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Spend a week with Vandana Shiva: Rights of Seeds, Rights of Nature

Posted by in Environment & Sustainability, Food and Agriculture, Issues We Explore on 16th July, 2012 | No Comments

Dr. Vandana Shiva and Arun Gandhi in NavdaynaAs Vandana Shiva told me: “I think it would be a really good idea at this moment in time, to do a GX trip to India on the issue of the seed…and the link to rights of Mother Earth. I mean where does all life begin? You begin with the seed.” I’m looking forward to co-leading this trip with Vandana from November 1-11, and exploring the rights of nature in the context of India’s sacred seed saving work, Gandhian legacy, Mother Teresa’s Ashram, Agra, fair trade cooperatives and more.
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Digest This! From Sacred Seeds and Abundant Reads to Food Sovereignty Movement Building

Posted by in Asia on 16th October, 2011 | 1 Comment

2010.05.30-181This Blog Action Day the issue is food, (today is also World Food Day) so Global Exchange’s Reality Tours Director Malia Everette takes you on a journey “From Sacred Seeds and Abundant Reads to Food Sovereignty Movement Building”…
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