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'''RESPECT''': Responsible & Ethical Cuba Travel. | '''RESPECT''': Responsible & Ethical Cuba Travel. | ||
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| + | ==Background 'Cuba: Reportback from Havana'== | ||
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| + | Cuba: Reportback from Havana conference on travel and Trump policies by [[Janet Tucker|Janet Jenkins Tucker]] and [[Harry Targ]] | ||
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| + | ::The [[CCDS]] Socialist Education Project 4th Monday Monthly Discussion Monday, November 27, 2017. | ||
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| + | ::Sonic attacks. Hurricanes. Diplomat expulsions. Danger warnings to U.S. citizens. New Trump administration restrictions on people-to-people travel. | ||
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| + | ::What are the facts and how do we respond? How do we promote travel to Cuba that is responsible and ethical? | ||
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| + | ::These were the questions that framed a 2-day conference in Havana in September for the founding of a new travel association called [[RESPECT|RESPECT - Responsible and Ethical Cuba Travel]]. The conference was under way when the Trump administration announced it would impose new travel restrictions and warned U.S. citizens not to travel to [[Cuba]]. | ||
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| + | ::You are invited to a discussion with three veteran friends of Cuba that attended the [[Havana]] [[RESPECT]] conference: | ||
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| + | *[[Bob Guild]], a founder of [[RESPECT]] and vice-president of [[Marazul Tours]], [[New York City]] | ||
| + | *[[Otis Cunningham]], long time Cuba solidarity activist, [[Chicago]] | ||
| + | *[[Peter Orris]], MD, occupational medicine doctor and Cuba solidarity activist, [[Chicago]]<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/events/129500724415571/ Cuba: Reportback from Havana conference on travel and Trump policies (accessed January 31, 2023)]</ref>,<ref>[https://archive.vn/5uIWC Archive Link Cuba: Reportback from Havana conference on travel and Trump policies (accessed January 31, 2023)]</ref> | ||
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| + | [[Category: RESPECT]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Cuba]] | ||
==Mission Statement== | ==Mission Statement== | ||
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Members of the Association agree to uphold the following principles in organizing travel to | Members of the Association agree to uphold the following principles in organizing travel to | ||
Cuba: | Cuba: | ||
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1. We understand that the opportunity to visit Cuba is a step towards promoting mutual | 1. We understand that the opportunity to visit Cuba is a step towards promoting mutual | ||
understanding and learning, through firsthand respectful exchanges, contributing to | understanding and learning, through firsthand respectful exchanges, contributing to | ||
more informed, pro-active and responsible global citizenship on the part of all | more informed, pro-active and responsible global citizenship on the part of all | ||
concerned. | concerned. | ||
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2. We frame our Principles in the context of the internationally agreed-upon UN | 2. We frame our Principles in the context of the internationally agreed-upon UN | ||
Sustainable Development Goals and respect for Cuba’s path to sustainable | Sustainable Development Goals and respect for Cuba’s path to sustainable | ||
development, as determined by Cubans themselves. | development, as determined by Cubans themselves. | ||
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3. “First do no harm” – the cornerstone of medical ethics worldwide – is fundamental to | 3. “First do no harm” – the cornerstone of medical ethics worldwide – is fundamental to | ||
the principles that guide our organizations and those who travel to Cuba with us, | the principles that guide our organizations and those who travel to Cuba with us, | ||
respecting historical sites and natural areas and leaving them as we find them without | respecting historical sites and natural areas and leaving them as we find them without | ||
| − | disturbing their peace and sanctity . | + | disturbing their peace and sanctity. |
