[Sust-mar] Dr. Vandana Shiva's Tour Plan - For Information purposes only

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The following institutes of higher learning, non-government
organizations, community-based organizations, and private businesses
have cooperated incredibly to offer Maritimers a unique opportunity to
listen, visit, and share with one's of the world's greatest thinker,
researcher, and practitioner, Dr. Vandana Shiva.

Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Mount Allison University, Acadia
University, Dalhousie University, St. Francis Xavier University, Mount
Saint Vincent University, Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network
(ACORN), Canadian Organic Growers (COG), Canadian Organic Trade
Association (COTA), International Federation of Organic Agricultural
Movements (IFOAM), Ecology Action Centre, Oxfam, USC Canada, Slow Food
NS, Transition Towns North Shore, Tatamagouche Centre, Coady Institute,
Select NS, VOICES-Antigonish, Living Earth Council, The Coast, Wolfville
Farmers' Market, Truro Farmers' Market, Council of Canadians, Just Us!
Coffee Roasters, Taproot Farms, Chives Bistro, The Tempest, FID, Local
Source, Sugar Moon, The Wooden Monkey, BALLE-NS, The Horton High School
Environmental Club, and several other individuals are proud to host Dr.
Shiva at the following events:

 

 

February 24 Dr. Vandana Shiva <http://www.vandanashiva.org>  will attend
The Valley Sustainability Showcase at the Wolfville Farmers Market
<http://www.wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca/>  from 2:30pm-4:30pm. This event
brings together vendors from the Wolfville, Kentville and Windsor
markets as well as a showcase supporting community resiliency and
sustainable initiatives currently active in Nova Scotia. Local
politicians, business persons and educational faculty from Acadia will
be present at this exhibition of the Annapolis Valley's dynamism. This
event is free and open to the public but donations are encouraged, and
will support Shiva's Navdanya <http://www.navdanya.org/>  organization.
For more information please contact Dr. Edith Callaghan at (902) 585
1012.

February 24 Dr. Vandana Shiva <http://www.vandanashiva.org/>  will
attend a fundraising dinner at Tempest Restaurant
<http://www.tempest.ca/>  (117 Front Street, Wolfville) This dinner is
open to the public and will be a vegetarian 4 course meal with local
wine. Host chef is Slow Food Nova Scotia <http://slowfoodns.com/>
leader Michael Howell. The dinner is $59.95 + HST and will support
Navdanya <http://www.navdanya.org/>  and Slow Food's 1000 Gardens in
Africa Project. Please contact the restaurant directly to make a
reservation at 902-542-0588 or info at tempest.ca <mailto:info at tempest.ca>
.

February 24 Dr. Vandana Shiva <http://www.vandanashiva.org/>  will give
an address at Horton High School in Greenwich, NS entitled 'The Future
of our Food.' This presentation is hosted by the Horton Environment
Club. Tickets can be purchased in advance at Box of Delights in
Wolfville, NS and are $25 for adults and $5 for students. All proceeds
support Navdanya <http://www.navdanya.org/>  and the Peoples Policy on
Global Seed Sovereignty. For more information please contact Dr. Edith
Callaghan at (902) 585 1012.

February 25 Dr. Vandana Shiva <http://www.vandanashiva.org/>  will be in
Truro, NS, to attend and give a brief talk at Seedy Saturday from
11-11:30am. The theme of the discussion will be on Seed Sovereignty.
Location: St. Andrew United Church (55 King St., Truro, Nova Scotia),
Seedy Saturday will go from 10am-2pm. For more info on the Seedy
Saturday contact Mark Austin at m.austin[@]xplornet.com.

February 25 Dr. Vandana Shiva
<http://www.acornorganic.org/vandanashiva.html>  will speak from 1-3pm
at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College <http://www.nsac.ca/>
auditorium, with an address on farming sustainabably, sponsored by
ACORN. For tickets and further information, please see here
<http://acornorganic.org/vandanashiva.html> . Don't miss this
opportunity to hear from one of the world's greatest activists and
authors on sustainable agriculture, seed saving, biodiversity, farmers
rights and much more. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the door.

February 25 Dr. Vandana Shiva <http://www.vandanashiva.org/>  will give
a public lecture at 7pm at the Sharon United Church in Tatamagouche, NS.
Theme: 'Securing a Food Sovereign Future.' Seating will be on a first
come first serve basis (seating capacity is 300 people). Cost is by
donation, with all donations in support of the People's Global Seed
Sovereignty Project ($10 to $50 welcomed).

February 26 Just Food Fair featuring 'Transforming Local and Global
Connections' a talk with Dr. Vandana Shiva.
<http://www.vandanashiva.org/>  Come and enjoy locally produced food,
and presentations on programs, ideas and research aimed at transforming
food systems for local and global justice. Local vegetarian lunch
provided by VOICES Antigonish
<http://theanthill.ca/wishingwells/2753/Home>  and SELECT Nova Scotia
<http://www.selectnovascotia.com> . Come to mingle, listen, eat and
discuss. This event is open to the public and will be held from  9:30am
to 2:30pm at Dennis Hall and Desmond Hall Markin Global Complex, Coady
International Institute <http://coady.stfx.ca/coady/events/> , St.
Francis Xavier University <http://stfx.ca> . For more information please
contact Colleen Cameron at 902-867-3895 or accamero at stfx.ca
<mailto:accamero at stfx.ca> 

February 26 A Conversation with Dr. Vandana Shiva
<http://www.vandanashiva.org/>  at Mount Allison University
<http://mta.ca> , Sackville, NB. 7pm-9pm. This will be held at Brunton
Auditorium (134 Main St.)-view poster here
<http://www.acornorganic.org/images/PosterVSplaysmall.jpeg> . Open to
the public, but space is limited. Admission is by donation-all proceeds
to benefit Dr. Shiva's non-profit work.

February 27 Dr. Vandana Shiva <http://www.vandanashiva.org/>  and
Guests: A Feast of Conversation about Women, Men and Food. 9:00AM -
12:00PM (seating for 200, arrive early!) Mount St Vincent University
<http://www.msvu.ca/en/home/default.aspx> , Multi-purpose Room, Rosaria
Centre, Halifax, NS. Suggested minimum donation $10. Funds support the
Navdanya organization. Please register here
<http://www.oxfam.ca/vandana-shiva> . For more information, contact
janet.rhymes at oxfam.ca <mailto:janet.rhymes at oxfam.ca> .

February 27 Dr. Vandana Shiva <http://www.vandanashiva.org/>  speaks on
"Water and Biodiversity, Agriculture and Justice" at Dalhousie
University <http://dal.ca> . 7:00 pm, Ondaatje Auditorium, Marion McCain
Building, Dalhousie University, 6135 University Avenue. Suggested
minimum donation: $10. students/ $15. general; proceeds to Navdanya.
Presented by the College of Sustainability. For more information:
www.sustainability.dal.ca <http://www.sustainability.dal.ca>  or
sustain at dal.ca <mailto:sustain at dal.ca>