DEFENDING FOOD FREEDOM
IN A PERIOD OF FOOD FASCISM
DR. VANDANA SHIVA – MARCH 12th, 2007
Quicktime 7 Required “Defending Food Freedom in a Preriod of Food Fascism.” (March 12th, 2007, Chan Shun Concert Hall, Chan Centre) AUDIO | PODCAST | VIDEO…
Read articleFeedback please: Writing a grant for a Terry related project.
We’re betting there’s a lot of students out there who could bring this house down with their message. Just a really quick post to see if…
Read articleTerry speaker series: First up – the authors of “The 100-Mile Diet” (Friday, November 23rd, noon)
Details on obtaining tickets for this event can be found at the top by clicking home. It looks like a lot, but really it’s not (hey,…
Read articleMichael Ignatieff is coming for a chat!
Well, actually he is coming to give a “talk” but what the heck. Most Canadians know Michael Ignatieff as the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Opposition…
Read articleYou’re not a physicist, but want to get your physics fix? Not a problem – Lee Smolin is coming to UBC.
This is cool. Just noticed that Lee Smolin is coming to St. John’s College next week (Oct 10th). He’s a great science writer, who recently published…
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THE TRAP OF PROGRESS
RONALD WRIGHT – DEC 6th, 2006
Quicktime 7 Required “The Trap of Progress” (Dec 6th, 2006 Rotary Centre for the Arts’ Mary Irwin Theatre in downtown Kelowna) VIDEO (~80Mb) – – –…
Read articleHeads up: Fish talk.
Here’s an interesting talk happening today. It’s called Some Like it Hot: How Temperature Affects the Biochemistry Physiology and Ecology of Fish, and it will be…
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CULTURES ON THE EDGE
WADE DAVIS – NOVEMBER 8th, 2006
Quicktime 7 Required “Cultures on the Edge.” (November 8th, 2006, Chan Shun Concert Hall, Chan Centre) AUDIO | PODCAST | VIDEO – – – – –…
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REMARKS BY STEPHEN LEWIS, UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR HIV/AIDS IN AFRICA, TO THE CLOSING SESSION OF THE XVI INTERNATIONAL AIDS CONFERENCE, TORONTO, CANADA
By stephenlewis,
(Video also available here) “This is the last speech I shall make at any of these international conferences in my role as United Nations Envoy. I’m…
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