Needs No Introduction

"We know that the industrial model of farming is destroying the planet," says antiglobalization author, environmentalist and eco feminist Dr. Vandana Shiva in this first of a two-part speech in Winnipeg on March 29, 2014.  Dr. Shiva is well known internationally as an anti-globalization author, environmentalist and ecofeminist. Born in Dehradun, India in the foothills of the Himalayas, she is a world-renowned speaker on issues that threaten our environment and food supply. She spoke at the North Centennial Community Centre in Winnipeg at the invitation of a local collective called Powerhouse Producers, in association with the Women's and Gender Studies Association and the University of Winnipeg's Women's Centre. Her speech followed a Feast of Forgotten Foods, consisting of organic and local foods from local farmers. Preceding the talk was the announcement of Bill C-18, now before the Canadian House of Commons, the Agricultural Growth Act which critics say undermines traditional farming practices by ensuring t