When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba's economy went into a tailspin. With imports of oil cut by more than half – and food by 80 percent – people were desperate. This film tells of the hardships and struggles as well as the community and creativity of the Cuban people during this difficult time. Cubans share how they transitioned from a highly mechanized, industrial agricultural system to one using organic methods of farming and local, urban gardens. It is an unusual look into the Cuban culture during this economic crisis, which they call "The Special Period." Cuba, the only country that has faced a massive reduction of fossil fuels – is an example of options and hope.

Film screening organised by Transition Liverpool - a network of individuals and groups promoting responses to the challenges of climate change and peak oil and planning a transition to a sustainable, post-oil, low-energy future.

Want to know more?

Go to  http://www.transitiontowns.org/  http://www.powerofcommunity.org/

Email Pete North ( P.J.North@liv.ac.uk) or

phone 0151 222 0076



The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil is a project of The Community Solution, a non-profit organization that designs and teaches low-energy solutions to the current unsustainable, fossil fuel based, industrialized, and centralized way of living. See  http://www.communitysolution.org/