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International Week 2009

Designed by Jieun Lee and Shelby Wallace

February 2-6

Hungry For Change: Transcending Feast, Famine and Frenzy

This year’s theme, chosen in light of converging environmental and food crises, is Hungry for Change: Transcending Feast, Famine and Frenzy.  We hope to explore why people are starving in a world that produces enough food to feed everyone, what can be done to mitigate the impacts of the crisis and how to plan for the food security of the coming generations. Some areas of focus will include climate change, biofuels, health impacts, trade and aid. The theme also invites broader discussion on global inequity, instability and societal transformation through civic engagement. The keynote speaker for this year is Frances Moore Lappe, author of Diet for a Small Planet and Getting a Grip: Clarity, Creativity and Courage in a World Gone Mad.

If you would like more information on International Week 2009, contact Eilis Pourbaix at eilis.pourbaix@ualberta.ca.

Missed an event?  We will be posting links to select talks and lectures below. 

Links:

• Listen to the Frances Moore Lappé lecture (CJLY Kootenay Co-op Radio)
• Listen to the Palagummi Sainath lecture (CJLY Kootenay Co-op Radio)
• Listen to the George Monbiot lecture (Part 1 of 2)" (CSJR News)
• Listen to the George Monbiot lecture (Part 2 of 2)" (CSJR News)
• Listen to "Biofuels: Food, Fuel and Futures" (CJLY Kootenay Co-op Radio)
• View Alex McCalla's presentation (PowerPoint, 3MB)
• I-Week 09 Program Guide (PDF with latest changes)