Cuban President Díaz-Canel Attends IV International Colloquium “Patria” Lecture by Wafica Mehdi

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel attended the IV International Colloquium “Patria,” featuring a pivotal lecture by Wafica Mehdi on the Palestinian genocide. The event included panels focused on digital communication strategies and media sovereignty in the Global South, with nearly 500 participants from over 40 countries engaged in discussions addressing left-wing communication amidst media challenges.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel attended a pivotal lecture titled “Media Lessons of the Palestinian Genocide: Propaganda, Silencing, and Informative Resistance,” delivered by Wafica Mehdi, a distinguished Lebanese journalist and director of the Spanish-language editorial office at Al Mayadeen. This event marked the conclusion of the IV International Colloquium “Patria,” which focused on key issues surrounding media and communication.

The colloquium featured significant discussions, including panels on “Reprogramming the Net,” directed by José Manzaneda of Cubainformación, aimed at addressing strategies to combat polarization and hate speech online, and “Technologies for Emancipation,” presented by Jorge Arreaza and Sacha Llorenti. These sessions emphasized the importance of communication sovereignty in the Global South.

Renowned experts such as Pascual Serrano, Carlos Penalva, Alina Duarte, and Gabriela Rivadeneira were among the speakers discussing the Global South’s strategies to counter Western information hegemony, the role of media as political instruments, and modern consumption patterns in the digital age.

With the theme “We Are Peoples Weaving Networks,” the IV International Colloquium “Patria” successfully attracted nearly 500 participants from over 40 countries, facilitating substantial dialogue on left-wing political communication against a background of media warfare.

In summary, the IV International Colloquium “Patria” served as an important platform for discussing crucial topics related to media and political communication among various international experts. With the participation of President Miguel Díaz-Canel and other distinguished speakers, the event addressed significant issues around propaganda, digital communication, and the role of the media in shaping political discourse, particularly in the context of the Global South.

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