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DESCRIPTION:Frances Moore Lappé is a noted social change and democracy activist and 
 the author of 16 books, including the three-million-copy bestseller, Diet 
 for a Small Planet. Her most recent book is Getting a Grip: Clarity, 
 Creativity and Courage in a World Gone Mad.\nThroughout her work Lappé has 
 argued that global hunger is caused not by the lack of food but by the 
 inability of hungry people to gain access to the abundant amount of food 
 that exists in the world because they are simply too poor. She has posited 
 that our current "thin democracy" creates a misdistribution of power and 
 resources that inevitably creates waste and an artificial scarcity of the 
 essentials for sustainable living.  Lappé argues that "living 
 democracy"--our daily choices of what we buy and how we live--provides a 
 mental and behavioral framework of goods and goodness that is aligned with 
 our basic human nature. She believes that only by "living democracy" can we 
 effectively solve today's social and environmental crises.  In 2008, she 
 was honored by the James Beard Foundation as the Humanitarian of the Year. 
 \nSee video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-siNhl4JDSg\nSuggested 
 donation:  $12 - $20 General, $5 Students (No one turned away for lack of 
 funds) Wheel chair accessible\nA book sale and signing will follow the 
 presentation.\nFor more information: Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center, 
 925-933-7850; www.mtdpc.org/Contact Us  \n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/08/15/18526713.php
SUMMARY:Frances Moore Lappé on Living Democracy
LOCATION:Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church, 55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/08/15/18526713.php
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