Oliva belongs to the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC), the National Council and the International Association of Plastic Arts (AIAP). In 2011 he was dismissed by the Cuban government as a delegate to the National Assembly of People's Power in the province of Pinar del Río."Cuban Artist Forced To Resign From Seat After Criticising Cuban Government", Miami New Times, May 24, 2011. The dismissal was motivated by the publication of a letter by Oliva that was critical of Cuba in the blog of the cyberactivist Yoani Sánchez, and by statements that he made to the journalist Edmundo García in his program La Tarde Se Mueve (The Afternoon Moves) on a television station in Miami.Ivette Martinez, "I Cannot Leave Cuba, Says Artist", Havana Times, October 17, 2013.Peter Orsi, "Cubans Test Official Limits on Criticism", Washington Times, October 17, 2011.
