Visit of Cuban green activists to Manchester

! note changed location
Roberto Pérez on tour in the UK

On September 24 2008 we will, with Permaculture Network, be jointly hosting a visit from Roberto Pérez and Roberto Sánchez from the Antonio Núñez Jiménez Foundation for Nature and Humanity in Havana (www.fanj.org/indexe.htm).
Roberto Pérez appeared in the film "The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil".
We are arranging visits, discussions and a public meeting. It will be of interest to anyone interested in sustainable solutions and in Cuba's approach to making the most of limited resources.

Public meeting 7.00pm, note changed location Manchester Metropolitan University, Lecture Theatre 2, the Geoffrey Manton Building, Oxford Rd. MAP

3 showings of the film The Power of Community have been arranged prior to the public meeting.

1. Wed 17th Sept, 7.30pm, Unicorn Grocery, 89 Albany Road, Chorlton Manchester M21 0BN
2. Thu 18th Sept, 7pm, St. Aidan's Church, Littleton Road, Kersal, Salford, M7 3SE
3. Wed 24th Sept, 4.40pm, Students' Union, MMU, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PR

Climate change and peak oil are on many people’s minds today. The big question is how do we make the transition to a low energy society, and what would such a society be like? The way Cuba adapted to losing its oil supply following the collapse of the Soviet Union, known as the ‘Special Period’, is a model that many people are trying to learn and take inspiration from.

Roberto Pérez is a Cuban permaculturist and environmental educator who will be on tour in the UK in September. Roberto was involved in work to develop urban food growing in the Special Period to increase Cuba’s food security, using permaculture techniques which seek sustainable solutions by following nature’s patterns.

Cuba’s experience is explained in the award-winning documentary film, The Power of Community, in which Roberto features, and now he will be visiting groups and food growing projects across the country, many of which are organising events for local people to hear him talk about the transition in Cuba.
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