The Ethics of Food & the Environment. This Stanford series starts on Jan 17

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Some folks on this list may be interested in this Stanford Series, especially the Peter Singer April 23 Session: All Animals are Equal...Mary-Posted by: "Elizabeth Lasensky"

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Tue Jan 8, 2008 10:06 am (PST)

Please forward to all interested parties.

 

The Program in Ethics in Society is pleased to announce its upcoming

series entitled, The Ethics of Food & the Environment. This series,

which starts on Jan 17, will run during Winter and Spring quarters. It

features Michael Pollan, Marion Nestle and Peter Singer, as well as 5

related, thought-provoking films. The series is co-sponsored by

Stanford in Government, The Program in Human Biology, and the Center on

Ethics. All events are free and open to the public.

 

Jan 17, 2008 The Real Dirt on Farmer John (7:00pm Annenberg Auditorium)

Post show discussion led by Gretchen Daily (Biological Sciences/Woods Institute for the Environment).

 

Jan 22, 2008 King Corn (8:00pm Cubberly Auditorium)

Post show discussion led by Aaron Woolf (Director of King Corn) and Ian Cheney (Producer of King Corn).

(Co-sponsored by Stanford in Government.)

 

Jan 31, 2008 Our Daily Bread (7:00pm Annenberg Auditorium)

Post show discussion led by Scotty McLennan (Dean for Religious Life).

 

Feb 21, 2008 Super Size Me (7:00pm Annenberg Auditorium)

Post show discussion led by Christopher Gardner (School of Medicine/Stanford Prevention Research Center).

 

March 3, Michael Pollan (7:30pm in Kresge Auditorium)

In Defense of Food: The Omnivore's Solution

Author of The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, 2006 and In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto, 2008.

(Co-sponsored by The Program in Human Biology.)

 

March 6, Marion Nestle (5:30-7:00pm, Annenberg Auditorium)

"What to Eat: Personal Responsibility vs. Social Responsibility"

Author of What to Eat, 2006.

 

March 7, Discussion Seminar with Marion Nestle (tentatively 10:0am-12:00pm, location TBA)

 

April 10, 2008 Darwin's Nightmare (7:00pm Annenberg Auditorium)

Post show discussion led by Rosamond Naylor (Economics/Food Security and the Environment).

 

April 23, Peter Singer (7:00pm, Dinkelspiel Auditorium)

"All Animals Are Equal - But in What Sense of Equality?"

Author of The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter, 2006.

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