>
> This is an announcement of a major international anti-globalisation
> conference being organised by the Ecologist Magazine in association with
> the International Society for Ecology and Culture (ISEC). Entitled
> "from Global to Local" the conference aims to put forward the argument
> that there is an alternative to globalisation in the run up to the G8
> meeting in Cologne in June. The target audience is not only the
> environmental / development / peace /justice community, but also other
> key decision makers.
>
> From GLOBAL to LOCAL
> Exploring the Alternatives to Globalisation
>
> An evening of inspirational debate with
> the BBC's John Humphrys
>
> May 26th 1999
> 7.00-10.00pm
>
> The Royal Geographical Society
> 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR
>
> Speakers:
>
> DAVID KORTEN
> Author of "When Corporations Rule the World",
> and his newly released book
> "The Post Corporate World, Life After Capitalism"
>
> VANDANA SHIVA
> Prominent Indian anti-GE activist and author of "Biopiracy - The Plunder
> of Nature and Knowledge"
>
> HELENA NORBERG-HODGE
> Director of ISEC and author of "Ancient Futures"
>
> With an opening address by:
>
> PETER MATTHIESSEN
> "America's Greatest living writer"
>
> The conference is being organised by the International Society for
> Ecology and Culture (ISEC) in association with The Ecologist Magazine
>
> Tickets: 10 pounds (5 pounds low wage and concession), from ISEC: tel
> 01803 868650 or fax 01803 868651. Email: [log in to unmask] (Web-site
> www.isec.org.uk). Cheques preferred. People can send money through the
> post (if you want to do that kind of thing!) or pay on the door, but
> there might not be any tickets left!!
>
> More information on the speakers:
>
> Peter Matthiessen is author of numerous books including the best seller,
> the Snow Leopard. He is believed by many to be one of America's greatest
> writers this century. Peter is also a powerful orator and rarely speaks
> in Britain.
>
> David Korten is the best-selling author of When Corporations Rule the
> World, who is one of the world's leading critical thinkers on
> globalisation. David will be making his first appearance in the country
> since the publication of his new book called, The Post-Corporate World -
> Life After Capitalism. The author of eight other books, he has over
> thirty-five years of experience in business, academic and international
> development institutions.
>
> Vandana Shiva is a physicist, philosopher and feminist and a leading
> international activist against genetic engineering. She is author of
> Biopiracy - The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge as well as other books,
> such as The Violence of the Green Revolution, Monocultures of the Mind,
> Ecofeminism and Staying Alive: Women, Ecology and Development.
>
> Helena Norberg-Hodge is the Director of the International Society for
> Ecology and Culture and her book, Ancient Futures, has been translated
> into over 30 languages. Helena has twenty-five years of counter-
> development experience in Ladakh.
>
> Both Helena and Vandana are recipients of the Right Livelihood Award -
> or the Alternative Nobel Prize for their work on ecological issues.
>
> More information on ISEC:
>
> If you want to know more about ISEC or our Global to Local campaign,
> please either phone or check out our new web-site at: www.isec.org.uk.
> We are also asking people to sign our Global to Local Declaration, we
> can fax you a copy or you can sign it on the web.
>
>
> --
> Andy Rowell
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