Occupy the Farm presents

International Food Sovereignty: Land Occupation in a Global Context

The First in Occupy the Farm's Speaker Series

When
Fri Sep 7, 2012
Where
UC Berkeley (CAL)
Time
5pm
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Come to the kickoff event of OTF's speaker series on the UC Berkeley campus!

Several UC Berkeley faculty and a visiting scholar-activist will be speaking this Friday, in Morgan Hall, about the importance of farm land and access to it, around the world.

The first event features:

• Rita Zanotto, Via Campesina (Brazil)
• Prof. Miguel Altieri, Agroecology (Chilé)
• Prof. Ignacio Chapela, Microbial Ecology (Mexico)
• Angelika Hilbeck, Geobotanics + Biosafety (Germany)

The four will lead a discussion on the relevance of domestic land occupations in the context of international food sovereignty and land reclamation movements.

Another prominent activist from Haiti, Camille Chalmers, will be in the room as well.

What: Land Occupation in Global Context - The First in Occupy the Farm's Speaker Series

Where: Morgan Hall Lounge, UC Berkeley
For location: http://berkeley.edu/map/maps/large_map.html
On map: Morgan Hall is the "C" shaped building, located in north west corner on campus.

When: 5pm, Friday, Sep 7

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  1. UC Berkeley (CAL)
    University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA