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-- a day of learning, community and food
October 8 & 9, 2010
Daemen College, Wick Student Center, Amherst, NY
Featuring keynote speakers:
- Sandra Steingraber -- Ecologist, author, and cancer survivor, Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized expert on the environmental links to cancer and reproductive health.
- Anna Lappe -- national bestselling author and sought-after publicspeaker, respected for her work on sustainability, food politics,globalization, and social change.
The World On Your Plate 2010 Schedule:
- Friday, October 8, 2010, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm --
Light vegan supper
Speaker and/or film
- Saturday, October 9, 2010, 9:00 am – 5:30 pm --
Keynote Speakers
Organic Lunch
Choice of 15 + workshops
Local Vendors
Informational tables and more
Ecologist, author, and cancer survivor, Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized expert on the environmental links to cancer and reproductive health. She received her doctorate in biology from the University of Michigan and master’s degree in English from Illinois State University. She is the author of Post-Diagnosis, a volume of poetry, and coauthor of a book on ecology and human rights in Africa, The Spoils of Famine. She has taught biology at Columbia College, Chicago, held visiting fellowships at the University of Illinois, Radcliffe/Harvard, and Northeastern University, and served on President Clinton’s National Action Plan on Breast Cancer.
Anna Lappé is a national bestselling author and sought-after public speaker, respected for her work on sustainability, food politics, globalization, and social change. Named one of Time’s “eco” Who’s-Who, Lappé has been featured in The New York Times, Gourmet, O: The Oprah Magazine, Domino, Food & Wine, Body + Soul, Natural Health, and Vibe, among many other publications. Lappé is a founding principal, with her mother Frances Moore Lappé, of the Cambridge-based Small Planet Institute, an international network for research and popular education about the root causes of hunger and poverty.
Keep checking our web site. We will update with information about new speakers, workshop presentations, associated events, and how to register online or by mail. |
