The Power of Community

Thursday, January 19, 2023 - 11:30am
CST
FILM

When Cuba lost access to Soviet oil in the early 1990s, the country faced an immediate crisis – feeding the population – and an ongoing challenge: how to create a new low energy society. Cuba transitioned from large, fossil fuel intensive agriculture to small less energy intensive organic farms and urban gardens, and from a highly industrialized society to a more sustainable one.

This film tells the story of the people’s hardship, ingenuity and triumph over sudden adversity – through cooperation, conservation and community, told in their own words. Cuba provides a valuable example of how to successfully address the challenge of reducing our energy use.

Suggested donation: 
50 pesos

UPCOMING TOURS

July 17, 2025

Join the Center for Global Justice in a visit to an amazing community activist/education center-- CEDESA--El Centro de desarrollo agropecuario (The Center for Agricultural Development). CEDESA provides training for local people in many sustainable agricultural technologies as well as ecological... Read more

Upcoming Events

Friday, July 25, 2025 - 6:00pm
CST
A Play by David Haddad
Location:
Teatro Santa Ana

Links for tickets:     July 25     ... Read more