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YEAR OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS EVENTS ___________________
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Film Series: 5 Tuesdays
in September
All films at 7:30 p.m.
in Moore Auditorium
Sept. 1 King Corn
Sept. 8 A Civil Action
Sept. 15 Blue Gold: World Water Wars
Sept. 22 Manon of the Spring
Sept. 29 Food, Inc.
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Farm Aid: Why It Matters
4 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 24
Sverdrup 123
Speakers: Phyllis Hamilton, special assistant to Dean Wilson, & Shawn Maloney, visiting assistant professor, Dept. of Behavioral & Social Sciences
Students attending will have a chance to win a free ticket to the Oct. 4 Farm Aid concert at Verison Amphitheater. (20 tickets will be given away.)
Information: Andrea Miller |
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Oct. 3 Webster Quad
2nd Annual Folk & Harvest Festival, featuring David Rovics |
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Oct. 4 Verizon Amphitheater
Farm Aid Concert, featuring Willie Nelson, Dave Matthews Band, John Mellencamp, & Neil Young. Watch for ticket raffles (co-sponsored with Campus Activities). |
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Oct. 5 Ballet in the Pasture
A talk by farmer & author Joel Salatin
7:30 p.m., Grant Gym |
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Oct. 7 Webster Works Worldwide
More info soon about food/water-related volunteer opportunities... |
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Oct. 9 Homecoming Weekend
More info soon about YIHR activities... |
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Have a question or comment about the Year of International Human Rights?
Contact
Dr. Andrea Miller. |
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Ballet in the Pasture: Farmer & Activist Joel Salatin to Speak Oct. 5
Joel Salatin comes to Grant Gym at 7:30 Monday, Oct. 5, to talk about Polyface Farm in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, where he produces "beyond organic" meats from livestock raised using organically responsible methods. Salatin is the author of You Can Farm and Salad Bar Beef. He is featured in this year's freshman seminar book, Omnivore's Dilemma, as well as the film Food, Inc., to be shown on Sept. 29 in Moore Auditorium.
Download the Joel Salatin event flyer.
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