Panel discussion Saturday Nov 6

What can we do to move towards food democracy in Hawai'i? Come and join the conversation with Frances Moore Lappé

November 6 (9 am)
“Diet for a Small Island: Visioning Food Democracy in Hawai'i.”
Panelists: State Senator Carol Fukunaga, Eric Enos (Ka'ala Farms), Dr. Ted Radovich (University of Hawai'i College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources), Hi'ilei Kawelo (Paepae o He'eia), and Frances Moore Lappé.

Talks are free and open to public. Both talks are at Church of the Crossroads, 1212 University Avenue, Honolulu. Tel 949 2220.

Friday 7 pm and Saturday 9 am

The star-advertiser on Nov 3 had incorrect information about the time of the talks.
Below is the correct information.

November 5 (7 pm)
“Food Democracy: Ideas and Stories to Liberate Our Food Systems”

November 6 (9 am)
“Diet for a Small Island: Visioning Food Democracy in Hawai'i.”
Panelists: State Senator Carol Fukunaga, Eric Enos (Ka'ala Farms), Dr. Ted Radovich (University of Hawai'i College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources), Hi'ilei Kawelo (Paepae o He'eia), and Frances Moore Lappé.

(a separate set of event, but UH talk's time was also incorrect. Thursday lecture is at 7 pm and Friday brownbag is starting at noon ).

Talks are free and open to public. Both talks are at Church of the Crossroads, 1212 University Avenue, Honolulu. Tel 949 2220.

This week!

Come join us for two inspiring dialogues on food/agricultural problems and on visions for food democracy in Hawai’i and beyond!

Frances Moore Lappé, the world-renowned democracy advocate, author (Diet for a Small Planet, Hope’s Edge, Liberation Ecology, World Hunger, Twelve Myth among many), and food and hunger expert, will be featured at the Umematsu and Yasu Watada Lecture Series on November 5-6 at Church of the Crossroads.

November 5 (7 pm)
“Food Democracy: Ideas and Stories to Liberate Our Food Systems”

November 6 (9 am)
“Diet for a Small Island: Visioning Food Democracy in Hawai'i.”
Panelists: State Senator Carol Fukunaga, Eric Enos (Ka'ala Farms), Dr. Ted Radovich (University of Hawai'i College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources), Hi'ilei Kawelo (Paepae o He'eia), and Frances Moore Lappé.

Talks are free and open to public. Both talks are at Church of the Crossroads, 1212 University Avenue, Honolulu. Tel: 808-949-2220. http://churchofthecrossroadshawaii.org/

Frances on HPR Nov. 4 (R)

Frances Moore Lappe will be featured in HPR's Twonsquare, hosted by Beth-Ann Kozlovich on November 4 (Thu). Tune in at 5 pm and listen them discuss the food issues in Hawai'i and beyoond.


Town Square - Thursdays 5pm - KIPO 89.3FM

October 25 Malama Haloa: Protecting the taro

October 25 (Monday)
Malama Haloa: Protecting the taro (39 min)
www.namaka.com

Mark Stride is going to lead discussion.
Mark is the president of Aloha Aina Health Center as well as a kalo farmer himself.

About Frances Moore Lappé

Frances Moore Lappé is the author of 18 books including the Diet for a Small Planet, which has sold more than three million copies. She is the cofounder of three organizations including Food First: The Institute for Food and Development Policy and the Small Planet Institute. The latter, which she leads with her daughter Anna Lappé, is a collaborative network for research and popular education seeking to bring democracy to life. Frances and her daughter also have cofounded the Small Planet Fund, which channels resources to democratic social movements worldwide. Frances appears frequently as a public speaker and on radio, and she is a regular contributor to Huffington Post and Alternet.

In 1987, Frances received the Right Livelihood Award (considered an “Alternative Nobel”) “for revealing the political and economic causes of world hunger and how citizens can help to remedy them.” Diet for a Small Planet has been called “the blueprint for eating with a small carbon footprint since long before the term was coined,” by J.M. Hirsch, Associated Press. In 2008, Diet for a Small Planet was selected by members of the Women’s National Book Association as one of 75 Books by Women Whose Words Have Changed the World. Gourmet Magazine named Lappé one of 25 people (including Thomas Jefferson, Upton Sinclair, and Julia Child) whose work has changed the way America eats.

Lappé’s most recent book, Getting a Grip 2: Clarity, Creativity and Courage for the World We Really Want, was released in March 2010. The book’s first edition received the Nautilus Gold “Best in Small Press” award. In 2008, Getting a Grip and Diet for a Small Planet were designated as must-reads for the next U.S. president (by Barbara Kingsolver and Michael Pollan, respectively) in The New York Times Sunday Review of Books. Other recent books include Hope’s Edge, which Jane Goodall called “Absolutely one of the most important books as we move further into the twenty-first century,” Democracy’s Edge, and You Have the Power: Choosing Courage in a Culture of Fear. Lappé’s books have been translated into 20 languages and are used widely in university courses.

Lappé has received 18 honorary doctorates from distinguished institutions including The University of Michigan and was a visiting scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology In 2008, she received the James Beard Foundation’s “Humanitarian of the Year” award for her lifelong impact on the way people all over the world think about food, nutrition, and agriculture.

Articles featuring or written by Lappé have appeared in O: The Oprah Magazine, Harper’s, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Nation, People, and more. She has most recently been featured in Yes! Magazine, The Boston Globe, AARP: The Magazine, Sojourners, and The Progressive. She also has appeared on MSNBC’s “Hardball,” Fox News, WSJ.com, The CBC’s “The National,” NPR, and the BBC.

ADVISORY POSTS AND BOARDS:
• In 2006, Lappé was chosen as a founding councilor of the 50-member, Hamburg-based World Future Council.
• She is a member of the International Commission on the Future of Food and Agriculture.
• Lappé is on the board of David Korten’s People-Centered Development Forum and serves on the advisory boards of the Union of Concerned Scientists, the Chez Panisse Foundation, and Earth Corps.

TEACHING AND SCHOLARLY POSITIONS
• From 2000-2001, Frances was a visiting scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
• In 2003, Lappé taught with Dr. Vandana Shiva in Dehra Dun, India, about the roots of world hunger, sponsored by the Navdanya researching and agricultural demonstration center.
• In 2004, Lappé taught a course on Living Democracy at Schumacher College in England.
• In 2006 and 2008, Lappé was a visiting professor at Suffolk University, Boston.

ADDITIONAL PARTNERSHIPS
• Lappé served as spokesperson for international World Food Day 2005.
• Lappé is a contributing editor at Yes! Magazine and Solutions Magazine.

AWARDS
• Outstanding Public Scholar Award, International Political Economy section of the International Studies Association, 2009.
• Open Center Award, New York Open Center for “shaping a new understanding of the interrelationships among local food, agricultural sustainability, and living democracy,” 2008.
• Nautilus Gold/Best in Small Press, for Getting a Grip: Clarity, Creativity and Courage in a World Gone Mad, 2008.
• James Beard Foundation Humanitarian of the Year Award, 2008.
• Lifetime Service Award to Increase Planetary Awareness, AltWheels Alternative Transportation Festival, 2006 (along with biologist and author E.O. Wilson).
• Rachel Carson Environmental Achievement Award, The National Nutritional Foods Association, 2003.
• Nautilus Award/Best in Social Change, for Hope’s Edge, 2003.
• Nutrition Hall of Fame, Natural Health Magazine, 2000.
• The Right Livelihood Award, also known as the Alternative Nobel, 1987.
• The Harry Chapin Media Award (formerly the World Hunger Media Award), 1982.