| − | 4. We encourage our travelers – before they travel – to learn about Cuba and its history | + | |
| + | 4. We encourage our travelers – before they travel – to learn about Cuba and its history | ||
from a variety of sources, including Cuban sources. | from a variety of sources, including Cuban sources. | ||
| − | 5. We are committed to transparency in our relations with all Cuban entities and people, | + | |
| − | accurately and honestly representing ourselves and our intentions. | + | 5. We are committed to transparency in our relations with all Cuban entities and people, accurately and honestly representing ourselves and our intentions. |
| − | 6. We affirm our commitment to respect all Cubans, without regard to skin color, gender, | + | |
| − | sexual orientation, religion, age, political persuasion, abilities or economic status. | + | 6. We affirm our commitment to respect all Cubans, without regard to skin color, gender, |
| − | 7. We are committed to upholding non-exploitative relationships with Cuban entities and | + | sexual orientation, religion, age, political persuasion, abilities or economic status. |
| − | people, and respect for policies and laws enacted to prevent discrimination and | + | |
| − | exploitation of all kinds. | + | 7. We are committed to upholding non-exploitative relationships with Cuban entities and people, and respect for policies and laws enacted to prevent discrimination and exploitation of all kinds. |
| − | 8. We promote healthy and respectful travel to Cuba and vehemently oppose “sex | + | |
| − | tourism” and associated businesses in any form, all of these prohibited by Cuban law. | + | 8. We promote healthy and respectful travel to Cuba and vehemently oppose “sex tourism” and associated businesses in any form, all of these prohibited by Cuban law. |
| − | 9. We are committed to support Cuba’s efforts to confront climate change and protect the | + | |
| − | environment, actively contributing to conservation of energy and water resources, as | + | 9. We are committed to support Cuba’s efforts to confront climate change and protect the environment, actively contributing to conservation of energy and water resources, as well as protection of urban and rural landscapes, flora, fauna, beaches and marine life. |
| − | well as protection of urban and rural landscapes, flora, fauna, beaches and marine life. | + | |
| − | 10. We will respect the authenticity of Cuban culture, its heritage, multiple roots and | + | 10. We will respect the authenticity of Cuban culture, its heritage, multiple roots and manifestations, as well as the cultural contributions of the Cuban people to world culture. |
| − | manifestations, as well as the cultural contributions of the Cuban people to world | + | |
| − | culture. We will consciously help to care for and maintain the country’s UNESCOidentified | + | We will consciously help to care for and maintain the country’s UNESCOidentified |
World Heritage Sites and other monuments and sites that constitute part of | World Heritage Sites and other monuments and sites that constitute part of | ||
Cuba’s cultural patrimony. | Cuba’s cultural patrimony. | ||
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11. We will abide by Cuban laws and regulations pertinent to our travel, including but not | 11. We will abide by Cuban laws and regulations pertinent to our travel, including but not | ||
limited to immigration and customs regulations. | limited to immigration and customs regulations. | ||
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12. We are committed to protecting the health of our travelers and the Cuban people, by | 12. We are committed to protecting the health of our travelers and the Cuban people, by | ||
doing our part to keep infectious diseases and prohibited drugs from entering Cuba. | doing our part to keep infectious diseases and prohibited drugs from entering Cuba. | ||
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13. We encourage travelers to purchase products made in Cuba particularly from those who | 13. We encourage travelers to purchase products made in Cuba particularly from those who | ||
contribute to local development efforts, giving back to their communities. | contribute to local development efforts, giving back to their communities. | ||
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14. We uphold the rights of travelers and their hosts in Cuba to be treated with respect and | 14. We uphold the rights of travelers and their hosts in Cuba to be treated with respect and | ||
