforgettable experience. Each delegation has an itinerary with scheduled activities, meetings, training, and visits that are specific to the thematic framing and the group's participants. All delegations center the work, testimonies, and requests from local grassroots organisations that are committed to justice.
Building Community through Solidarity & Creativity
November 15-24, 2024
International Solidarity in Cuba: More than Medicine
December 6 - 15, 2024
The small but mighty Caribbean Island of Cuba has long served as a nexus for movements, ideas, and tangible manifestations of international solidarity. Inspiring the lives of famed activists and intellectuals CLR James, Walter Rodey, George Lamming, just to name a few, Cuba has been a nation interconnected with the liberatory future of the world. From Cuba’s crucial role in the struggle against apartheid sending its military forces to liberate Angola, to its world-renowned humanitarian approach to medicine which continues to provide healthcare to the underprivileged of the planet to this day, solidarity with the oppressed is an essential part of the Cuban essence. That solidarity is inseparable from Cuba’s diverse culture, manifesting in its arts, sports, history, and people. Cuba accomplishes this all while under the chokehold of a several decade U.S. imposed blockade. Join the Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective on an educational delegation to learn how you can both show solidarity with the Cuban nation, and embody the spirit of internationalist principles in your own life and community.
Application Deadline:
October 10th, 2024
Delegates will experience the revolutionary spirit of the Cuban people in creating their own futures. This people-to-people delegation will meet with women-led cooperatives and collectives that organize projects to strengthen and sustain their communities. Learn directly from the Cuban model of collective well-being, cooperative practices, and shared opportunities in the midst of the ongoing U.S. Blockade against the Cubans.
In partnership with Martin Luther King Jr. Center, we will visit with doctors, musicians, artists' collectives, urban agriculture projects, museums, and historical sites, provides an on-the-ground immersion into Cuban life and culture. This delegation is open to all applicants, and will speak to many different interests!
Delegation Full
Race, Gender and the Environment in Cuba
May 23 - June 1, 2025
Join us on a journey to meet the diverse people of Cuba and learn about their history, successes, and challenges around the issues of race, gender, and environmentalism. How have concepts of race and identity evolved from the times when a million enslaved persons were forcibly brought to the island, through abolition, independence, and revolution, to ongoing attempts to end racism under socialism? What is the impact of the Family Code passed by referendum in 2022, in providing greater rights for women, same-sex couples, LGBTQ+ people, children, and elders? How does this island nation respond to climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss? How can we act in solidarity with Cubans suffering under the decades-long U.S. trade blockade?
Application Deadline:
February 21st, 2025
Join us on a delegation to learn directly from the Cuban people about their complex and dynamic society. What advances have been made in areas of education, healthcare, the arts, and sustainability? What can the rest of the world learn from Cuba? What challenges remain? What impact do U.S. policies have on the lives of Cubans? How can we best work in solidarity with the Cuban people? This people-to-people delegation will explore questions such as these through conversations with youth, artists, doctors, families, educators, economists and neighborhood organizing committees. Visits to artists' collectives, agriculture projects, and historical sites provide an on-the-ground immersion into Cuban life and culture.
Application Deadline:
May 2nd, 2025
