Schedule of Events
Contact
Kofi Annan Institute for Global Citizenship (IGC)Markim Hall, Third Floor 651-696-6655
651-696-6750 (fax)
igc@macalester.edu
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Thursday, October 11, 2012 – International Roundtable begins
All lectures and events will be held in the John B. Davis Lecture Hall (JBD), Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center, unless otherwise specified.
“Mobile Garden Art Project,” Tattfoo Tan. All day (Art Department Sculpture Bay, home base)
“The Long Green Revolution”
11:15 a.m.–12:50 p.m.
Raj Patel
University of California, Berkeley
“Agroecology and the Struggle for Food Sovereignty in a Globalized World”
1:40–2:50 p.m.
Ivette Perfecto
University of Michigan
“Agrarian Change and Food Security in the New Era of Land Grabs: The Case of Environmental Policies in the Eastern Himalaya of China”
3:00–4:10 p.m.
Joshua Muldavin
Sarah Lawrence College
Coffee Break – 4:10–4:40 p.m.
Responses by Steven Peterson (Director of Sourcing Sustainability, General Mills) and
Jennifer Shaw (Head of Sustainability in North America, Syngenta)
4:45–5:15 p.m.
Moderated Roundtable
5:15–6:15 p.m.
Dean Christy Hanson, Guest Speakers
Reception and Organization Fair
6:30–8:00 p.m.
Hill Ballroom, Kagin Hall
Friday, October 12, 2012
Continuing Mobile Garden Art Installations with Tattfoo Tan
Student/Faculty/Staff-Led Workshops
Democratic Alternatives to the Global Supermarket
8:30 a.m., Harmon Room, Dewitt Wallace Library
Organizers: Sarah Horowitz ’13; Caroline Devany ’13; Abe Levine ’11; Jane Shey, Homegrown Minneapolis
Why is the Local Also Global?: Urban Agriculture in Detroit and St. Paul, Part I
9:40 a.m., Harmon Room, Dewitt Wallace Library
Organizers: Karin Aguilar-San Juan, American Studies; Paul Schadewald, Community Engagement Center; Dan Trudeau, Geography; Kyra Singleton ’11
Why is the Local Also Global?: Urban Agriculture in Detroit and St. Paul, Part II
10:50 a.m., Harmon Room, Dewitt Wallace Library
Organizers: Karin Aguilar-San Juan, American Studies; Soyini Guyton, Frogtown Farm and AfroEco; Seitu Jones, Artist, Frogtown Farm, and AfroEco
Native Food Justice/Sovereignty: A Minnesotan Conflict over Academic Freedom, GMOs, & Wild Rice”
9:40 a.m., Fourth Floor Old Main
Organizers: Margo Faulk ’13; Craig Hassel, University of Minnesota
Food Security, 21st Century Slavery, and Personal Consumer Choices
10:50 a.m., Fourth Floor Old Main
Organizers: Lia Morone ’13; Maya Weisinger ‘12; Peter Rachleff, History; Chis Wells, Environmental Studies; Jim Stewart, Professor Emeritus; Bernie Hess, Labor Activist; Raj Patel, Visiting Professor at UC-Berkeley
What’s Eating Macalester?: Sustainability in Campus Dining
8:30 a.m., Davis Court, Markim Hall
Organizers: Karen Weldon ’14, Brianna Besch ’13, Abbie Shain ’14, Keo Corak ’15
The Changing Roles of Women in Agriculture: A Case Study of Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean
9:40 a.m., Davis Court, Markim Hall
Organizers: Alexa Simpson ’12, Kwame Fynn ’13
Land Reform and Food Security in Africa
10:50 a.m., Davis Court, Markim Hall
Organizers: John Sankara ‘15; Jamie Monson, History
Food Aid: When There’s Not Enough Food, What Can Outsiders Do That Actually Helps?
9:40 a.m., Weyerhaeuser Boardroom
Organizers: Siyabonga Ndwandwe ‘15; Joelle Vitiello, French and Francophone Studies; Rob Rossi, Chemistry
Food Security and the Green Economy: Agriculture in the International Sustainable Development Discourse
10:50 a.m., Weyerhaeuser Boardroom
Organizers: Zhe Yu Lee ‘15; Glafira Marcon ’13; Amy Damon, Economics; Steve Suppan, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)
Presentation:
“S.O.S. (Sustainable. Organic. Stewardship.)”
12:00–1:00 p.m., Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center, John B. Davis Lecture Hall
Tattfoo Tan
Speakers meet with classes, student organizations
1:10–3:20 p.m.
Classroom Visits
These sessions are not open to the public but students may ask permission from the professor to attend the discussion.
1:10–2:10 p.m.
- Raj Patel, Asian American History (Hist 294-02)
Professor Peter Rachleff, Old Main 10 - Joshua Muldavin, Human Geography of Global Issues Class (Geog 111)
Professor Katie Pratt, Carnegie 107 - Ivette Perfecto, Hispanic and Latin American Studies students and faculty
Professor Molly Olson, chapel basement - TattfooTan
Professor Ruthann Godollei, Art Department
2:20–3:20 p.m.
- Raj Patel, Community and Global Health concentration students and faculty
Devavani Chatterjea and Paul Overvoorde, Olin-Rice 100 - Joshua Muldavin, Chinese Poetry (CHIN 294-1)
Professor Patty Anderson. Open to Asian studies and history students, Humanities 226 - Ivette Perfecto, Food, Environment and Society in 20th Century America
Professor Ryan Edgington. Open to environmental studies and biology students, chapel basement - TattfooTan
Professor Ruthann Godollei, Art Department
Next Steps: Collective Recommendations for Policy and Action:
3:30–4:30 p.m., Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center, John B. Davis Lecture Hall
FamilyFest Activities Begin
Related event: Poster Session
3:30–5:30 p.m.
Smail Gallery, Olin-Rice Hall
Saturday, October 13, 2012
11:00 am – 3:30 pm – Mill City Farmer’s Market and Museum Tour, Built into the ruins of what was once the world’s largest flour mill, Mill City Museum is located on the Mississippi Riverfront in Minneapolis. Visitors learn about the intertwined histories of the flour industry, the river, and the city of Minneapolis. Bus departs outside Weyerhaeuser Hall on Macalester St. $10.
11:00 am – 1:30 pm – Mill City Farmer’s Market, The Market overlooks the Stone Arch Bridge crossing the “mighty” Mississippi River. Enjoy a beautiful outdoor shopping experience enhanced by local, sustainable and organic farmers and artisans. Bus departs from outside Weyerhaeuser Hall on Macalester Street and leave the market at 1:00 p.m. $5.
1:00 – 3:30 pm – EcoHouse Open House 200 Vernon Street The EcoHouse gives students a unique opportunity to explore practical green living lifestyles to test the effectiveness of new green technologies and to work with community partners to develop better resources for green renovations and sustainable lifestyles. Residents of Macalester’s EcoHouse will host an open house featuring skill shares and tours every hour.
1:00 pm – granola making
2:30 pm – cheese making
2:00 – 4:30 pm Stone’s Throw Urban Farm Tour
Stone’s Throw Urban Farm involves Macalester students and recent alumni who are redefining local, sustainable food by converting vacant lots in St. Paul and Minneapolis into beautiful, productive micro-farms. Trip includes a visit to the farm and to Common Roots Cafe, which was opened by Macalester alumni and uses organic, fair trade ingredients. Bus departs from Weyerhaeuser Hall on Macalester Street. $5