November 17, 2004
The Ladies in White
I have written about the Ladies in White before. Mothers, daughters, wives and sisters of political prisoners in Cuba that risk it all not only to bring attention to their husband's plight, but to help foster change in their country.
These women embody the Cuban soul. They aren't all intellectuals. They haven't all had major achievements in their lives. They are just Cuban women, like my mother or my aunts or my grandmother or my wife or my sister. They strive and sacrifice for their families. For the futures of their families.
I've just heard a segment on the Ladies in White by Npr's All Things Considered. It is a great report on what these women do what they do and why.
And I couldn't help but listen beyond the reporter's words and hear those of the Ladies in White in the background. Were it not for a twist of fate many years ago, it could have been my mother standing in front of a prison trying to help her son. It could have been my sister risking her future for me or my father. It could very well have been a person like me rotting away in a Cuban prison, knowing that my mother or wife or aunt of sister was outside, risking their freedom for mine.
That's courage, folks. Coraje.
Posted by Val Prieto at November 17, 2004 09:08 AM
Trackback Pings
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.babalublog.com/cgi-bin/mt/hut.cgi/1161
Listed below are links to weblogs that reference The Ladies in White:
» Easter in Cuba from A Bama Blog
The wives of jailed Cuban dissidents, known as the "Ladies in White," held a peaceful protest today in Havana following Easter services. They had also marched last Sunday, when they were confronted by a group of chanting pro-Castro thugettes.
See ... [Read More]
Tracked on March 28, 2005 12:32 AM
Comments
NPR's all thing considered?
When did you start listening to left wing radio?
I used to listen to that show every day for years, I used to love it, it's like national geographic, but over the radio. But then I started hearing tres patine (sp) and then moved on to Rush.
What a pair we would make, stranded on an island with only one radio!!
It would be like one of those Friday the thirteenth movies.
Madtom
starting his chainsaw
Posted by: madtom at November 17, 2004 08:50 PM
Madtom, NPR still goes in depth. From the left, of course, but if you listen to the background you get lots of news.
Posted by: Hank at November 17, 2004 11:39 PM
Hank, that's exactly why I like Rush, If you listen between the right wing lines you can learn allot, like the other day at the end of a segment, right after announcing the new AG Rush made a Speedy Gonzalez joke, and said something like "you see I speak spanish".
Madtom
Posted by: madtom at November 18, 2004 12:33 AM
