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DESCRIPTION:Global Food Crisis \n\nA conversation with Raj Patel\nAuthor of Stuffed and 
 Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System\n\nThe exponential 
 increase in food prices over the last few years has been devastating to the 
 people of the world's poorer countries -- and even of the wealthy ones.  
 Governments are struggling to balance the needs of domestic consumers with 
 the higher gain from exporting, and countries that import most of their 
 food are suffering from the squeeze.  Food riots are becoming more common.  
 How did we get here?  Raj Patel, author of Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden 
 Battle for the World Food System, will discuss the long-term trends and the 
 local and global policies that have led to the current crisis. \n\nRaj 
 Patel, former analyst for Food First, a leading food policy think tank, is 
 a visiting scholar at the UC Berkeley Center for African Studies. He has 
 written for the Los Angeles Times and the Guardian, and though he has 
 worked for the World Bank, WTO, and the UN, he's also been tear-gassed on 
 four continents protesting them. \n\nThis program is part of the ongoing 
 Other Voices television series produced by Peninsula Peace and Justice 
 Center.  It will be broadcast live on Mid-Peninsula Community Media Cable 
 Channel 27 and webcast at www.communitymediacenter.net, and rebroadcast 
 throughout May.  As always, you are an important part of the conversation. 
 Come with your questions and comments and be a part of the studio audience. 
 Watching from home or on the internet? Phone in with your questions: (650) 
 856-1491. \n\nFree and open to the public.\n\nPraise for Stuffed and 
 Starved: "Magisterial… the kind of book from which you emerge 
 enlightened, surprised, angry, and determined." -The Independent\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/04/14/18492829.php
SUMMARY:Free Forum with Raj Patel - Global Food Crisis
LOCATION:Community Media Center \n900 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto \n(Wheelchair 
 accessible)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/04/14/18492829.php
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