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Artistic and literary vanguard
strengthen cultural institutions
The urgent need to strengthen the system of cultural
institutions, in accordance with today’s
requirements, must include the active participation
of the artistic and literary vanguard, expressed
Miguel Díaz-Canel, member of the Political Bureau of
the Communist Party of Cuba and first vice president
of the Councils of State and Ministers, during a
meeting held September 30, with members of the
Presidency of the Union of Cuban Writers and Artists
(UPEC).
Díaz-Canel highlighted the institutions’ vital role
in promoting civil and esthetic values, in
particular through cultural work in the community,
where projects of notable impact coexist with others
which, despite good intentions, reproduce patterns
of consumption which are removed from society’s best
interests.
At a time in which our country struggles to preserve
its gains and advance toward a prosperous and
sustainable socialist model and in the face of
attempts by the historic enemy of the Revolution to
erode our values and principles, we must
comprehensively consider the cultural dimension, in
all its complexity, Díaz-Canel added.
He called particular attention to the attempts to
erase the historical memory, romanticize the
pre-Revolutionary past and demobilize consciousness.
After evaluating the monitoring process of the
proposals established during the Eighth UNEAC
Congress, held in April of this year, Díaz-Canel
highlighted the importance of sustaining the
momentum of the event which had addressed core
issues and confirmed members’ commitment to finding
solutions and new ways forward, but also emphasized
the insufficiencies in the implementation of the
proposals.
Miguel Barnet, President of UNEAC, detailed the
tasks undertaken by the organization’s permanent
commission and the actions carried out to implement
the agreements, including revision of the Statues
and Regulations promoting representation and the
effective functioning of the organization’s
structure.
In addition to the contributions from the presidents
of associations, provincial committees and
commissions, Abel Prieto, advisor to the President
of the Councils of State and Ministers; Julián
González, minister of Culture; and Alpidio Alonso,
director of the cultural sector of the Central
Committee’s Ideological Department, also
participated in the encounter.
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