dignity, and commit ourselves to addressing issues of concern in this area through | dignity, and commit ourselves to addressing issues of concern in this area through | ||
established mechanisms between the Association and its Cuban counterparts, in a spirit | established mechanisms between the Association and its Cuban counterparts, in a spirit | ||
of constructive dialogue and joint reflection. | of constructive dialogue and joint reflection. | ||
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15. We believe all US citizens and residents have the right to travel to Cuba, and advocate | 15. We believe all US citizens and residents have the right to travel to Cuba, and advocate | ||
lifting all US governmental travel restrictions to the island. | lifting all US governmental travel restrictions to the island. | ||
| − | 16. As an Association, we encourage our members’ efforts to | + | |
| − | people of modest means, making the island a destination for the many, not just | + | 16. As an Association, we encourage our members’ efforts to supportm travel to Cuba by people of modest means, making the island a destination for the many, not just thefew. |
| − | 17. The Association supports Cuba’s contribution to the Caribbean as a zone of peace, and | + | |
| − | as a safe and peaceful destination for all travelers.<ref>[https://globalexchange.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/RESPECT-Principles-and-Members.pdf]</ref> | + | 17. The Association supports Cuba’s contribution to the Caribbean as a zone of peace, and as a safe and peaceful destination for all travelers.<ref>[https://globalexchange.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/RESPECT-Principles-and-Members.pdf]</ref> |
==RESPECT Coordinators== | ==RESPECT Coordinators== | ||
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*[[Altruvistas]] [[Malia Everette]] President | *[[Altruvistas]] [[Malia Everette]] President | ||
*[[Backroads]] [[Tom Hale]] Founder and President | *[[Backroads]] [[Tom Hale]] Founder and President | ||
| − | *[[Caribbean Conservation Trust]] [[ | + | *[[Caribbean Conservation Trust]] [[Gary Markowski]] Founder, Executive Director |
*[[Center for Cuban Studies]] [[Sandra Levinson]] Executive Director | *[[Center for Cuban Studies]] [[Sandra Levinson]] Executive Director | ||
*[[Center for Responsible Travel]] (CREST) [[Martha Honey]] Executive Director | *[[Center for Responsible Travel]] (CREST) [[Martha Honey]] Executive Director | ||
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*[[Common Ground]] [[Debbie Ledesma]] President | *[[Common Ground]] [[Debbie Ledesma]] President | ||
*[[Cross Cultural Journeys]] [[Cilla Utne]] CEO | *[[Cross Cultural Journeys]] [[Cilla Utne]] CEO | ||
| − | *[[Cuba Cultural Travel]] [[Daniel Perez]] | + | *[[Cuba Cultural Travel]] [[Daniel James Perez-Pax|Daniel Perez]] |
*[[Cuba Educational Travel]] [[Collin Laverty]] President | *[[Cuba Educational Travel]] [[Collin Laverty]] President | ||
*[[CubaMar]] [[Fernando Bretos]] | *[[CubaMar]] [[Fernando Bretos]] | ||
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*[[Global Health Partners]] [[Bob Schwartz]] Executive Director | *[[Global Health Partners]] [[Bob Schwartz]] Executive Director | ||
*[[Global Links]] [[Kathleen Hower]] Director | *[[Global Links]] [[Kathleen Hower]] Director | ||
| − | Holbrook Travel Andrea Holbrook President | + | *[[Holbrook Travel]] [[Andrea Holbrook]] President |
| − | Insight Cuba Tom Popper President | + | *[[Insight Cuba]] [[Tom Popper]] President |
| − | International Expeditions Steve Cox Director | + | *[[International Expeditions]] [[Steve Cox]] Director |
| − | International Outreach Educational Center (Cuba Girasol) Rodrigo | + | *[[International Outreach Educational Center(Cuba Girasol)]] [[Rodrigo Gonzalez]] |
| − | Interplanner Alex Lopez President | + | *[[Interplanner]] [[Alex López|Alex Lopez]] President |
| − | ISRAM - Latour / PrideWorld Richard Kreiger President | + | *[[ISRAM - Latour]]/[[PrideWorld]] [[Richard Kreiger]] President |
| − | Marazul Charters Armando Garcia President | + | *[[Marazul Charters]] [[Armando Garcia]] President |
| − | *[[Marazul Tours]] [[Mayra Alonso]]/[[Kendra Guild]] | + | *[[Marazul Tours]] [[Mayra Alonso]]/[[Kendra Guild]] |
| − | Marazul Miami Travel Marisol Rodriguez President | + | *[[Marazul Miami Travel]] [[Marisol Rodriguez]] President |
