The Fidel Castro Ruz Center, located in Havana’s El Vedado district, is the site chosen to commemorate an address that paved the way for creativity in Cuba, as it showed broad support for the transformation process.

Emerged as a culmination of three days of dialogue between the Cuban political vanguard and intellectuals, the text dispelled fears. It established guidelines for an unprecedented platform of unity in the country.

The speech’s relevance in the present situation is evident in the reaffirmation of its anti-dogmatic spirit and its call for popular participation in culture.

“Words to the Intellectuals” contributed to the democratization of arts education and increased access to cultural resources, while also fostering the creation of key institutions, including the National Union of Cuban Writers and Artists (UNEAC) and the Hermanos Saiz Association (AHS).

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