[mrg-announce] The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil

[Eli Beckerman]

    The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
       Thursday, January 24, 2008

   *Hosts:* Groundwork Somerville & Massachusetts Coalition for Healthy
Communities
*
Co-sponsors:* Green Streets Initiative, Somerville Community Growing Center,

Somerville/Medford United for Justice with Peace (SMUJP), Earth Crisis
Response.

Friends,

The Massachusetts Coalition for Healthy Communities, in partnership with
Groundwork Somerville will be showing "The Power Of Community: How Cuba
Survived Peak Oil" next Thursday, January 24th.  Come and join us for this
great movie and a wonderful discussion to follow!

When: Thursday, January 24th, 6:30-8:30pm
Where: The VNA, 259 Lowell  Street, 3rd floor community room

Would you like to watch the showing of an important movie that relates how
Cuba transformed itself when it lost all access to Soviet oil and
petro-chemical fertilizers and pesticides?

As we enter a cold New England winter with record energy prices, and
ever-more alarming news about the changing face of the planet, it is crucial
that we begin to ask fundamental questions -- as basic as where we will get
our food in 10 years. What community-building projects can we start, and
what ongoing projects can we support, to smooth out the transition to a
post-carbon future?

The Green Streets Initiative has offered to create a raffle and put up some
prizes for those who green their transportation to the event! Everyone who
gets to the movie night using "green transportation"*  will get a raffle
slip. So, hop on a train, bus, bicycle or your own feet, or sign up to
carpool through
GoLoCo.org<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001CPOYPBRfZ4AxVpXyB7eDaefEqNkxexM7I0W1rYpno4oc9zsMU9XDEKh5dpRvoxM6hZ11WeHTxd9U6HQ-2PI9NLOB4Xj01HPEwjVz_JeH4JA=>,
and help us cut down our collective carbon footprint! Or drive some of the
way, park and then walk a bit!

* DEFINITIONS!: What is green transportation? The idea is to reduce the use
of individual cars... so, certainly walking, biking (use lights and safety
gear !!!), riding the bus or train, carpooling, etc. You can even drive part
way and walk or bus the rest. For our purposes, we are saying that you need
to park at least (just!) 5 blocks away to be eligible! Hybrid cars and
carpooling with just your own family doesn't count, b/c they don't remove
cars from the road, and still pose hazards to cyclists and others trying to
go green!

** OTHER RESOURCES!

    * MBTA.com<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001CPOYPBRfZ4C2nM6XPO0HFSuPy63wRMPKrn53FeHyIdMi0HWlIKbk1Kf-Yr_xmF6pAM9NDQw9gsLFpEQQgwiybn6lZpnJdpzVGfHkUz4piLE=>for
transit info, and often routes you hadn't thought of!
    * www.GoGreenStreets.org<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001CPOYPBRfZ4C51Au8UY-KRPCHTAfFWjYrNhehi7e662OCCeCPPvHA7_fyZ3G4E1b5jjP2odRalMY2AbY8oRxdjjHy1Z8-_ns7EJm0OEjZjnhZRp04WPQhdg==>:
Director Janie Katz-Christy would be glad to help you explore options.
617-625-3822


            Jennifer Lawrence
Groundwork Somerville
jllawrence at groundworksomerville.org
www.GroundworkSomerville.org
617-628-9988

Eli Beckerman
Massachusetts Coalition for Healthy Communities
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