Culture Not Capital,
Cuban Minister
Cuban Culture Minister
Abel Prieto advocated
creating in people,
particularly youth,
solid cultural
references to challenge
false models of alleged
capitalist
postmodernism.
"We cannot accept or be
satisfied with our youth
saying our messages are
low quality and boring,
that the canned TV
programs from the United
States are more
entertaining," Prieto
said.
Addressing the closing
session of the 7th
Congress of the Union of
Cuban Writers and
Artists (UNEAC), the
Cuban official stressed
that rejection of
"pseudo-cultural garbage
should become an
instinctive reflex."
"We need to wage a
battle against
colonialist
contamination, so that
our people can enjoy
their own authentic
culture and others that
open new paths in the
world," he noted.
The Cuban minister
praised the Congress
decision to create a
permanent commission on
culture and values,
aimed at restoring the
spirit of society
wherever it has been
damaged.
Prieto also advocated
for the UNEAC to remain
alive and alert, so it
can wage the war being
forced upon Cuba in the
cultural and symbolic
field.
"UNEAC should keep
participating in
discussions and remain
united around the
Revolution's cultural
policy," he added.
The minister listed the
millions Cuba has
invested in cultural and
social projects over the
last decade, and pointed
out that some of those
stemmed from discussions
held at previous UNEAC
events.
The UNEAC congress was
held for four days at
the Havana International
Conference Center, with
Cuban President Raul
Castro attending the
opening and closing
sessions.
About 400 writers and
artists from all over
the country attended the
meeting, where the new
UNEAC leadership was
elected. |
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