Cuba

Dagoberto Vald?s Hern?ndez es Ingeniero Agr?nomo de profesi?n, educador de vocaci?n y dirigente cat?lico de alma. Desde su provincia de Pinar del R?o, Cuba, ha dirigido con firmeza y serenidad la revista Vitral, con una notable capacidad period?stica que destaca su talento polifac?tico y despu?s la muy reconocida revista Convivencia. Naci? el 4 de agosto de 1955, trabaj? 16 a?os en la Empresa del Tabaco de Pinar del R?o y presidi? su Consejo T?cnico Asesor. En 1996 fue expulsado de su trabajo por su labor en Vitral y castigado a la recolecci?n de yaguas (vaina de la hoja de palma). Desempe?a hasta hoy este trabajo sin descuidar su vocaci?n de dirigente laico cat?lico, que ha incluido formar parte de la Presidencia del Encuentro Nacional Eclesial Cubano (ENEC), la fundaci?n del Movimiento de Ministros laicos de la Palabra, de la Comisi?n Cat?lica para la Cultura de la Di?cesis de Pinar del R?o y del Centro de Formaci?n C?vica y Religiosa. Adem?s, fue miembro del Pontificio Consejo Justicia y Paz y de la directiva del Instituto de Estudios

Cubanos (IEC).

En este libro colaboran con sus escritos miembros del Grupo Convivencia con sede en Pinar del R?o, Cuba. La edici?n estuvo al cuidado de Gerardo Enrique Mart?nez Solanas bajo la direcci?n de Dagoberto Vald?s. Todos los trabajos constituyen uno de los estudios m?s completos sobre la realidad cubana bajo el castrismo y las posibilidades que se abrir?n cuando llegue la libertad a Cuba. Incluye el texto sobre el da?o antropol?gico que afecta a los cubanos de hoy, el vigor de las ra?ces cubanas con el P. F?lix Varela y Jos? Mart?, c?mo reconstruir la ?tica y la Sociedad Civil, la cultura y la educaci?n, pluralismo y democracia, la Di?spora cubana y su contribuci?n al presente y futuro de la Isla y c?mo edificar el futuro. Un libro esencial para comprender, sentir y actuar en el presente para el bien com?n de la cubanidad.



Dagoberto Vald?s Hern?ndez is an Agricultural Engineer by profession, an educator by vocation and a Catholic leader by heart. From his province of Pinar del R?o, Cuba, he has firmly and calmly directed the magazine Vitral, with notable journalistic ability that highlights his multifaceted talent, and later the highly recognized magazine Convivencia. He was born on August 4, 1955, he worked for 16 years at the Pinar del R?o Tobacco Company and chaired its Technical Advisory Council. In 1996 he was expelled from his job for his work in Vitral and "punished" for collecting "yaguas" (palm leaf pods). To this day he carries out this work without neglecting his vocation as a Catholic lay leader, which has included being part of the Presidency of the Cuban National Ecclesial Meeting (ENEC), the Foundation of the Movement of Lay Ministers of the Word, of the Catholic Commission for the Culture of the Diocese of Pinar del R?o and the Civic and Religious Training Center. In addition, he was a member of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and of the board of directors of the Institute of Cuban Studies (IEC).



This book is a collaboration with members of the Grupo Convivencia (Coexistence Group) based in Pinar del R?o, Cuba. The edition was under the care of Gerardo Enrique Mart?nez Solanas under the supervision of Dagoberto Vald?s. The works constitute one of the most complete studies on the Cuban reality under the Castro dictatorship and the possibilities that will open up when freedom arrives in Cuba. Included is the text on the anthropological damage that affects Cubans today, the vigor of Cuban roots with Fr. F?lix Varela and Jose Marti, how to rebuild ethics, civil society, culture and education, pluralism and democracy, the Cuban Diaspora and its contribution to the present and future of the Island and how to build for the future. An essential book to understand, feel and act in the present for the common good of Cuba.