External Event: DR VandanaShiva: Planet on a Plate

When
20 Feb 2015
6:00 PM
Location
Teachers Federation (NSW) Conference Centre, 37 Reservoir Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010

DR VANDANA SHIVA is a scientist, ecologist, author and winner of the Sydney Peace Prize. She also featured in the documentary "Dirt!". In celebration of 2015, the Year of the Soil, Dr Vandana Shiva will give a talk on the importance of seed freedom and food democracy for the future of our food and land. Dr Shiva will also address the US human trials of GM banana. Watch Dr Vandana' Shiva's New Year message: "We are all seeds. In 2015, the Year of Soil, let us grow, together!" Find out more about Dr Vandana Shiva at http://vandanashiva.com, http://www.navdanya.org and http://seedfreedom.info.

JOEL SALATIN of Polyface Farms is an American organic farmer and author featured in the documentary "Food Inc". Joel will give an introduction to Dr Shiva's talk. Joel is in Australia to teach his one day workshops "You Can Farm" in Sydney on 21 February 2015 andMelbourne on 22 February 2015. Find out more about Joel Salatin at http://www.milkwood.netand http://www.polyfacefarms.com.

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