| − | MEDICC Nassim Assefi Executive Director | + | *[[MEDICC]] [[Nassim Assefi]] Executive Director |
| − | Mejdi Tours Scott Cooper President | + | *[[Mejdi Tours]] [[Scott Cooper]] President |
| − | Metamovements Anara Piers Frank Founder, Director | + | *[[Metamovements Anara]] [[Piers Frank]] Founder, Director |
| − | The Ocean Foundation Mark Spalding President | + | *[[The Ocean Foundation]] [[Mark Spalding]] President |
| − | PlazaCUBA Alisa Froman Executive Director | + | *[[PlazaCUBA]] [[Alisa Froman]] Executive Director |
| − | Road Scholar JoAnn Bell Vice President of Programs | + | *[[Road Scholar]] [[JoAnn Bell]] Vice President of Programs |
| − | Row Adventures Peter Grubb Founder, President | + | *[[Row Adventures]] [[Peter Grubb]] Founder, President |
| − | Son Dos Alas – Cultural and Educationl Travel Melisa Riviere, Ph.D. Founder | + | *[[Son Dos Alas – Cultural and Educationl Travel]] [[Melisa Riviere]], Ph.D. Founder |
| − | Wilson | + | *[[Wilson International]] [[Daniel E. French|Daniel French]]/[[Digna French]] |
| − | + | *[[Your World Consultant Group, Inc.]] [[Willard Taylor]] | |
| − | African American Studies Department - Merritt College Professor Siri Briggs Brown | + | *[[African American Studies Department - Merritt College]] Professor [[Siri Briggs Brown]] |
| − | *[[Art Trips to Cuba]] Dr. [[Pedro Schuck]] Coordinator | + | *[[Art Trips to Cuba]] Dr. [[Pedro Schuck]] Coordinator |
*[[Boulde-Cuba Sister City Organization]] [[Kate Hennessey]]/[[Spense Havlick]] Coordinators | *[[Boulde-Cuba Sister City Organization]] [[Kate Hennessey]]/[[Spense Havlick]] Coordinators | ||
| − | *[[Center for Global Justice]] [[Cliff DuRand]] Coordinator, Educational Travel | + | *[[Center for Global Justice]] [[Cliff DuRand]] Coordinator, Educational Travel |
*[[The Committee on Illinois/CubaTours4U]] [[Scott Schwar]] | *[[The Committee on Illinois/CubaTours4U]] [[Scott Schwar]] | ||
*[[Cubamistad]] [[Cynthia Roberts]] | *[[Cubamistad]] [[Cynthia Roberts]] | ||
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*[[Making the Road]] [[Prexy Nesbitt]] Executive Director | *[[Making the Road]] [[Prexy Nesbitt]] Executive Director | ||
*[[Minnesota Cuba Committee]] [[Marcy Shapiro]] Chairperson | *[[Minnesota Cuba Committee]] [[Marcy Shapiro]] Chairperson | ||
| − | National Lawyers Guild Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan President | + | *[[National Lawyers Guild]] [[Natasha Lycia]] |
| − | National Network on Cuba | + | *[[Ora Bannan]] President [[National Network on Cuba]] |
| − | Pittsburgh-Matanzas Sister Cities Partnership Lisa Valanti Vice President | + | *[[Pittsburgh-Matanzas Sister Cities Partnership]] [[Lisa Valanti Vice]], President |
| − | Richmond, Ca - Regla, Cuba Friendship Committee Rita Barouch Chairperson | + | *[[Richmond]], Ca - Regla, [[Cuba Friendship Committee]] [[Rita Barouch]] Chairperson |
| − | Seattle – Cuba Friendship Committee John Waller | + | *[[Seattle]] – [[Cuba Friendship Committee]] [[John Waller]] |
| − | *SOL² ECONOMICS* Eric Leenson President | + | *[[*SOL² ECONOMICS*]] [[Eric Leenson]] President [[Responsible Enterprise *SOL*utions and *SOL*idarity in the Americas]] |
| − | Responsible Enterprise *SOL*utions and *SOL*idarity in the Americas | ||
*[[US Women and Cuba Collaboration]] [[Jan Strout]]/[[Cindy Domingo]] | *[[US Women and Cuba Collaboration]] [[Jan Strout]]/[[Cindy Domingo]] | ||
*[[Venceremos Brigade]] [[Malcolm Sacks]]/[[Rachael Ibrahim]] | *[[Venceremos Brigade]] [[Malcolm Sacks]]/[[Rachael Ibrahim]] | ||
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*[[Otis Cunningham]] Chicago | *[[Otis Cunningham]] Chicago | ||
*[[Joelle Deloison]] | *[[Joelle Deloison]] | ||
| − | *[[James Early]] Former Director, Cultural Heritage Policy, [[Smithsonian Institute For Folklife and Cultural Heritage | + | *[[James Early]] Former Director, Cultural Heritage Policy, [[Smithsonian Institute]] For Folklife and Cultural Heritage |
| − | *[[Jill Soffiyah Elijah]] Attorney | + | *[[Soffiyah Elijah|Jill Soffiyah Elijah]] Attorney |
*[[Richard Feinberg]] University of California at San Diego | *[[Richard Feinberg]] University of California at San Diego | ||
*[[Alvaro Fernandez]] Editor/Publisher [[Progreso Weekly]]/[[Semanal]] | *[[Alvaro Fernandez]] Editor/Publisher [[Progreso Weekly]]/[[Semanal]] | ||
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*[[Valerie Landau]] | *[[Valerie Landau]] | ||
*[[Walter Lippmann]] [[CubaNews]] | *[[Walter Lippmann]] [[CubaNews]] | ||
