Vatican TEDx conference organizer explains decision to invite Gloria Estefan, NBA player
April 11, 2013
Giovanna Abbiati, an organizer of the upcoming TEDx conference at the Vatican devoted to “Religious Freedom Today,” explained the decision to invite a diverse group of 18 speakers to the conference, including architect Daniel Libeskind, singer Gloria Estefan, and retired NBA all-star Vlade Davic. The event is being sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Culture.
The speakers all “have real stories to tell about religious freedom,” Abbiati explained. Estefan, for example, has “an amazing story and memories about living in Cuba without religious freedom.”
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- TEDx event in Vatican: a pop star, graffiti artist, basketball star and an architect (Vatican Radio)
- TEDx conference at Vatican to feature cardinal, Gloria Estefan, NBA player (CWN, 4/8)
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Posted by: Caritas -
Apr. 11, 2013 11:02 PM ET USA
If I recall correctly what I have read about Gloria Estefan, she left Cuba when she was a child (one year old), therefore, she can't have memories about living in Cuba without religious freedom. That said, she has many accomplishments and perhaps that's what prompted the TEDx organizers to invite her.
