Earth democracy: A lecture by Dr. Vandana Shiva

"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 the intellectual property rights over new generations of seeds to the companies that develop them. Her talk was recorded by Michael Welch of the Global Research Hour at CKUW Radio in Winnipeg.