Food Sovereignty in Havana: Local Results & Global Challenge
MANNING CLARK HOUSE in conjunction with
the Australia Cuba Friendship Society (ACFS)
Presents
Food Sovereignty in Havana: Local Results and Global Challenges
Professor Adrian H. Hearn
Friday 31 October at 6.00pm
Manning Clark House – 11 Tasmania Cir, Forrest, ACT
This presentation examines experiences of food sovereignty through an Australian project in Havana with the Antonio Nuñez Jiménez foundation and the Ifá Iranlowo Afro-Cuban community. The project’s coordinator, Adrian Hearn, will explain the challenges of cooperating with Cuba in the context of the U.S. embargo and the island’s deepening ties to China. Adrian will also describe how collaborating with community farmers in Havana has inspired a similar project in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Adrian Hearn is an anthropologist who researches the cultural challenges and opportunities arising from international relations. He is a Professor of Latin American Studies at the University of Melbourne and was the 2024 faculty-in-reside
the Australia Cuba Friendship Society (ACFS)
Presents
Food Sovereignty in Havana: Local Results and Global Challenges
Professor Adrian H. Hearn
Friday 31 October at 6.00pm
Manning Clark House – 11 Tasmania Cir, Forrest, ACT
This presentation examines experiences of food sovereignty through an Australian project in Havana with the Antonio Nuñez Jiménez foundation and the Ifá Iranlowo Afro-Cuban community. The project’s coordinator, Adrian Hearn, will explain the challenges of cooperating with Cuba in the context of the U.S. embargo and the island’s deepening ties to China. Adrian will also describe how collaborating with community farmers in Havana has inspired a similar project in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Adrian Hearn is an anthropologist who researches the cultural challenges and opportunities arising from international relations. He is a Professor of Latin American Studies at the University of Melbourne and was the 2024 faculty-in-reside
Friday 31 October 2025 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (UTC+10)
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Manning Clark House
11 Tasmania Circle , Forrest ACT 2903
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Food Sovereignty in Havana: Local Results & Global Challenge
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