AltruVistas’ Blog
US Travel Association Opposes Trump Administration’s Cuba Travel Warning and Pullout of Embassy Staff
For Immediate Release Contact: Bob Guild, 1-201-755-0217 respect@respectassociation.org September 30, 2017, Havana, Cuba – Meeting here, RESPECT, the largest association of US organizers of travel to Cuba unanimously rejected the Trump Administration’s Cuba [...]
Cuba, Irma, and the Practice of Generosity
AltruVistas’ community, family, and friends send its solidarity and concern to the people of Cuba. We extend our deepest condolences to the families of those who were killed by Hurricane Irma. We applaud the Cuban system’s level of preparedness that saves lives and we wish the nation well as it rebuilds infrastructure and lives.
Direct from Cuba – Pablo Menéndez & Mezcla in Concert!
Calling all Altruvistas friends and alums! You’re cordially invited to join us in celebrating the music of Pablo Menéndez & Mezcla and the indestructible musical bridge of friendship between the San Francisco Bay Area [...]
Yoga of 12 Step Recovery | May 5-11, 2018
Join us for 5 incredible Days in Cuba! Since our inaugural Y12SR Cuba Immersion to Havana this past May, all we can think about is returning, in the hopes that more of you can join us this time! Please join us for an amazing adventure that includes a Havana immersion, connecting with the Cuban 12-step recovery community and the Cuban yoga community, daily Y12SR meetings and practices, and so much more.
How To Teach Wildlife Conservation to Your Children by Jackie Edwards
Photo by Janko Ferlič Global population sizes of vertebrate species have declined by 52 percent over the last 40 years. There’s no denying that man’s destructive impact on the natural world is truly immense. [...]
Cuba Farm Tour – Postponed
In this trip to Cuba, you will travel to Artemisa, Finca Marta, the agroecological farm of Fernando Funes. Visit farmer’s market. Travel from Havana to Viñales Valley, Pinar del Rio. You will also visit with permaculture farmer Roger Santiesteban (who has traveled to California twice now to teach permaculture since his January 2016 talk at Eco-Farm).