 The campaign arose after Raúl Castro and Barack Obama’s declarations on December 17th, 2014 about  the restoration of diplomatic ties, potentially bringing an end to five decades of hostility.The first arrests were made on Tuesday, December 30th, after Bruguera announced a public performance with the intention of leaving an open microphone available to Cubans to allow them to freely express their thoughts.The performance, titled "Tatlin’s wisper #6 – Havana Version", was already staged in 2009 during the 10th Havana Biennial.