――――――――――――――――――――――――― The California Student Sustainability Coalition's Education for Sustainable Living Program presents
Dr. Vandana Shiva
An inspirational lecture on sustainable agriculture, and social justice
In 1993, Vandana Shiva received the Right Livelihood Award (the Alternative Nobel Prize) “… for placing women and ecology at the heart of modern development discourse” Dr. Shiva is a physicist, philosopher, ecofeminist, environmental activist and writer. She is the founder of Navdanya, a movement in India for biodiversity conservation, sustainable agriculture, and social rights. Vandana Shiva is also Director of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Natural Resource Policy, she is the author of hundreds of articles and many books including: Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability, and Peace. She is a leader in the International Forum on Globalization, along with Ralph Nader and Jeremy Rifkin and she addressed the World Trade Organization summit in Seattle, 1999, as well as the recent World Economic Forum in Melbourne , 2000.
UC Davis, 194 Chemistry Tuesday, April 25th 6:10-8:00 Admission is FREE
For more information contact Jonathan Woolley Coordinator Education for Sustainable Living Program