Larkspur.Food Rebellions!New Food:World Hunger Food 1st Executive Director:mitfamericas : Indybay

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Title:	Larkspur.Food Rebellions!New Food:World Hunger Food 1st Executive Director:mitfamericas
START DATE:	Thursday August 27
TIME:	7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location Details:
Redwoods Presbyterian Church, 110 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur.
Event Type:	Speaker
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Thursday, August 27, 7:30 PM Food Rebellions! New Food First Book Addresses World Hunger Food First Executive Director Eric Holt-Gimenez will discuss Food Rebellions! Crisis and Hunger for Justice, the recently-released book he co-authored with Raj Patel Eric will explain how official plans to solve the world food crisis will only increase the number of hungry people. Then he will explainhow solutions to rising hunger include re-regulating the market, reducing the power of the agri-foods industrial complex, and building ecologically resilient family agriculture. A $5-10 donation is requested. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. This presentation is sponsored by the Task Force on the Americas. For more information: 415/924-3227, mitf [at] igc.org , http://www.mitfamericas.org. PUT UP BY http://network.greenchange.org/me http://digitaldaq.deviantart.com/ http://twitter.com/davidaquinley http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/david.quinley http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile... Added to the calendar on Tuesday Aug 25th, 2009 9:53 AM