2001
Stockholm Water Symposium, World Water Week in Stockholm (March
8, 2001)
Stockholm
Water Prize Winner to be announced on March 22
 The
People's Summit on Globalization
(March
8-11, 2001 / Location: Boulder, Colorado)
The Coalition for Economic Justice, a diverse coalition of students
and community organizers, presents 'The People's Summit on Globalization,'
a conference to educate, empower and unite people striving for justice
in the face of corporate globalization. This non-partisan conference
aims to bring keynote speakers, panelists, community members, students,
workers, educators and other global citizens to learn about the
effects of economic globalization and to address the power structures
that affect our world. Some of the keynote speakers include Dr.
Vandana Shiva, Amy Goodman of Democracy Now!, Kevin Danaher of Global
Exchange, and other leaders and workers in the struggle for justice.
All participants are invited free of charge.
For free food and access to housing, please register
early.
Phone: (303) 492-5024 or (303) 492-5449.
The University of Colorado at Boulder, c/o The Coalition for Economic
Justice Campus Box 207, UMC 183 Boulder, CO 80309
phone (303)492-5024 fax (303)735-2315
Email: [email protected]
web: http://powerful.as/people
More information
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Information about Workshops
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"Seeking
Sanctuary" by Bittu Sahgal: The fourteenth of a series of presentations
on environment and development, with the common theme: SIGNS OF
HOPE
[March 20, 2001, Tuesday, 6.30 to 8.30 pm]
Venue: Vidyarthi Sahayak Samiti, 1182/1/4, Ferguson College Road,
Shivaji Nagar, Pune 5 (lane between HDFC and B.U. Bhandari showroom)
(The presentation will be in English and Hindi)
The speaker will take about an hour for his presentation, and will
be then available for an extended open discussion. There will be
an exhibit and sale of organic food produce from around Pune and
of Sanctuary and Kalpavriksh publications. Organised for the 20th
anniversary of Kalpavriksh's formation, in collaboration with WWF-Pune,
Parisar, CEE, and Ecological Society, Pune. These presentations
will focus on the widespread, but often under-reported, work that
communities, organisations, and individuals are doing to protect
nature and natural resources, regenerate land and water, control
pollution and ensure recycling, and establish responsible governance
structures.
Kalpavriksh,
Apartment 5, Shree Dutta Krupa, 908, Deccan Gymkhana, Pune 411004
Ph. and fax: 91-20-5654239
Email: [email protected]
GEMI
2001: An Odyssey to Environmental Excellence:
[March
19-20, 2001] Venue:
The Renaissance Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore, MD.The
Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI) announced the
final program for its annual conference entitled, "GEMI 2001: An
Odyssey to Environmental Excellence." More than 200 corporate, governmental
and NGO leaders are expected to participate in the two-day conference
featuring globally recognized speakers and panelists.
National
Conference on Status of Indian Environment, organized by Action for
Sustainable, Efficacious Development and Awareness (ASEA), Malviya
Marg, Rishikesh 249 201, India, in association with the Department
of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Gurukul Kangri University,
Hardwar. Sponsored By Phool Chatti Ashram.
Date: 07-08 April 2001
Venue: Phool Chatti Ashram, Via Rishikesh, Luxman Jhula, Pauri Garhwal,
India
Address for Correspondence: Dr. Ashutosh Gautam, India Glycols Ltd.,
Bazpur Road, Kashipur 244 713, India
E-mail: [email protected]/
[email protected]
 Apply
for CSE's Internship Programme
- a programme that takes you beyond the
class room to the real work of environmental politics and change
STUDENTS!
Apply for the Geo Communities Semester - France, India, U.S.
- The Geo Communities Semester, formerly
known as Geocommons College Program, is a semester-long journey into
ecology, community, and mindful living. After forming a "Learning
Community" in New Hampshire, students and faculty spend ten days at
Plum Village, Thich Nhat Hanh's Buddhist monastery in southern France;
two months in India at Auroville in Tamil Nadu, an Ecovillage and
spiritual community of 1500 people; and ten days at Mitraniketan,
Kerala, a Gandhian community promoting village renewal. Re-entry to
North America occurs at the Sirius Community in Massachusetts where
students reflect upon and integrate their experience. Studying sustainable
living practices, students come face to face with issues of world
population, globalization, and habitat destruction as well as experience
the joys of intercultural exchange, biological restoration, and mindfulness
training. Upon successful completion of the program, students receive
12 semester credits through the University of New Hampshire's Department
of Natural Resources.
Also see Current and Planned Programs 1999 -
2001
Environment
2001: The International Exhibition for Environmental Technologies
- An International Exhibition and Conference
in Tel Aviv [Read
the news article]
Conference
Announcement:
Seeds of Opportunity: The Future of Biotechnology in Agriculture
(May 31-June 1, 2001) Venue: Brunei Gallery, SOAS, Central London.
Hosted by the U.S. Embassy, the University of London, School of African
and Oriental Studies (SOAS), Queen Mary, the University of London,
and the Royal Agricultural College. Two Nobel Laureates will speak
at the conference: Norman Borlaug, Nobel Peace Price Winner and "Father
of the Green Revolution" and Professor Sir Harold Kroto, Nobel Price
Winner in Chemistry. The conference will be broken into three sections:
(1) the consumer; (2) the environment; and (3) the developing world
and pharming. To keep the speakers on their toes, commentary will
be given at the end of each section by a distinguished journalist.
Participation will be broad-based, including leading policy makers;
eminent academics; top scientists; senior business figures from the
food and biotechnology industries; notable farmers; and representatives
from consumer organizations, environmental groups and the news media.
A highly participatory and robust debate is anticipated -- don't miss
it! Announcement
and Program
BIOTECHNOLOGY
AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: VOICES OF THE SOUTH AND THE NORTH;
Dr. Ismail Serageldin Chair, Program Committee, c/o ICARDA Cairo office,
P.O. Box 2416, Cairo, Egypt Tel.: (+20-2) 5724358/5725785/5735829
Fax: (+20-2) 5728099 E-Mail: [email protected]
SUSTAINABLE
FOOD SECURITY FOR ALL BY 2020: FROM DIALOGUE TO ACTION (September
4-6, 2001, Bonn, Germany)
-
a major international conference announced by the International Food
Policy Research Institute's 2020 VISION initiative: The conference
will take stock of the current food situation, consider the issues
most likely to affect future food security, and discuss priority actions
that can have the greatest impact on improving food security. IFPRI
seeks your opinion on the state of food security and the major obstacles
to achieving it.
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