ISEC Diary of Events 2003

Date Type of Event

Public Event
Organisers / location
30 January, 2003 ISEC-US Local Food Slideshow
Yes
 From 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Ecology Center in Berkeley, CA (2530 San Pablo Ave., near Dwight Way) on Thursday 30th January, 2003. The staff of ISEC-CA will present a slide show elucidating the problems inherent in the global food system and the benefits of rebuilding local food links. Phone: (510) 548-4915
18 February, 2003 ISEC-US Ancient Futures Video Viewing
Yes
 7:30 p.m. at Humanist Hall in Oakland, CA (390 27th St. Between Telegraph and Broadway). ISEC staff will present the video Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh and facilitate a discussion on the issues addressed in the movie, from indigenous cultural wisdom to the effects of globalization in Ladakh. Phone: (510) 548-4915
19 February, 2003 ISEC-US Local Food Slide Show
Yes
 7:00 p.m. at the Foundation for Global Community in Palo Alto, CA (222 High St. Palo Alto). ISEC staff will present a slide show elucidating the problems inherent in the global food system and the benefits of rebuilding local food links. Phone: (510) 548-4915
25 February, 2003 ISEC-US Local Food Toolkit
No
 Katy Mamen will give ISEC's Local Food, Globally Slideshow and display the Local Food, Global Prosperity Poster Set for a parent/community education class at Hansel and Gretel PNS in El Sobrante, CA (5151 Argyle Rd.). Phone: (510) 548-4915
25 February, 2003 ISEC-US Local Food Toolkit
No
 At the University of Central Arkansas, the Local Harvest Club, a group interested in promoting sustainable agriculture in Arkansas, will present ISEC's Local Food, Globally Slideshow for a group of University students. Phone: (510) 548-4915 or e-mail allisonw@mail.uca.edu
11 March, 2003 ISEC-US Local Food Slide Show
Yes
 7:30 PM at the Fellowship for Humanity (411 28th St. between Telegraph and Broadway, Oakland, CA). Zachary Norris will present ISEC's Local Food, Globally Slideshow as a part of the Fellowship's weekly Tuesday Night Activist Series. Phone: (510) 548-4915
20 March, 2003 Talk With Helena Norberg-Hodge
Yes
 6:00 PM at UTS Great Hall, Broadway at Sydney University in Australia. ISEC Director Helena Norberg-Hodge will be giving a talk entitled Axis of Hope- Environment. For more information, contact James Goodman at james.goodman@uts.edu.au.
21-23 March, 2003 Brisbane Social Forum
No
 ISEC Director Helena Norberg-Hodge will be attending the Brisbane Social Forum in Brisbane, Australia. http://www.brisbanesociaforum.org for more details.
6 April, 2003 Talk With Helena Norberg-Hodge and Michael Shuman
Yes
 Strengthening New Mexico's Local Economy in an Age of Corporate Globalization. An evening with Helena Norberg-Hodge and Michael Shuman, on Sunday, April 6th at 6:30 PM at the Armory for the Arts, located at 1050 Old Pecos Trail in Santa Fe.
8th April Public talk by Helena Norberg-Hodge.
Yes
 7:30 PM. "Local Food, Global Prosperity - the multiple benefits of bringing the food economy home" organised by Heifer International. Wyndam Riverfront Hotel in North Little Rock, AR. For more information, contact Rex Enoch, Global Education Director at (501) 889-5124 or e-mail Rex.Enoch@Heifer.org
10 April, 2003 Talk With Helena Norberg-Hodge and Michael Brownstein
Yes
 "How We Globalize," in the New York Open Centre, 83 Spring Street New York, New York 10012. For details, phone (212) 219-2527 or email info@opencenter.org.
12 April, 2003 Lecture by Helena Norberg-Hodge
Yes
 "The Global Economy and How to Survive It," Schumacher Lectures, Hereford, UK. 2:00-6:00 PM The Courtyard, Edgar Street, Hereford, UK. (44) 01432 359252.
13 April, 2003 Workshop with Helena Norberg-Hodge
Yes
 "Soil, Soul, Society and Health," Hereford, UK. For details, write info@gaiacooperative.org or see www.gaiacooperative.org.
19-25 April, 2003 Conference/Workshop with Helena Norberg-Hodge and Richard Douthwaite
Yes
 "No Place Like Home: Localization In Action," Findhorn, Scotland. For details contact Jonathan Dawson or call (44) 01309 692111.
14 May, 2003 ISEC-US Local Food Slide Show and Poster Display
Yes
 ISEC CA staff will present the Local Food, Globally Slideshow and display a set of twenty 18" x 22" color posters for the Students for Organic Solutions at the University of California at Santa Cruz, College 8 Red Room, 200 Heller Drive, Santa Cruz, California. For more information, Phone: (831) 502-6901or email solseeker3@aol.com.
19-25 May, 2003 Convergence Festival
Yes
 ISEC director Helena Norberg-Hodge will be at the Convergence Festival in Dublin, Ireland from May 19th-25th. Her main events include the Irish Organic Conference on May 20th and a public talk with Richard Douthwaite on Localization on the 23rd. Please see www.sustainable.ie for more details.
1 June, 2003 BALLE National Conference
No; registration is required
 Becky Tarbotton will present a slideshow about shifting food systems from global to local scale at Portland State University from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM as a plenary for the National Conference of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) Please see their website at www.livingeconomies.org for more details or registration..
10 June, 2003 ISEC-US Local Food Slide Show
Yes
 ISEC CA staff will present the Local Food, Globally Slideshow at a free permaculture design certification course in the Women's Building, 3543 18th St. #8 in San Francisco, California. The event begins at 6:20 PM. For more information email mayalencanahuat@yahoo.com or Phone: (510) 548-4915.
11 June, 2003 Screening of the Film 'Fed Up' and Panel Discussion
Yes

