J. Drake Hamilton, Science Policy Director for Fresh Energy, will moderate Climate Change and Communities, a unique public conversation on the human toll of climate change. J. Drake Hamilton is a nationally-recognized voice on clean energy and climate change issues. A well known figure throughout the region, she has delivered countless presentations for corporations, schools, universities, public forums, and government.
She will be joined in conversation by Meena Raman, chairperson of Friends of the Earth International and former president of Friends of the Earth Malaysia, and Joyce Patience Tembenu, a farmer, activist, and civic leader from Malawi.
We hope you'll join us for Climate Change and Communities on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at the Minneapolis Central Library's Pohlad Hall. Doors open at 6:15 PM. The program begins at 7:00 PM. This event is free and open to the public. Additional details can be found on our last post.
Please join us on Wednesday. This eye-opening event is not to be missed!
Farm Bill news:
Closed negotiations to breakthrough the 2007 Farm Bill gridlock continue. US House Agriculture Committee Chair Collin Peterson recently predicted the current Farm Bill will be extended by one month and the 2007/2008 Farm Bill will be passed by April 15. We remain very concerned that important reductions in unnecessary trade-distorting subsidies linked to poverty will loose out to the anachronistic status quo that, as TIME magazine described, "reflect[s] the power and savvy of the farm lobby..."
Reforms found in versions of the Farm Bill passed by the House and Senate, such as fair treatment for minority farmers, may be in jeopardy as the conference committee process continues. On March 3, Oxfam America issued a statement on ongoing efforts to ensure the Farm Bill is fair for all.
More Farm Bill news:
Financial Express, EU mounts pressure on rich nations to match its farm subsidy cut offer
Jack Hedin in The New York Times, My Forbidden Fruits (and Vegetables)
