ABSTRACT
The Cuban Revolution as a social project has had, and still has, many pending issues, one of them being the recognition and incorporation of the different forms of social activism to the process of construction of Cuban socialism. In recent decades, a new activism has been emerging from anti-racist collectives, feminist groups, and LGBTQIA+ activists, among others, mainly aimed at the defence and recognition of the rights of women, Afro-descendants, and sexual minorities, and the incorporation of subaltern persons into society as socially active subjects. This chapter analyses the past and present of Black feminist thought, the role of anti-racist feminist activists in Cuban society, and the extent to which the Cuban State recognises – or does not – the contribution of feminist and anti-racist collectives to the socialist project. Furthermore, it examines how the contribution of Afro-descendant feminist activism has affected government programmes. The argument of this chapter is focused on the importance of the decolonising search for a more just, equitable, and democratic society in which the contributions made by anti-racist and feminist activists are essential. It demonstrates that public institutions often appropriate and ignore the achievements, ideas, and proposals of activists, thus delegitimising activism.
