The Matanzas Triumvirato Project

Name: The Matanzas Triumvirato Project
Start: 2026-03-12T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-03-12T19:30:00-04:00
Location: Franco Harris Pittsburgh Center at Penn State

Schedule

Thu Mar 12 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Franco Harris Pittsburgh Center at Penn State | Pittsburgh, PA

Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Please see 2 very exciting Presentations on Afro-Cuban Architecture. We are also asking that you consider legislative action, item #3 below.
1)
Discover Africa - From Experience to Form
Sponsored by the Center for African Studies, Duquesne University
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 - 6 p.m. - Africa Room, 3rd Fl. Student Union
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh
This presentation will highlight architecture that incorporates traditional African forms and spaces.
FEATURED SPEAKER
Wendy Pérez Lora
Architect-Designer-Visual Artist
Creative Director of Galeria Por Amor al Artes
Matanzas, Cuba
2)
The Matanzas Triumvirato Project
Sponsored by Pittsburgh-Matanzas Sister Cities Partnership
Thursday, March 12th - 6 P.M.
Franco Harris Penn State Center
Energy Innovation Center - 1435 Bedford Ave.
This presentation will highlight the site and architecture of Triumvirato in Matanzas Cuba, honoring the beginning of the African Slave Revolution in the Caribbean and beyond.
FEATURED SPEAKER
Wendy Pérez Lora
Architect-Designer-Visual Artist
Creative Director of Galeria Por Amor al Artes
Matanzas, Cuba
3)
BREAKING NEWS
Please contact your Congressperson AND Senators & urge them to support the 2 bills below.
WASHINGTON—February 12, 2026, in response to the Trump Administration’s actions to impose a total oil embargo on Cuba, Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, has introduced legislation to repeal the statutory basis for the U.S. embargo on Cuba. H.R. 7521, the United States-Cuba Trade Act, would repeal or amend several laws codified over decades that restrict trade, exchange, telecommunications, and travel with Cuba. A similar bill, S. 136, has been introduced in the United States Senate by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR).
This is an enormous opportunity never seen at this scale before. Please act now and send a message to your Representative and Senators through their website urging them to co-sponsor and support these bills.
The People of Cuba thank you.
Pittsburgh-Matanzas Sister Cities Partnership
cubasipgh.org - and on FB