New Haven/Leon Sister City Project

08/18/2026

08/18/2026

All welcome.

08/07/2026

WOLA.org: Nearly a year ago, the U.S. conducted its first boat strike against civilian vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. Since then, more than 60 strikes have killed over 220 people — with no clear signal the administration has ruled out more.
As this ignoble anniversary approaches, join WOLA's Adam Isacson alongside Sarah Harrison (Stimson Center), María Teresa Ronderos (CLIP), and moderator Annie Shiel (CIVIC) to discuss the implications of one year of U.S. boat strikes.
🗓️ Wednesday, August 19, 2:00–3:00 PM EDT
💻 Zoom
🔗 Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../WN_fsztnLIvSlWtbg5_J2J2Yg...

08/05/2026

Women Rock the Future is a community hike designed to raise awareness for education, advocacy, and food programs supporting women and girls. More info and registration here: newhavenleon.org/womenrock

08/05/2026

Article: Rubio accuses the National Network on Cuba, National Lawyers Guild, CODEPINK: Women for Peace, the People’s Forum, IFCO/Pastors For Peace, and the Democratic Socialists of America of being paid by the Cuban government whose goal, the report states, has been for 60 years the overthrow of the US government.
Talk about turning the facts on their heads!

The current attempt of overthrow of the Cuban government by the United States is centered on the brutal total blockade of fuel going to Cuba, which has left Cuban citizens without electricity for operations in hospitals, for food preparation, for the ability to conduct normal life activities. Making life so miserable for the Cuban citizenry that they overthrow their government would fulfill the longstanding hopes of Cuban-American Rubio. https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/marco-rubio-wrong-terrorism

07/24/2026

NEW REPORT: "Killing Spree: Extrajudicial Executions in the U.S. Boat Strike Campaign" is now live.

Since September, U.S. military strikes on small boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific have killed 221 people — with no charges, no trials, and often no confirmation of who was even on board.

Our new report breaks down the legal basis for the strikes, what we know about the victims, and what accountability could look like. 📄 https://www.wola.org/

07/22/2026

Human Rights Watch: US/Ecuador: Abuses Proliferate as Security Cooperation Deepens; Congress Should Investigate US Role in Land, Sea Attacks. Above, a farmer walks amidst rubble after a bomb was dropped by the Ecuadorian army in the Lago Agrio region, Sucumbíos province, Ecuador, on the border with Colombia, on March 18, 2026. Report: https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/07/21/us/ecuador-abuses-proliferate-as-security-cooperation-deepens

07/10/2026

The Peace Council is screening “Teresita’s Dream,” a documentary about the development of a successful Alzheimer's treatment by Cuba’s biotech sector. Please see and share the attached flier.

Teresita’s Dream
Saturday, July 25, 2026
2:00 PM
Mitchell Library
37 Harrison St.
New Haven, CT. 06515

06/09/2026

So, I hear there’s a World Cup starting this week …A (total) beginner’s guide to the World Cup: how does it work and the players to look out for ...check out Guardian article here: https://tinyurl.com/2jjfa59m. And join our World Cup BracketChallenge here: https://www.newhavenleon.org/world-cup-challenge

06/06/2026

Want help filling out NHLSCP's World Cup Bracket Challenge (newhavenleon.org/world-cup-challenge) ? Check out NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdami's picks. https://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2026/jun/06/zohran-mamdani-the-guardian-bracketology-predict-world-cup-winner-video