A reflective workshop on the historical legacy and ethical values of Mariana Grajales Cuello is being held this Friday, July 12th, in the halls of the Revolution Square that bears her name in Guantanamo city .
The day begins with the laying of a wreath at the foot of the local monument erected in honor of the Mother of the Maceo family and all Cubans, by fraternal associations and political and social organizations representatives in Guantanamo province.
The conference will be attended by 12 outstanding women with relevant trajectory in their respective fields of work, including Anselma Betancourt Pulsan, Labor Heroine of the Republic of Cuba and president of the Provincial Council of Health Scientific Societies.
Also participating are the legendary coffee grower Petronila Neyra Sanchez, Noralis Palomo Diaz, president of the Jose Marti Cultural Society in the eastern province, and renowned journalists Martha Reyes Noa and Mabel Pozo Ramirez, distinguished for their informative contributions in the provincial radio station CMKS.
The moment will be appropriate to commemorate the 39th anniversary of the opening of Mariana Grajales Cuello Square, inaugurated on July 26, 1985 by Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, and declared a local monument a decade later.
The aforementioned public space is crowned by a sculptural ensemble highly recognized by architects, sculptors and national and provincial specialists.
The multidisciplinary team that conceived the project was integrated by architect Romulo Fernandez Bilardo, sculptors Enrique Angulo, Lazaro Ternord and Jose Villa Saberon, National Plastic Arts Award 2008, as well as painter Ernesto Garcia Peña, graphic designer Lazaro Enrique, and Esteban Fernandez, structural engineer.
The maestro, pianist and composer Frank Fernandez was in charge of musicalizing the texts of the sculptural ensemble.
This is a report of Jorge Cantalapiedra Luque, translated and edited by Dayla Perez Ortiz.