| − | *[[Iraida H. Lopez]], Ph.D. Ramapo College of New Jersey | + | *[[Iraida Lopez|Iraida H. Lopez]], Ph.D. Ramapo College of New Jersey |
*[[Sheryl Lutjens]] Professor of Women’s Studies, College of Humanities, Arts, Sciences, Social And Behavioral Sciences, California State University San Marcos | *[[Sheryl Lutjens]] Professor of Women’s Studies, College of Humanities, Arts, Sciences, Social And Behavioral Sciences, California State University San Marcos | ||
*[[Felix Masud]] History Department, DePaul University | *[[Felix Masud]] History Department, DePaul University | ||
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*[[Peter Orris]], MD, MPH Professor and Chief of Service, Occupational and Environmental Medicine University of Illinois Hospital and Health Science System | *[[Peter Orris]], MD, MPH Professor and Chief of Service, Occupational and Environmental Medicine University of Illinois Hospital and Health Science System | ||
*[[Lisandro Perez]] Professor and Chair, Department of Latin American and Latina/o Studies, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York | *[[Lisandro Perez]] Professor and Chair, Department of Latin American and Latina/o Studies, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York | ||
| − | *[[Louis A. Perez]] J. Carlyle Sitterson Professor History/Director/Institute for the Study of the Americas University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | + | *[[Louis Perez|Louis A. Perez]] J. Carlyle Sitterson Professor History/Director/Institute for the Study of the Americas University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
*[[Jose Pertierra]] Attorney | *[[Jose Pertierra]] Attorney | ||
*[[Vanessa Ramos]] [[Asociacion Americana deJuristas]] (AAJ) | *[[Vanessa Ramos]] [[Asociacion Americana deJuristas]] (AAJ) | ||
| − | *Dr. [[Harold Rogers]] Chair, Afro American Studies, City College of Chicago | + | *Dr. [[Harold Rogers]] Chair, Afro American Studies, [[City College of Chicago]] |
| − | *[[Nelson Valdes]] Professor, [[University of New Mexico | + | *[[Nelson Valdes]] Professor, [[University of New Mexico]] |
| − | *[[Cynthia l. Vidaurri]] Scholar | + | *[[Cynthia Vidaurri|Cynthia l. Vidaurri]] Scholar |
| − | *[[Karen Lee Wald Writer]]<ref>[https://globalexchange.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/RESPECT-Principles-and-Members.pdf]</ref> | + | *[[Karen Wald|Karen Lee Wald Writer]]<ref>[https://globalexchange.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/RESPECT-Principles-and-Members.pdf]</ref> |
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | [[Category: RESPECT]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:02, 1 February 2024
RESPECT: Responsible & Ethical Cuba Travel.
Background 'Cuba: Reportback from Havana'
Cuba: Reportback from Havana conference on travel and Trump policies by Janet Jenkins Tucker and Harry Targ
- The CCDS Socialist Education Project 4th Monday Monthly Discussion Monday, November 27, 2017.
- Sonic attacks. Hurricanes. Diplomat expulsions. Danger warnings to U.S. citizens. New Trump administration restrictions on people-to-people travel.
- What are the facts and how do we respond? How do we promote travel to Cuba that is responsible and ethical?
- These were the questions that framed a 2-day conference in Havana in September for the founding of a new travel association called RESPECT - Responsible and Ethical Cuba Travel. The conference was under way when the Trump administration announced it would impose new travel restrictions and warned U.S. citizens not to travel to Cuba.
- Bob Guild, a founder of RESPECT and vice-president of Marazul Tours, New York City
- Otis Cunningham, long time Cuba solidarity activist, Chicago
- Peter Orris, MD, occupational medicine doctor and Cuba solidarity activist, Chicago[1],[2]
Mission Statement
RESPECT (Responsible and Ethical Cuba Travel) is a U.S. professional association uniting nonprofit entities, travel agents, tour operators and other travel service providers dedicated to practicing and promoting ethical and socially responsible travel to Cuba.
Principles Members of the Association agree to uphold the following principles in organizing travel to Cuba:
1. We understand that the opportunity to visit Cuba is a step towards promoting mutual understanding and learning, through firsthand respectful exchanges, contributing to more informed, pro-active and responsible global citizenship on the part of all concerned.
