(Apologies to those outside London / the UK)
> Friday 8th February, 6.45 p.m., The JBS Haldane Memorial Lecture
>
> Violence and Non-Violence in Science and Technology
> Dr Vandana Shiva
>
> Recognised by the Asia Week Magazine as one of the top five most
> powerful persons in Asia, Dr Vandana Shiva has been visiting
> professor at several international universities on
> environment, feminism
> and economic development. Her books include: The
> Violence of Green Revolution and Monocultures of the Mind,
> Staying Alive
> and Most Farmers in India are Women, which
> dramatically shifted the perception of Third World women.
>
> The first person from the South to be invited to give the BBC Reith
> Lecture, Dr Shiva is Founder Board Member of the International
> Forum on Globalisation & Women's Environment and Development
> Organisation. She is chair of the International Forum on Food
> and Agriculture and Honorary President of P-7 - a group of
> the European
> Parliament to address issues of the poorest people. She
> has received several awards including the Alternative Nobel Prize, The
> Golden Plant Award (International Award of Ecology), Alfonso
> Comin Award, Medal of the Presidency of the Italian Republic and
> Pellegrina Artusi Award 2000.
>
> Chair: Professor David Cadman, Member of the Council of the Temenos
> Academy, formerly Chairman of the Council of the
> Prince's Foundation.
>
> The Nehru Centre
> 8 Audley Street, London, W1K 1HF
> Tel: 020 7491 3567
> Fax: 020 7409 3360
> Email: [log in to unmask] Website: www.nehrucentre.org
>
> Cultural Wing of the High Commission of India
>
> Please spread the word!
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