HAVANA (AP) — The former editors of one of Cuba’s few non-government controlled media outlets have quietly restarted efforts to spur debate about the nation’s future. Their “Cuba Posible” project involves a series of public forums and a new journal addressing the island’s most urgent problems.

Lawyer Roberto Veiga and journalist Lenier Gonzalez gained renown among Cuban intellectuals by transforming the Catholic church magazine Espacio Laical into a rare and influential forum for debate before the two men left last year amid an apparent church backlash over the publication’s aggressive coverage of current affairs.