Commonwealth Club Presents Stewart Brand, Author of Whole Earth Discipline
Cubberley Community Center (4000 Middlefield Rd Palo Alto, CA 94303)
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- $18.00
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- $9.00*
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All offers for Stewart Brand have expired.
The last date listed for Stewart Brand was Thursday October 15, 2009 / 7:00pm.
Currently at Cubberley Community Center:
Activist/Author Raj Patel Investigates the World Food Crisis
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- $20.00
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British-born Raj Patel has lived and worked in Zimbabwe, South Africa and the United States, so it's safe to say he has a pretty comprehensive world-view. Called "the rock star of social justice," this activist is best known for his 2008 book Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System. See him live at the Cubberly Community Center, where he'll delve into the complex reasons why half the world is malnourished while the other half suffers from overabundance and obesity. He'll have you looking at the food on your plate in a whole new way. Learn More
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very informative and succinct presentation; glad not to have to drive up to Fort Mason to hear Stewart's LongNow talk last week!Written on Oct 17 2009
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More Information About Stewart Brand
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Description
Co-founder/President, Long Now Foundation; Author, Whole Earth Discipline
Brand believes it's time to look beyond the surface and reframe the environmental and global warming debates to provide insight into innovative design-based solutions for our planet. Along with natural-system restoration, Brand will discuss how urbanization, nuclear power, biotechnology and geo-engineering could be key Earth-saving tools. Brand argues that a fundamental shift in thinking is needed to save our planet.
About the Ticket Supplier: Commonwealth Club
The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum, presenting over 400 annual events on topics ranging across politics, culture, society and the economy.
Founded in 1903, the Commonwealth Club has played host to a diverse and distinctive array of speakers, from Teddy Roosevelt in 1911 to Erin Brockovich in 2001. Along the way, Martin Luther King, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and Bill Gates have all given landmark speeches at the Club.