2. We frame our Principles in the context of the internationally agreed-upon UN Sustainable Development Goals and respect for Cuba’s path to sustainable development, as determined by Cubans themselves.
3. “First do no harm” – the cornerstone of medical ethics worldwide – is fundamental to the principles that guide our organizations and those who travel to Cuba with us, respecting historical sites and natural areas and leaving them as we find them without disturbing their peace and sanctity.
4. We encourage our travelers – before they travel – to learn about Cuba and its history from a variety of sources, including Cuban sources.
5. We are committed to transparency in our relations with all Cuban entities and people, accurately and honestly representing ourselves and our intentions.
6. We affirm our commitment to respect all Cubans, without regard to skin color, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, political persuasion, abilities or economic status.
7. We are committed to upholding non-exploitative relationships with Cuban entities and people, and respect for policies and laws enacted to prevent discrimination and exploitation of all kinds.
8. We promote healthy and respectful travel to Cuba and vehemently oppose “sex tourism” and associated businesses in any form, all of these prohibited by Cuban law.
9. We are committed to support Cuba’s efforts to confront climate change and protect the environment, actively contributing to conservation of energy and water resources, as well as protection of urban and rural landscapes, flora, fauna, beaches and marine life.
10. We will respect the authenticity of Cuban culture, its heritage, multiple roots and manifestations, as well as the cultural contributions of the Cuban people to world culture.
We will consciously help to care for and maintain the country’s UNESCOidentified World Heritage Sites and other monuments and sites that constitute part of Cuba’s cultural patrimony.
11. We will abide by Cuban laws and regulations pertinent to our travel, including but not limited to immigration and customs regulations.
12. We are committed to protecting the health of our travelers and the Cuban people, by doing our part to keep infectious diseases and prohibited drugs from entering Cuba.
13. We encourage travelers to purchase products made in Cuba particularly from those who contribute to local development efforts, giving back to their communities.
14. We uphold the rights of travelers and their hosts in Cuba to be treated with respect and dignity, and commit ourselves to addressing issues of concern in this area through established mechanisms between the Association and its Cuban counterparts, in a spirit of constructive dialogue and joint reflection.
15. We believe all US citizens and residents have the right to travel to Cuba, and advocate lifting all US governmental travel restrictions to the island.
16. As an Association, we encourage our members’ efforts to supportm travel to Cuba by people of modest means, making the island a destination for the many, not just thefew.
17. The Association supports Cuba’s contribution to the Caribbean as a zone of peace, and as a safe and peaceful destination for all travelers.[3]
RESPECT Coordinators
Founding members
- Academic Travel Abroad Kate Simpson President
- Altruvistas Malia Everette President
- Backroads Tom Hale Founder and President
- Caribbean Conservation Trust Gary Markowski Founder, Executive Director
- Center for Cuban Studies Sandra Levinson Executive Director
- Center for Responsible Travel (CREST) Martha Honey Executive Director
- Classic Journeys Edward Piegza President
- Common Ground Debbie Ledesma President
- Cross Cultural Journeys Cilla Utne CEO
- Cuba Cultural Travel Daniel Perez
- Cuba Educational Travel Collin Laverty President
- CubaMar Fernando Bretos
- CubaPuentes Silvia Wilhelm President
- Distant Horizons Amanda Bradshaw/Janet Moore
- Educational Travel Alliance Mike Eizenberg President
- Environmental Defense Fund Dan Whittle Senior Director
- Global Arts/Media Vanessa Greene
- Global Exchange Walter Turner President
- Global Health Partners Bob Schwartz Executive Director
- Global Links Kathleen Hower Director
- Holbrook Travel Andrea Holbrook President
- Insight Cuba Tom Popper President
- International Expeditions Steve Cox Director
- International Outreach Educational Center(Cuba Girasol) Rodrigo Gonzalez
- Interplanner Alex Lopez President
- ISRAM - Latour/PrideWorld Richard Kreiger President
- Marazul Charters Armando Garcia President
- Marazul Tours Mayra Alonso/Kendra Guild
- Marazul Miami Travel Marisol Rodriguez President
- MEDICC Nassim Assefi Executive Director
- Mejdi Tours Scott Cooper President
- Metamovements Anara Piers Frank Founder, Director
- The Ocean Foundation Mark Spalding President
- PlazaCUBA Alisa Froman Executive Director
- Road Scholar JoAnn Bell Vice President of Programs
- Row Adventures Peter Grubb Founder, President
- Son Dos Alas – Cultural and Educationl Travel Melisa Riviere, Ph.D. Founder
- Wilson International Daniel French/Digna French
- Your World Consultant Group, Inc. Willard Taylor
- African American Studies Department - Merritt College Professor Siri Briggs Brown
- Art Trips to Cuba Dr. Pedro Schuck Coordinator
- Boulde-Cuba Sister City Organization Kate Hennessey/Spense Havlick Coordinators
- Center for Global Justice Cliff DuRand Coordinator, Educational Travel
- The Committee on Illinois/CubaTours4U Scott Schwar
- Cubamistad Cynthia Roberts
- Diaspora Enterprise Solutions, LLC Kasara E. Davidson, Esq.
