Vice President, Lisa Valanti, and board member Dr. Mark Ginsburg will have returned from a nationwide delegation to Cuba (December 1-9, with National Single Payer Healthcare). They, with other PA participants, will be giving a first hand report on the crisis in Cuba resulting from the 64 years of U.S. - Cuba policy "regime change", the recent earthquakes and hurricanes, an ongoing islandwide power grid failure, the inability to access humanitarian aid, and inability to acquire parts for vital infrastructure repairs. All of this is impacting 13 million people and sparking a mass migration. There will also be a discussion on ways in which we can help.

They will present information on future trips being organized in the name of Senator Jim Ferlo and his selfless dedication to the fundamental rights of the Cuban people, and the 32 year Sister City partnership between the cities of Matanza and Pittsburgh, which is the only US city to have a Cuban sister city.