The non-partisan Latin America Working Group will begin its two-day “Cuba Consultation 2009” tomorrow. The focus of the Group’s event is on loosening travel restrictions, which, as they point out, is a concern that unites all sectors from academics to farmers, Cuban Americans to religious organizations, and travel service providers to performing artists and curious citizens.
The first day of the consultation is an opportunity for interested individuals to convene and discuss the issues related to achieving legal travel for all groups to Cuba, and the second day (perhaps more intriguing) is an opportunity to meet independently with Congresspeople to discuss their policy decisions on the matter. El Nuevo Herald reports that the main participants will be interested citizens and exiles.
This is an excellent time for a push like this, when Congress is considering the very proposals that participants in the Cuba Consultation are backing.