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... a day of learning, community, and food
October 8 & 9, 2010
Daemen College, Wick Student Center,
4380 Main St., Amherst, NY
Preregister and save $5! You can pay by credit card here or send $25 per registration payment by check to:Riverside-Salem UCC - WOYP, PO Box 207, Grand Island, NY, 14072-0207.
[Please note: No tickets will be issued for this event, but your name will be added to paid registration list upon receipt of payment. If you do register by credit card, you will be able to print out a paper receipt.]
Featuring keynote speakers:
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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.
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Anna Lappé -- national bestselling author and sought-after public speaker, 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 followed by presentation of Living Downstream, a trailblazing and inspiring scientific exposé, based on the book by Dr. Sandra Steingraber, that blends precise science and engaging narrative to investigate the links between cancer and environmental toxins.
- Saturday, October 9, 2010, 9:00 am – 5:30 pm --
Keynote Speaker Anna Lappe - 9:00 am
Choice of 15 + workshops
Organic Vegetarian Lunch
Keynote Speaker Dr. Sandra Steingraber (after lunch)
Additional Workshop choices
Local Vendors
Informational tables and more
World On Your Plate 2010 will cost:
- $30 at the door
- $25 pre-registered
- Students free w/ID
- Reduced fee available for limited income
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.
2010 World on Your Plate food forum - register by credit card online
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