[Seattle-editorial] Vandana Shiva Addresses Globalization - UW - July 28

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* * *  For Immediate Release  * * *

Activist Author Addresses Globalization and the Supply
of Food and Water 

Dr. Vandana Shiva, an internationally renowned voice
on the critical issues of our times,
will give a lecture entitled “WTO Reflections: The
Impact of Globalization on Food and
Water” at the University of Washington on July 28th.
The physicist, ecologist, activist,
and author of many books will offer her perspectives
on the sustainability of life and
forces that threaten the ability of our civilization
to fully provide for its population. Dr.
Shiva was a prominent presence in Seattle during the
WTO meetings in 1999 and has
tirelessly labored for economic justice through
activism and education.

The lecture on July 28th will be preceded by a
reception and benefit for Bija Vidyapeeth,
the International College for Sustainable Living in
Dehradun, India which Dr. Shiva
recently founded. She has written over a dozen books,
has been the subject of print and
broadcast interviews, and has widely lectured on
issues encompassing bioethics,
agriculture, ecology, social justice, resource
allocation, and commerce on a global basis
and has criticized corporate actions and government
policies which undermine the health
of the environment and human populations.


Potential Interviews with Dr. Shiva, the week prior to
the event may be arranged by
contacting:

Press Contact: Kate Thompson  360 221-2668   or   Rick
Ingrasci  360 221-5713

Event Schedule:
7/28 - 6:00PM - Reception/Benefit for Bija Vidyapeeth
- Walker Ames Room at Kane
Hall - University of Washington - $60
Reservations Required ..contact the Whidbey Institute
206 467-0384 

7/28 - 7:30PM - Lecture: WTO Reflections: The Impact
of Globalization on Food and
Water” - Kane Hall - University of Washington - $10
($7 student/senior) 
Tickets Available at the Door


Background Information on Vandana Shiva:

Founder of Navdanya - a movement for biodiversity
conservation and farmers rights
Director of the Research Foundation for Science,
Technology and Ecology
Founder of Bija Vidyapeeth, the International College
for Sustainable Living

Author of: 
Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge
Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food
Supply
Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit
Ecology and the Politics of Survival : Conflicts over
Natural Resources in India
The Future of Progress : Reflections on Environment
and Development 

Additional information available at:

www.vshiva.net

Lecture sponsored by Whidbey Institute - a spiritual
retreat, conference center, and school
that cultivates creative leadership for Earth, Spirit
and the Human Future.



Co-sponsors: Positive Futures Network/YES Magazine,
Community Alliance for Global
Justice, IndyMedia, PCC Natural Markets, Program on
the Environment (University of
Washington), Earth Ministry, Ecological Studies
Program (Seattle University), The
Center for Water and Ethics (Seattle University), and
Center for Creative Change
(Antioch University Seattle)


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