[Lapg] Film Screening: Organic farming in Cuba

[Alexandra Isaievych Mason]

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FILMS FOR PEACE presents:

"The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil"

The goal of this film is to give hope to the developed
world as it wakes up to the consequences of being
hooked on oil, and to lift Americans' prejudice towards
Cuba by showing the Cuban people as they are.

It's a story of their triumph over adversity,
and a story of cooperation and hope as they
transform from  a dependency on fertilizer and
pesticides to organic farming.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 7 PM

CAFE BOLIVAR
1741 Ocean Park Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(on Ocean Park Blvd. at the NW corner of 18th St.)

This cafe has astonishingly good food!
Come early and enjoy wonderful soup, salad
and/or sandwich.  Or try their "arepas" -- but
they do take time to make. It's a small perfectly
grilled round cornmeal "pancake" stuffed
with various fillings -- cheese, avocado,
chicken or mango. Their lush drinks include
Iced Cappuchino, iced Latte and iced Mocha
and fresh juices.

The discussion after the film will be
led by a young woman who is in the film!
Rachel Bruhnke will  lead a group to Cuba
in December. She specializes in the research of
sustainability policies in Cuba and their relevance to
U.S. communities and decision-makers. She has
an M.S. in Environmental Engineering related to her research
on renewable energy policy in Cuba.  Ms. Bruhnke was a
Peace Corps Volunteer in Honduras for 3 years, and
has traveled and worked extensively throughout Latin America.
She is founding director of the nonprofit organization CUSSP
(Cuba-US Sustainability Project) which supports environmental
understanding between the United States and Cuba. She
can be contacted at: sojournerrb at yahoo.com

Donation: $5

Questions: call Mona, 310-452-9681

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