Carolina Barrero | |
|---|---|
| Born | Havana |
| Nationality | Cuban |
| Occupation(s) | Art historian, writer, human rights activist |
Carolina Barrero is a Cuban art historian, writer, and human rights activist. She is noted for her having taken part in the 2021 protests that challenged Cuba's totalitarian regime as a member of the 27N movement of artists and intellectuals.
Biography
Born in 1986, Barrero was raised in Havana by her grandparents, where she recalled “being surrounded by books and stories of the Cuban War of Independence, ancient philosophy, and literature”. After graduating from college, one of her first creative endeavors was a project called Showroom, a space for young artists to present their work and promote dialogue surrounding the art. Barrero has written extensively on the power of symbolism in art and the impact of art and history on epistemology. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
On January 27, 2021, at the Ministry of Culture, Barrero took part in a protest with other artists to protest against increasing state violence and reprisals against dissents. Barrero led a reading of the poem "Dos Patrias" by Jose Marti as Cuban security forces violently broke up the demonstration, with several being detained. Over the next several months, there were reprisals against the protestors, and Barrero was jailed several times. She experienced routine harassment until ultimately Cuban state security told her to leave Cuba or it would begin targeting her family. Barrero fled to Spain, where she continues her activism to support a free Cuba. [7] [8] [9]
References
- ^ "Post Opinions debuts documentary on the struggle for freedom in Cuba". Washington Post.
- ^ ""Cover the trials" of 11J, asks the activist Carolina Barrero to the foreign press accredited in Cuba". Diario de Cuba. 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Carolina Barrero on the elections in Cuba: "The most effective position is abstention"". Arbol Invertido. 26 November 2022.
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^ [lanacion.com.ar/estados-unidos/carolina-barrero-activista-cubana-no-puede-haber-un-acercamiento-con-una-dictadura-que-tiene-mas-de-nid10062022/ "Carolina Barrero, Cuban activist: "There can be no rapprochement with a dictatorship that has more than 1,000 political prisoners""]. La Nacio.
{{ cite web}}: Check|url=value ( help) - ^ "Cuban activist Carolina Barrero talks about recent municipal elections". Voz de America. 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela are not at the summit of the Americas - but their dissidents are". Los Angeles Times. 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Forced exile for the Hispanic-Cuban activist Carolina Barrero". El Mundo. 4 February 2022.
- ^ "The regime forces activist Carolina Barrero to leave Cuba". America Teve. 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Carolina Barrero, Cuban activist: "The dictatorship knows that a minimal protest can make the country explode as it happened a year ago with 11J"". Infobae.
Carolina Barrero | |
|---|---|
| Born | Havana |
| Nationality | Cuban |
| Occupation(s) | Art historian, writer, human rights activist |
Carolina Barrero is a Cuban art historian, writer, and human rights activist. She is noted for her having taken part in the 2021 protests that challenged Cuba's totalitarian regime as a member of the 27N movement of artists and intellectuals.
Biography
Born in 1986, Barrero was raised in Havana by her grandparents, where she recalled “being surrounded by books and stories of the Cuban War of Independence, ancient philosophy, and literature”. After graduating from college, one of her first creative endeavors was a project called Showroom, a space for young artists to present their work and promote dialogue surrounding the art. Barrero has written extensively on the power of symbolism in art and the impact of art and history on epistemology. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
On January 27, 2021, at the Ministry of Culture, Barrero took part in a protest with other artists to protest against increasing state violence and reprisals against dissents. Barrero led a reading of the poem "Dos Patrias" by Jose Marti as Cuban security forces violently broke up the demonstration, with several being detained. Over the next several months, there were reprisals against the protestors, and Barrero was jailed several times. She experienced routine harassment until ultimately Cuban state security told her to leave Cuba or it would begin targeting her family. Barrero fled to Spain, where she continues her activism to support a free Cuba. [7] [8] [9]
References
- ^ "Post Opinions debuts documentary on the struggle for freedom in Cuba". Washington Post.
- ^ ""Cover the trials" of 11J, asks the activist Carolina Barrero to the foreign press accredited in Cuba". Diario de Cuba. 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Carolina Barrero on the elections in Cuba: "The most effective position is abstention"". Arbol Invertido. 26 November 2022.
-
^ [lanacion.com.ar/estados-unidos/carolina-barrero-activista-cubana-no-puede-haber-un-acercamiento-con-una-dictadura-que-tiene-mas-de-nid10062022/ "Carolina Barrero, Cuban activist: "There can be no rapprochement with a dictatorship that has more than 1,000 political prisoners""]. La Nacio.
{{ cite web}}: Check|url=value ( help) - ^ "Cuban activist Carolina Barrero talks about recent municipal elections". Voz de America. 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela are not at the summit of the Americas - but their dissidents are". Los Angeles Times. 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Forced exile for the Hispanic-Cuban activist Carolina Barrero". El Mundo. 4 February 2022.
- ^ "The regime forces activist Carolina Barrero to leave Cuba". America Teve. 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Carolina Barrero, Cuban activist: "The dictatorship knows that a minimal protest can make the country explode as it happened a year ago with 11J"". Infobae.