Katy Mamen will make a presentation on the globalization of California's food system as part of a panel discussion to follow a screening of the documentary 'Fed Up'. The event is part of a series of teach-ins leading up to a mobilization in Sacramento later in the month--for more information about the mobilization visit www.sacmobilization.org. 7:00-9:30 PM at the San Francisco First Unitarian Universalist Church and Center at 1187 Franklin St. (at Geary). For more information Phone: (415) 921-1761. $5 donation suggested.
27-29 June, 2003 Conference in Berlin
Registration required
A conference will be held on "The Environment in the Trap of Globalisation" in Berlin from June 27-29. Helena Norberg-Hodge will join of panel of speakers discussing "On Earth as in the North: Cars for All?" Please see www.mcplanet.com for further details.
3 August, 2003 ISEC UK evening event Learning from Ladakh
Yes
Dolma Tsering, Tsewang Dolma, and Helena Norberg-Hodge will speak about their work with the Women's Alliance of Ladakh, cultural integrity, and life in Ladakh. The event begins at 7:30 PM, at Bogan House, High Street, Totnes. Space is limited, so please contact ISEC ahead of time to reserve a seat. Email info@isec.org.uk or Phone: 01803 868650. Suggested donation $£3.
11 September, 2003 ISEC-US Local Food Slide Show
Yes
 ISEC CA staff will present the Local Food, Globally Slideshow at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, CA as a part of the museum's "Remembering the Family Farm" exhibit. More information pending, or Phone: (510) 548-4915.
13 September, 2003 AgriCultural Roots Fair
Yes
 ISEC CA staff will participate in the AgriCultural Roots Fair, 10 AM to 5 PM at the Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak Street (at 10th Street) in Oakland. For more information, see www.sagecenter.org, or Phone: (510) 433-9443.
15 September, 2003 ISEC-US Local Food Slide Show
Yes
 ISEC CA staff will present the Local Food, Globally Slideshow at the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op at 1900 Alhambra Blvd. in Sacramento, CA. The event is from 6:30 PM until 8:30 PM. For more information Phone: (510) 548-4915.
16 September-15 October, 2003 Local Food, Global Prosperity poster display
Yes
 ISEC's Local Food, Global Prosperity poster series will be on display at Razan's Organic Kitchen, 2119 Kittredge in downtown Berkeley.
1-15 October, 2003 Local Food, Global Prosperity poster display
Yes
 ISEC's Local Food, Global Prosperity poster series will be on display at Urban Forage restaurant in San Francisco, 254 Fillmore Street at Haight, (415) 255-6701, www.urbanforage.com .
3 October, 2003 Talk by Helena Norberg-Hodge
Yes
 Helena Norberg-Hodge will be giving a public talk on "Sustainable Cultures and Local Empowerment" at the Steiner School, near Totnes, Devon, UK. For more information please contact the Biodynamic Association. Email office@biodynamic.org.uk or Phone: 0845 345 8474.
19 October, 2003 Bioneers conference workshop and poster display
Registration required
