The San Isidro Movement was born in September 2018 as a direct response to the government’s Decree 349, which threatened to penalize artistic creation and freedom of expression in Cuba. Following the publication of the Decree, a group of artists and activists came together in a series of actions to "promote, protect, and defend the full freedom of expression, association, creation, and dissemination of art and culture in Cuba, empowering society towards a future with democratic values." With this intent, the San Isidro Movement emerged, taking its name from the impoverished and mar…
