Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel attended the IV International Colloquium “Patria,” featuring a lecture by Wafica Mehdi on media and resistance. The colloquium hosted nearly 500 participants from over 40 countries, addressing strategies from the global South against media hegemony. Key discussions included hate speech mitigation and information sovereignty.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel attended a lecture titled “Media Lessons of the Palestinian Genocide: Propaganda, Silencing and Informative Resistance,” presented by Lebanese journalist Wafica Mehdi. This event marked the closing of the IV International Colloquium “Patria.” The colloquium aimed to explore left-wing political communication amidst ongoing media conflicts.
The final sessions of the three-day conference featured notable panels such as “Reprogramming the Net: Strategies to Mitigate Polarization and Hate Speech in Digital Environments,” led by José Manzaneda. Another significant discussion included “Technologies for Emancipation: Alternative Communication and Information Sovereignty in the Global South,” with contributions from Venezuelan Jorge Arreaza and Bolivian Sacha Llorenti.
The colloquium attracted experts from various countries, including Pascual Serrano and Carlos Penalva from Spain, Alina Duarte from Mexico, and Gabriela Rivadeneira from Colombia. Participants from Argentina, Brazil, Ghana, India, and Vietnam shared insights on strategies from the global South regarding Western information hegemony and the role of media in political contexts.
Under the theme “We Are Peoples Weaving Networks,” the IV International Colloquium “Patria” successfully hosted nearly 500 attendees from over 40 countries, all discussing left-oriented communication tactics in the face of prevailing media hostilities.
The IV International Colloquium “Patria” served as a significant platform for discussing strategies and challenges faced by the global South in the current media landscape. With diverse international participation, the event emphasized the importance of combating information hegemony and provided valuable insights into the evolution of left-wing political communication. President Díaz-Canel’s attendance underscored the relevance of these discussions in Cuba’s political narrative.
Original Source: www.cubanews.acn.cu