 The Bioneers conference will be held October 17-19 at the Marin Center in San Rafael, CA. Katy Mamen will make a presentation as part of the workshop "Restorative Agriculture in the Global South," with Peter Rosset of Food First and Ali Sharif of Permacultura America Latina, on the 19th from 4:30 to 6:00 PM. ISEC's poster series "Local Food, Global Prosperity" will also be on display at the Bioneers Exhibit Hall. For more information see www.bioneers.org, Email info@bioneers.org or Phone: (505) 986-0366.
25 October, 2003 ISEC-US Local Food Slide Show and poster display
Registration required
 Diana Deumling will present ISEC's local food slide show and poster display at "Planet on our Plate: a Day of Tasty Activities and Organic Information" hosted by the Valley of Heart's Delight Project of the Foundation for Global Community, at Stanford University. For more information or to register contact Laura Stec at lstec@globalcommunity.org or Phone: (650) 328-7756 x613.
1 November-15 December, 2003 Local Food, Global Prosperity poster display
Yes
 ISEC's Local Food, Global Prosperity poster series will be on display at Temescal Cafe in Oakland, 4920 Telegraph Avenue #A, (510) 595-4102.
5 November, 2003 Community Food Security Coalition conference workshop
Registration required
 The Community Food Security Coalition's annual conference will be held November 1-5 in Boston, MA. Steve Gorelick will make a presentation as part of the workshop "From Global to Local: Developing Strategies for System-Wide Change," with Joani Walsh of FoodRoutes Network, on the 5th from 10:30 AM to noon. For more information see www.foodsecurity.org, or Phone: (310) 822-5410.
19 November, 2003 ISEC Local Food Slide Show
No
 Katy Mamen will present ISEC's local food slide show to a class at UC Berkeley called Focus on Sustainability in Earth Sciences.
24 November, 2003 Conference address
Registration required
Helena Norberg-Hodge will address a conference organised by Bread for the World near Stuttgart, Germany. Her talk, "As in the West, so on earth" will be based on her experience and work in Ladakh and its broader implications.
3-7 December, 2003 Workshop
Registration required
Helena Norberg-Hodge will teach a workshop on Buddhism and Development in Bangkok, Thailand.
8-14 December, 2003 Public lecture
Yes
Helena Norberg-Hodge will give a public lecture in Taegu, Korea, as part of the "Lecture Series in the Great Thoughts for the 21st Century". The series is organised by the Green Review and the Institute of Humanities of Yeungnam University.
7 February, 2003 ISEC Local Food Slide Show
Yes, cost $10
 ISEC staff will present the local food slide show from Noon-1 PM at the Common Ground Organic Garden Supply and Education Center, at 559 College Avenue in Palo Alto. For more information Phone: (650) 493-6072.
  Roadshow (description)
Poster Exhibition:
 
An exhibition of twenty A2 full colour posters, illustrating the points covered in the report Bringing the Food Economy Home, which contains many hard facts and figures around the globalisation of food, and analysis of related social, environmental and economic issues.

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