Eric Holt-Gimenez speaking on "Our Right to Food: Sustainable Agriculture"

Dr. Holt-Gimenez is the author of Campesino a Campesino: Voices from Latin America's Farmer to Farmer Movement for Sustainable Agriculture (2006) which chronicles the development of this movement in Mexico and Central America over two and a half decades. Eric conducted extensive research, worked with farmers, participated in their farmer-to-farmer trainings, and recorded their triumphs with camera and pen. Previously, he served as the Latin America Program Manager for the Bank Information Center in Washington D.C.

Eric earned a Ph.D in Environmental Studies from the University of California –Santa Cruz. He speaks about farmer-to-farmer trainings, sustainable agriculture, and food sovereignty: people's right to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agriculture systems—at home and abroad, how this would help avoid a future food crisis like the one the world is currently experiencing. In his words, "successful social movements are formed by integrating activism with livelihoods. These integrated movements create the deep sustained social pressure that produces political will—the key to changing the financial, governmental and market structures that presently work against sustainability."

This speaker series is open to the public and everyone is welcome.
A small vegetarian reception with the speaker follows his talk.
Donations are appreciated.

For more information, please contact thecompassionnetwork@gmail.com, 707-736-6299.

This series is hosted by The Compassion Network, KMEC, Mendocino Environmental Center, Great Ukiah Localization Project, and other local organizations.