Cuba became a living experiment in a post-petrol future for humanity after the collapse of the Soviet Union meant a cut-off of subsidized oil. This prompted a big push for self-sufficient and ecological models—bicycle transportation and urban farms in Havana, organic agriculture in the countryside. A generation later, Cuba is getting subsidized oil from Venezuela, opening up its economy, and hoping for an end to the US embargo. Have these ecological alternatives survived? CounterVortex [7] editor Bill Weinberg [4] reports back from his visit to the island, with photos and discussion on Cuba's squats, community gardens and organic farms.
Thursday, June 29, 7 PM
Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space [5]
155 Avenue C
Lower East Side, New York City
Organic urban farm in Havana's Vedado district
