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DESCRIPTION:International Forum on Globalization, KPFA Radio 94.1 FM, and Navdanya 
 International Present: \n\nAn Evening of Functional Wisdom with Vandana 
 Shiva\n\nIntroduced by Jerry Mander, Director, International Forum on 
 Globalization (IFG)\n& Debi Barker, Director, Navdanya International - US 
 Office\n\nTickets: $12 advance, $15 door, at supporting bookstores\n\nDr. 
 Vandana Shiva, world-renowned Indian scientist, environmentalist, and 
 agricultural activist was designated by Time magazine a "Hero for the 
 Planet." Winner of the alternative Nobel Peace Prize (the Right Livelihood 
 Award) and named by AsiaWeek as one of the top five most important people 
 in Asia, Dr. Shiva is the author of numerous books including Biopiracy: The 
 Plunder of Nature and Knowledge and Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the 
 Global Food Supply. In addition, she has published over three hundred 
 papers in leading journals, and is a founding board member of the 
 International Forum on Globalization and the founder of Navdanya 
 International, a science and policy research center based in India. 
 \n\nWhile daily news reports of increasing worldwide food riots demonstrate 
 the failure of the current global industrial food system, Dr. Vandana Shiva 
 will offer wise and innovative solutions for the grim global realities of 
 climate change and horrific food shortages.  \n\n"Shiva has devoted her 
 life to fighting for the rights of ordinary people in India. Her fierce 
 intellect and her disarmingly friendly, accessible manner have made her a 
 valuable advocate for people all over the developing world."     -Ms. 
 Magazine\n\n"A leading thinker who has eloquently blended her views on the 
 environment, agriculture, spirituality, and women's rights into a powerful 
 philosophy." -Utne Reader, from the back cover of Shiva's Stolen Harvest\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/08/13/18526208.php
SUMMARY:An Evening of Functional Wisdom with Vandana Shiva
LOCATION:First Congregational Church of Berkeley\n2345 Channing Way\nBerkeley, CA 
 94704\n510-848-3696\nhttp://www.fccb.org
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/08/13/18526208.php
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