[Chat] Ironweed Film: "The Power of Community"

[Emil Volcheck]

Showing this Friday


      The Power of Community:
      How Cuba Survived Peak Oil


What:   Second Friday Ironweed Film Club
Where: The Baltimore Ethical Society, 306 W. Franklin St. (Old Congress Hotel)
When:  Friday, February 13, at 7:30 pm

Admission is free and open to the public.  See calendar at

    http://BaltimoreEthicalSociety.org/ .


About the film:

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."  The film opens with a short history of Peak Oil,
a term for the time in our history when world oil production will
reach its all-time peak and begin to decline forever.  Cuba, the only
country that has faced such a crisis – the massive reduction of fossil
fuels – is an example of options and hope.

Discussion to follow the film.



For more information, visit

    http://www.ironweedfilms.com/films/the-power-of-community .

Each month, the Ironweed Film Club presents edgy, enlightening,
entertaining independent documentaries and short films addressing
provocative subjects and progressive, forward-thinking themes.



-- 
Emil Volcheck
volcheck at acm.org
http://EmilVolcheck.com/