Event Details

Power of Community

Time: March 3, 2011 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Location: Quaker Room
Street: Railway Street,
City/Town: Hertford
Phone: 07827 331987
Event Type: film, and, discussion
Organized By: carolyn westlake
Latest Activity: Mar 2, 2011

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Event Description

The story of what happened when Cubas' oil imports were cut in half due to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1990 and how Cuba transitioned from a highly mechanised industrial agricultural system to a system based on organic farming and local, urban gardens

 

After the film there will be a chance to share views on the film whilst enjoying some refreshments including our famous Transition Hertford cakes!

 

Suggested donation £2.00

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