The second film in this NW film series examining the intersection of Peak Oil, Climate Change and Building Community Resilience. Tonight we will be showing the The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1990, Cuba over night found its supply of oil imports cut by more than half. Like virtually all countries, Cuba's infrastructure was highly dependent on access to abundantly available, cheap fossil fuels. With that life line severely damaged, Cuba had to look to create a new low-energy society, including moving away from fossil fuel intensive farming and a highly industrial society. This film, told by the Cuban people, looks at the creativity, cooperation and community that came together to triumph over adversity.

"Everyone who is concerned about Peak Oil needs to see this film. Cuba survived an energy famine during the 1990s, and how it did so constitutes one of the most important and hopeful stories of the past few decades. It is a story not just of individual achievement, but of the collective mobilization of an entire society to meet an enormous challenge." - Richard Heinberg

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