[Sdpg] Cuban Permaculturist Roberto Perez at the Sebastopol Grange August 23rd

[R. Salvatore Caruso]

Hi Vanessa

I am in Boulder CO. We are permies and have been to Cuba on perm trip 2 yrs ago. Wondering if Robert is coming this way on his tour. If so we nay be able to help. Do you know his schedule? How to contact him?
Good luck with your event. 
Be well. 
Salvatore Caruso

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On Aug 12, 2013, at 2:52 PM, vanessa carter <vanessalouisesf at yahoo.com> wrote:

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> Occidental Arts and Ecology Center
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> and
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> The Sebastopol Grange
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> present:
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> Learning from the Most Sustainable Place on Earth
> with Cuban Permaculturist Roberto Perez
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> Friday, August 23, 6:30-9pm 2013
> Sebastopol Grange Hall
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>  Benefit Donation $15 -$20
> A benefit for the Eleventh International Permaculture Convergence Scholarships 
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> The Occidental Arts and Ecology Center's Permaculture Program and Sebastopol Grange co-hosts Roberto Perez, Cuban environmental educator featured in the award winning documentary, "The Power of Community, How Cuba Survived Peak Oil" currently in the U.S. promoting the 11th International Permaculture Convergence (IPC11) to be held in Cuba in November of 2013.
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> OAEC Permaculture Program Director and Sebastopol Grange member Brock Dolman has been invited to be one of the international co-teachers of the 2-week Design Course. Additionally, OAEC Permaculture Program DIrector Kendall Dunnigan and School Garden Program Director Vanessa Carter will be traveling to Cuba to participate, learn and share during this critical international convergence. Come hear more and learn about ways you can help support this important gathering!
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> The Living Planet Report from the World Wildlife Fund in 2007 identified Cuba as the only sustainable country in the world.  The study involved two key parameters for measuring sustainable development, a commitment to "improving the quality of human life while living within the carrying capacity of supporting ecosystems".  Cuba was the ONLY country on earth to achieve satisfactory benchmarks in both criteria for sustainable development.
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> Formerly importing most of its food, Cuba's agriculture is now 95% organic, with the city of Havana producing over 60% of its own fruits and vegetables within the city's urban spaces.  At the same time, Cuba has been engaging in a massive reforestation campaign, and has invested massively in alternative energy production, with a focus on solar and biofuels.  
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> A small island nation with 11,000,000 people, struggling with poverty, devastating tropical storms, and the U.S. Embargo, how did Cuba achieve these goals and distinction?  What can we learn from Cuba's struggles and successes?  
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> Born in Havana in 1970, Roberto Perez is the Environmental Education & Biodiversity Conservation Program Director of the Antonio Núñez Jiménez Foundation for Nature and Humanity, the oldest environmental organization in Cuba.  A graduate of the University of Havana with a degree in Biological Sciences, he later did post graduate specialization in Community Based Natural Resources Management at the University of Nova Scotia, Canada.
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> Roberto has been part of the Cuban Permaculture movement since its introduction in the country in 1993 after the so called "Special Period", caused by the collapse of the Soviet Union when Cuba lost access to oil, fertilizers, pesticides, and virtually all trading partners that the small island nation depended on to survive, facing economic collapse overnight.  Roberto has traveled extensively presenting Cuba's approach to sustainable living in the face of declining petroleum and other non-renewable resources.
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> As part of the Cuban Organizing Group for the upcoming International Permaculture Convergence in November, Roberto is touring the U.S. in support of scholarships for IPC11 attendees from sometimes cash poor, but skill rich countries and USA , wanting to attend and share their work & projects with other Permaculturists from around the world.
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> Traditionally International Permaculture Convergences take place every 2 years and switch between continents & hemispheres.  Past host sites have been Australia, USA, New Zealand, Scandinavia, Nepal, Croatia, Brazil, Africa & most recently Jordan in the Middle East.
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> The event takes place on Friday, August 23, 6:30pm-9pm
> Sebastopol Grange Hall on Hwy 12 at 6000 Sebastopol Ave Sebastopol, CA 95472
> Please carpool!
> Donation of $15-$20, no reservations needed. 
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> https://www.facebook.com/events/518686504867943
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> More Info – Vanessa Carter <vanessa at oaec.org> and/or Kendall Dunnigan <kendall at oaec.org>
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> Co-Sponsored by
> Occidental Arts and Ecology Center (www.oaec.org)
> and the
> Sebastopol Grange (http://sebastopolgrange.org)
>  
> More Info:
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> The Power of Community, How Cuba Survived Peak Oil Documentary
> http://vimeo.com/8653921 
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> Short Video of Roberto Perez Explaining the Special Period in Cuba
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZMULe214Gc 
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> The Eleventh International Permaculture Conference & Convergence
>   www.ipc11cuba.com (in English & Spanish)
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> Antonio Núñez Jiménez Foundation for Nature and Humanity 
> the oldest environmental organization in Cuba.
> www.fanj.org 
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> Eco Cuba Network has been asked by the 11th International Permaculture Convergence, International Support Group (IPC 11) to provide support to US citizens to participate in the International Permaculture Convergence in Havana, Cuba, November 24 ­ December 6, 2013.
> Eco Cuba Network http://www.ecocubanetwork.net/
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