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![](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/07-19-15/arelis.jpg.webp?h=5cb8a49a&itok=WlOidMUO "Some 20-somethings spend their free time at the beach at nightclubs. Arelys Blanco, 22, would rather hit the streets and pass out photos of political prisoners.
She’s a member of the Ladies in White, a political opposition group founded 12 years ago to push for the release of 75 democracy activists, journalists and others jailed in a 2003 crackdown.
"I never agreed with this regime, and so I joined," Blanco said. "I want total change for this country." Image by Tracey Eaton. Cuba, 2015.")
![](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/06-30-15/dscf1173.jpg.webp?h=59f9d53c&itok=c1AReq8Q "Eddie Lenihan, an Irish storyteller based in County Clare, says, "If we can become proud of it, rather than resentful of it, and say no, we’re not going to let it go because if we do, we’re letting go of part of what we had." Image by Anna Hoffman. Ireland, 2015.")
