Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 37 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title The political insanity of visas VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Hoy VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Hannah Emmerich VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb If the U.S. Department of State censors can defend the denial of visas to lay people because of national security, then their refusal to grant entry to recognized intellectuals only shows their ignorance. They impede the free flow of information and ideas globally. Persecuting artists and intellectuals is the most effective way to augment oppression and barbarism. Its not politics, its insanity. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Security measures taken since September 11th have robbed many innocent people of both time and money. The inefficacy of these new measures becomes more apparent when the victims are world-renowned cultural and academic figures. If the U.S. Department of State censors can defend the denial of visas to lay people because of national security, then their refusal to grant entry to recognized intellectuals only shows their ignorance. Two years ago, a celebrated Cuban author residing in Paris was denied a visa on the grounds that he was a functionary of a Communist government. Oversights like these have become so common that they seem designed to make the United States the enemy of the global intellectual community. Another recent suspect of terrorism is Cuban artist Salvador González. For many years, González was viewed unfavorably by the Cuban Ministry of Cultural Affairs because of the African influences evident in his work. A documentary about the artist will be presented in the United States; however, González, because he was denied a visa, will not be present at the screening. In the same vein, Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami was refused entry to attend the opening of his film at the New York Film Festival. Both artists have suffered from the U.S. governments ignorance, in considering nations terrorist. Cuba and Iran are on this list, along with five other countries: Sudan, Iraq, Syria, Libya and North Korea. Nevertheless, indiscriminately penalizing all citizens of these nations, scientists and artists in particular, will not increase domestic security in the United States. To the best of our knowledge, none of the terrorists involved in the September 11th attacks were artists, athletes, or scientists. Whats more amazing is that State Department officials did not try to verify that the artists presence was requested at these events. Measures like these do not only deny entry to relevant cultural figures, they also deny Americans the opportunity for cultural enrichment. In other words, the actions of the United States are no better than those of terrorist nations. Salvador González was marginalized as an artist and for years received little support from Cuban cultural institutions. Now that foreign interest in Cuba has turned the country into a cultural legend, the denial of Gonzálezs visa only shows the lack of information and independent thought that characterizes the State Departments ability to determine matters of national security. These restored political methods impede the free flow of information and ideas globally. Persecuting artists and intellectuals is the most effective way to augment oppression and barbarism. Its not politics, its insanity. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-07 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 52 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The political insanity of visas 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Original Name The original name of this item. If the U.S. Department of State censors can defend the denial of visas to lay people because of nati Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-10-07