The Future of Food
Vandana Shiva
Wednesday, 11 Mar 2015 at 8:00 pm – Great Hall, Memorial Union
Vandana Shiva is a philosopher and environmental activist who promotes ecological justice and biodiversity. She is the founder of the Navdanya Research Foundation for Science, Technology, and Ecology, which works with local farming communities to promote fair trade and agroecological farming practices. Vandana Shiva is the author of numerous books, including Soil Not Oil: Environmental Justice in an Age of Climate Crisis; Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply; Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit; and Staying Alive: Women, Ecology, and Development. Her honors and awards include the 1993 Right Livelihood Award (Alternative Nobel Prize) and the 2010 Sydney Peace Prize.Cosponsored By:
- ActivUs
- AgArts
- Agronomy Graduate Student Club
- Anthropology
- Asian American Studies Program
- Community and Regional Planning Club
- Food and Water Watch
- Graduate Program in Sustainable Agriculture
- Greenlee School of Journalism
- ISU Student Organic Farm
- Iowa Environmental Council
- Iowa Farmers Union
- Iowa Food Systems Council
- Journal of Critical Thought and Praxis
- Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
- Office of Sustainability
- Political Science Student Organization
- Prairie Rivers of Iowa
- Sociology
- Student Organization of Sociologists
- Sustainable Agriculture Student Association
- Women's & Gender Studies Program
- Women's International League of Peace and Freedom
- Women, Food and Agriculture Network
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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