The Arts and Cultural Bridge Foundation, along with Susan Adelman, Ayuko Babu, Jodie Evans, Ed Harris, Miya Iwataki, Francisco Letelier, Walter Lippmann, Byron Motley, Quentin Ring, Luis J. Rodriguez,  David A. Romero, Matt Sedillo, and Ericka Verba hosted a special reception and discussion with Representatives Yasser Ibarra, First Secretary, solidarity, labor unions and sports sectors and  David Ramirez Alvarez, Second Secretary, culture and political sectors of the Embassy of Cuba, Washington, D.C. on May 29, 2025 at Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center in Venice, California.