Among other events, Friday, May 8th, will include a screening of King Corn from 8 pm - 10 pm at the BU Law School (765 Commonwealth Ave). The screening will be FREE and open to the public, will be introduced by filmmaker Ian Cheney, and will be followed by a discussion with director Aaron Woolf.Meanwhile, the Saturday conference will include the following:
Keynote addresses by:
-Satish Kumar, Editor, Resurgence
-Michael Ableman, farmer, photographer, and author of Fields of Plenty
Session I
From Farm to Fork: the Global Food Chain
Session II:
Then End of Cheap Food: Food and Geopolitics
Session III:
What's in What You Eat? Food Safety in a New Ecology
Session IV:
Eating Green: Food and Climate Change
Session V:
What is "Good" Food? The Ethics of Eating
The conference will be held at the BU Law School (765 Comm. Ave.), & will also be FREE and open to the public!
The panels are meant to encourage people to think more consciously about the kind of food they buy and eat; because food is not only pleasurable: our food choices can have serious ethical and political impacts.
What a great way to end finals week! For a complete schedule and more information, please look at the website!
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