She avoids to be noticed, but her restless soul prevents it. Or when, being almost an adolescent and just graduated as art instructor, she warmly accepted her job in a little special school in her hometown. There, her constancy and initiatives helped to move the foundations for a sustained and outstanding cultural work.
She avoids to be noticed, but her restless soul prevents it. Or when, being almost an adolescent and just graduated as art instructor, she warmly accepted her job in a little special school in her hometown. There, her constancy and initiatives helped to move the foundations for a sustained and outstanding cultural work.
Nor that calm, natural character, not at all bombastic, in a meeting prevented residents of the neighborhood, where she was born and still lives, to elect her at the age of 21, as the delegate of the barrio.
The same girl, the daughter of a housewife and an electrician, three years later was elected the president of the community with more than 33 000 inhabitants, and one of the youngest deputies of the Cuban Parliament.
Idaliena Diaz Casamayor, now graduated in Social Communication, is now 27 years old and many responsibilities (in government, in Plaza Martiana Club, in the Provincial Committee of the Young Communist League) to give up that effort not to be noticed. But it is well rooted in her.
Among a group of young Guantanamo people who this week participated in the Route 55 Steps and 90 Tracks, organized by the UJC, I met this girl of noble spirit and sharp thinking that is now also the youngest delegate of the country to attend the 7th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC).
While this unique tour of sites here, where the historic leader of the Revolution Fidel Castro left his mark, Idaliena told Juventud Rebeldesobre her expectations and concerns about the major event of the country.
That a girl with just two years in the ranks of the PCC is participating in its most important event, do you consider yourself lucky or you just deserve it?
-The Two things, and more. I’m lucky to have the opportunity to participate in a debate with the historical leadership of the Revolution, a circumstance that may be unique for me and my generation. I believe, moreover, that Cuban youth need to be in a space like that.
Why do you think that the presence of youth is necessary?
Because I am sure that the 7th Congress of PCC will set a standard for going to conceptualise our economic and social model to which young people are called to give continuity.
What is your point of view of the Congress in that regard?
Without doubt, it will trace actions whose implementation is our responsibility, by law of life, the young people. We have to show that our system is viable and for that we have to realize the transformations that allow prosperity and sustainability in the economic order, so that development in this regard accompanies by far the prestige and morale that Revolution has for its social gains.
"For me it is a great responsibility. But there is a debate and decision-making with the presence of the generation to which I belong, that is, a sector of Cuban society marked by shortages of the special period, target and priority of the enemy in campaigns to discredit the Revolution.
"I hope that debates meet the concerns of young people who will be there."
Source: Juventud Rebelde
Translation: Liubis Balart Martínez