Internationally acclaimed food democracy advocate Vandana Shiva will be giving a free public lecture TODAY, March 20th at 5:30pm in the Auditorium of the Harrison Institute/Small Special Collections Library.
The winner of the 1993 Alternative Nobel Peace Prize (also known as the Right Livelihood Award), Vandana Shiva is a world-renowned environmental activist and one of the leading voices in the local food movement. Based in New Delhi, India, Dr. Shiva is the Director of the Research Foundation on Science, Technology, a leader at the International Forum on Globalization and the author of over twenty books including Staying Alive: Women, Ecology, and Development (2008), Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability, and Peace (2005) and Water Wars: Pollution, Profits, and Privatization (2001). She is also the founder of Navdanya, an organization that promotes the conservation of diverse seed pools threatened by the spread of genetically-modified (GM) biota.
This is an extraordinary opportunity to have Dr. Shiva in town. Arrive early if you plan to go, as seats are expected to fill quickly!
More information on the Brown College Visiting Environmental Writers and Scholars Lectures Series available here.
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