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Chatham University Hosts Anna Lappe, Small Planet Institute, May 14
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Chatham University in Pittsburgh will host a free lecture by author and activist Anna Lappe of the Small Planet Institute on May 14 at 5:00 p.m. in the Eddy Theatre at the University's Shadyside Campus.
Her lecture, “Firing-Up Food Activism, Cooling-Down the Planet,” promises to be an inspiring talk about sustaining communities and encouraging innovative and democratic solutions to hunger, inequality, and environmental degradation.
Ms. Lappe’s journey through the global food system shows us where the problems reside and what people across the globe are doing in everyday actions to challenge and change our world. Her most recent books include “Diet for a Hot Planet” and “Hope’s Edge.”
Anna and her mother, Frances Moore Lappe founded the Small Planet Institute in 2001 to help pursue examples of democracy as a rewarding way of life: a culture in which citizens infuse the values of inclusion, fairness, and mutual accountability into all dimensions of public life.
The Institute supports people and projects around the world who work to remake societal rules into shared values, focusing on collaborative public education, media programs, and outreach campaigns.
“Firing-Up Food Activism, Cooling-Down the Planet” is co-sponsored by the following community partners: The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, Grow Pittsburgh, Slow Food Pittsburgh, Just Harvest, The East End Co-op, and the Pittsburgh Food Forest.
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4/18/2011 |
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