26 Nov Freedom
Posted at 13:20h
in Blog
Today I give thanks for our First Amendment and freedom of expression.
Throughout history, artists have been muzzled, shackled, imprisoned and liquidated merely for expressing “unofficial” ideas; but only once, thank the Lord, in the good-old USA.
In Havana this moment, 14 artists are sequestered in an apartment, surrounded by Cuban state security police.
After a week trapped inside, they’re starving, because the police have prevented food drop-offs. They have also detained journalists and diplomats who’ve attempted to meet with the artists.
The crime?
The artists protested a recent judicial sentence.
Their protest comprised a pubic poetry reading.
The government insists they’re “enemies” of Cuba—and mere attention-seekers.
What artist isn’t?