“The most difficult challenge for socialism is transforming subjectivities.”

In a new edition of the Dialogues presented by the Executive Secretary of CLACSO, Karina Batthyány was received in Havana by Mariela Castro Espín, Director of the National Center for Sexual Education (CENESEX) and deputy of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba.

The daughter of Vilma Espín and Raúl Castro, Mariela reviewed the feminist struggles in Cuba within the framework of the process that led to the revolutionary triumph of January 1, 1959, highlighting the actions of the Federation of Cuban Women. She stated: "The most difficult challenge for socialism is the transformation of subjectivities, it is to generate that new political subject that will be capable of generating changes in society."

The meeting took place within the framework of CLACSO's presence in Havana to close the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution.

Throughout the conversation, Karina Batthyány emphasized the importance of CENESEX being a CLACSO Member Center, highlighted the work they do on the Caribbean island regarding sexual and reproductive rights, and summarized, echoing her interlocutor's words, that “The transformations in subjectivity, ultimately, mean recovering the old slogan that we feminists have of 'The personal is political' and shifting the emphasis precisely to the politicization of everyday life.”