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C.C.L.A.
Member's Trip to Cuba
January 21st - February 4th 2010 |
Return to Travel Gallery
or visit our 2009 Trip
to Cuba
2008 Trip to Cuba
2007 Trip to Cuba
Members, please if you have any photos to contribute
to our photo
gallery.. feel free to email them to bcshadow@rogers.com
Anyone on the trip - if you have any
photos we'd love to add them here! :-)
C.C.L.A. Trip to Cuba 2010
CCLA Workshops in Cuba
Each year there is a selection of workshops offered
Haiku Workshop with George Swede
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John B. Lee, Writer in Residence, Workshop
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Tai / Richard Grove, CCLA President
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Late afternoons feedback offered
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Kim Grove - 'Digging for Gold'
Memoir Workshop
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CCLA Readings at the Jose Marti Tomb
in Santiago
de Cuba
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At Jose Marti
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Jose Marti Statue
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Jose Marti Tomb
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CCLA Library Book Launch Readings &
Presentation, Santiago the Cuba
Richard Grove, CCLA President
speaking to the audience & CCLA group
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Manuel Leon, (center table)Vice Pres. CCLA (Cuba)
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UNEAC Representative Maria Elena Alvarez Lopez
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Manuel introducing John B. Lee with new release
John was the CCLA's Trip Writer in Residence
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Manuel Leon, CCLA Vice President Reading
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Donations of books presented to Library
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UNEAC Readings
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Richard Grove,(L) Pres. CCLA &
(center) UNEAC Santiago de Cuba
President Rodulfo Miguel Vaillant García &
(R) Manuel Leon, Vice Pres CCLA
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Sharing a good time
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UNEAC Musician & Wency Rosales CCLA Member
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(L) Anna Plesums, CCLA member with
UNEAC Representative
Maria Elena Alvarez Lopez
translating for Anna
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Graham Ducker (L) & Translator Wency Rosales
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Mary Lee Bragg (with Chapbook) & Wency Rosales
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Miriam Delgado reading
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Book Store Readings
Photos by Colin Morton, Ottawa ON
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Colin Morton & Mary Lee Bragg
taking a break at UNEAC
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Mary Lee Bragg (right) presented her Chapbook
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CCLA Ambassador Wency looking on.
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Workshop with John B. Lee at Santiago Bacanao
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Waiting for the tour bus
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Colin's Book Launch
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Book Launch Audience
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UNEAC Santiago de Cuba
President Rodulfo Miguel Vaillant García
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UNEAC Representative
Maria Elena Alvarez Lopez
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Mary Lee Bragg - Reading from her book
and Wency Translating
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Heredia House
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Photos by Karen & John Cole,
Whitby ON
Karen L. Cole is the author of the recently-published memoir Lifting the
Veil.
She is working on a novel based on her teaching in Jamaica, Southern
Exposure.
John Cole, a retired head of geography for TDSB, is the president of
Quicksilver
Dragonboat Team and the coach of a women's team, Brainwaves. He is also
an avid gardener and lives with Karen and their retriever in Whitby,
Ontario.
Cuban sunrise
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The road to Guantanamo. Do Not Enter
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View of Santiago de Cuba from El Morro
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Smoking hasn't hurt this lady!
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Never too old to dance
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Beautiful Cuban children
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Photos by Anna Plesums,
Alliston, Ontario
Went to Santiago de Cuba in January 2010 as part of the CCLA group.
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Reading together with the Cuban writers
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Maria Elena (R)
translating Anna's reading. |
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CCLA Workshop
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Marti Tomb
L- Manuel Leon, Vice Pres &
John B. Lee (R) CCLA member
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Photos by Richard
Grove, Brighton, Ontario
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Santiago Fort |
Iguana Guarding the Fort |
Happy Guys Guarding the Fort |
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Santiago Fort |
Santiago Fort |
Santiago Fort |
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Iguana still keeping watch |
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Santiago Fort |
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Cuban Girl on the beach |
Cuban Baby on the beach |
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