- EcoCuba Network Pam Montanaro/Michele Frank Co-founders
- Foundation for Normalization of US/Cuba Relations Elena Freyre President
- Fund for Reconciliation and Development John McAuliff Executive Director
- Hothouse Jazz Club, Chicago Marguerite Horberg Executive Director
- IFCO/Pastors for Peace Gail Walker Director
- Howard County Friends of Latin America Leslie Salgado Chairperson
- MAAT Center Dr. Maisha Amen President
- Madison Camaguey Sister City Association Ricardo Gonzalez
- Making the Road Prexy Nesbitt Executive Director
- Minnesota Cuba Committee Marcy Shapiro Chairperson
- National Lawyers Guild Natasha Lycia
- Ora Bannan President National Network on Cuba
- Pittsburgh-Matanzas Sister Cities Partnership Lisa Valanti Vice, President
- Richmond, Ca - Regla, Cuba Friendship Committee Rita Barouch Chairperson
- Seattle – Cuba Friendship Committee John Waller
- *SOL² ECONOMICS* Eric Leenson President Responsible Enterprise *SOL*utions and *SOL*idarity in the Americas
- US Women and Cuba Collaboration Jan Strout/Cindy Domingo
- Venceremos Brigade Malcolm Sacks/Rachael Ibrahim
- The Wisconsin Medical Project Dr. Bernard Micke President
- Witness for Peace Ken Crowley[5]
Individual sponsors
- Marilyn Aguirre-Molina Professor of Public Health CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy
- Mavis Anderson Senior Associate, Latin America Working Group
- Charles Auffant Professor, Rutgers University School of Law
- Dr. Lisa Brock Academic Director, Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership, Kalamazoo College
- Leslie Cagan Former Coordinator, Cuba Information Project
- Aviva Chomsky Professor of History /Coordinator of Latin American Studies, Salem State College
- Otis Cunningham Chicago
- Joelle Deloison
- James Early Former Director, Cultural Heritage Policy, Smithsonian Institute For Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Jill Soffiyah Elijah Attorney
- Richard Feinberg University of California at San Diego
- Alvaro Fernandez Editor/Publisher Progreso Weekly/Semanal
- Jane Franklin Historian
- Pat Fry Writer
- Mariana Gaston Educator
- Danny Glover Chair, TransAfrica Forum Board
- Conner Gorry Cuba Libro
- Robert Greenberg Educator
- Barbara Honig Los Angeles
- Ben Jones Artist, Professor Emeritus, Jersey City State University
- Valerie Landau
- Walter Lippmann CubaNews
- Iraida H. Lopez, Ph.D. Ramapo College of New Jersey
- Sheryl Lutjens Professor of Women’s Studies, College of Humanities, Arts, Sciences, Social And Behavioral Sciences, California State University San Marcos
- Felix Masud History Department, DePaul University
- Bill Montross National Lawyers Guild
- Peter Orris, MD, MPH Professor and Chief of Service, Occupational and Environmental Medicine University of Illinois Hospital and Health Science System
- Lisandro Perez Professor and Chair, Department of Latin American and Latina/o Studies, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
- Louis A. Perez J. Carlyle Sitterson Professor History/Director/Institute for the Study of the Americas University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Jose Pertierra Attorney
- Vanessa Ramos Asociacion Americana deJuristas (AAJ)
- Dr. Harold Rogers Chair, Afro American Studies, City College of Chicago
- Nelson Valdes Professor, University of New Mexico
- Cynthia l. Vidaurri Scholar
- Karen Lee Wald Writer[6]