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Past Appearances by Frances Moore Lappé |
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Past Appearances by Anna Lappé |
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Past Appearances by Frances & Anna Lappé |
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Small Planet Institute Services
Last updated: August 6, 2007
For more information about speaking events, workshops, consulting services, and television or radio programming, please contact the Small Planet Institute at info@smallplanet.org.
1. Public Speaking and Guest Lecturing
2. Workshops
3. Consulting Services
4. Television: Commentary and Hosting
5. Radio: Commentary
1. Public Speaking and Guest Lecturing
Anna and Frances speak frequently together and separately to audiences across the country, from Ivy League lecture halls to farmers’ markets, conferences, and community centers. Both Anna and Frances have guest lectured at colleges and universities and both are available for short academic residencies as well. They have spoken at schools across the country, including Yale University, Allegheny College, New York University, and Santa Clara University, among many others. .Frances has taught at Suffolk University in Boston, Schumacher College in England, and the International College for Sustainable Living in Dehra Dun, India. In addition to public events, the Lappés also regularly offer their services for fundraisers for community-based organizations whose values we share.
Each of our public events is carefully tailored to its audience, and our event managers work closely with the inviting organizations to help ensure the success of each event.
• For events with Frances, contact info@smallplanet.org.
• For events with Anna, contact abhaya@smallplanet.org.
Please see below for a partial list of previous events.
2. Workshops
Anna offers a range of workshops about food systems and social change for laypeople and educators alike. Workshops range from one day to three days.
Workshops include:
• Feeding Your Soul, Feeding Sustainability: A women’s weekend with Anna Lappé and friends
• Pushing the Edge of Possibility: Lessons from Social Movements around the World
• Decoding the Cornucopia: Charting Your Escape from Food Overwhelm
Past workshop sites include:
• Hollyhock, Cortes Island Canada
• Kripalu, Massachusetts
• Marguerite Center, Ottawa, Canada
• Omega Institute, New York
• The Crossings, Texas
3. Consulting Services
Anna offers consulting services on fundraising, strategic planning, and media and outreach and has worked with foundations, non-profits, and community groups. She has been an editorial consultant for publications including The Nation and World Ark magazine.
Clients include:
• Free Range Studios
• Heifer International
• The Nation magazine for The Nation Institute
• WK Kellogg Foundation
• World Ark magazine for Heifer International
• World Hunger Year
4. Television: Commentary and Hosting
Anna and Frances regularly appear as experts on radio and television programming about sustainability and food systems, democracy and social change. You can see Anna on the public television series, The Endless Feast , and watch her on How-To segments at Howdini.com.
• Watch Frances on with Chris Matthews on MSNBC’s Hardball here.
• Watch Frances on PBS Now here.
5. Radio: Commentary
Anna and Frances have appeared on dozens of radio programs, including Talk to America, NPR’s Weekend Edition, and The Diane Rehm Show, among many others.
• Listen to Anna with Ruth Reichl on WNYC’s Leonard Lopate Show here.
* Partial Prior Events List
University and School Lectures, Workshops, and Guest Classes
(alphabetical by school name)
1. Allegheny College, Pennsylvania, University Lecture, 2002*
2. Allegheny College, Pennsylvania, University Lecture, 2007
3. Art Institute of New York, Guest speaker, August 2003
4. Boston College, Sponsored by the Sociology Department, April 2002*
5. Boston University, Sponsored by the School of Public Health, April 2002*
6. Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, NY, Grub book signing & lecture, 3/22/2007
7. Brown University, Locally Grown Foods Forum, April 2005
8. Brown University, Providence, RI, Hunger and Homelessness Week, May 2003
9. Brown University, Providence, RI, Participant in Roundtable on Local Foods and Institutional Food Service, 4/15/2005
10. Brown University, Providence, RI, Workshop Leader: Local Food Forum, 4/15/2005
11. Chatham College, Rachel Carson Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 40th Anniversary of Silent Spring, April 2002*
12. City University of New York, Graduate School, Penguin Publisher Lecture Series*
13. Columbia University School of Journalism, New York, NY, Panel Discussion, 3/31/2007
14. Columbia University, New York, NY, Grub book signing & celebration, 5/9/2006
15. Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, Human Rights Practicum, “Media Might: Media, Human Rights, and Social Change,” September, 2003
16. Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, “Hope’s Edge: A Conversation with Wangari Maathai, Frances and Anna Lappé,” March, 2002*
17. Cornelia Connelly High School, Anaheim, CA, Keynote, 4/23/2007
18. Duke University, Durham, NC, Keynote & Grub book signing, 4/5/2007
19. Eckerd College, Florida, University Lecture and Seminar Leader, Earth Day, April 2003*
20. Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL, Grub book signing & lecture, 9/27/2006
21. Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA, Grub book signing & lecture, 10/12/2006
22. Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA, Keynote Lecture, 3/1/2005
23. Head-Royce High School, Oakland, California, Guest Lecture, 2002
24. Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, Grub book signing & lecture, 10/6/2006
25. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Department of Urban Planning, February 2001*
26. Mesa State College, Grand Junction, CO, October 2004
27. Miami University, Oxford, OH, Keynote & Grub book signing, 11/28/2006
28. Mountain School, Putney, VT, Keynote speaker, “Living Democracy,” October 2003
29. Mt. Holyoke College, Massachusetts, University Lecture and Workshop, “Fat, Famine, and Froot Loops; Where's Democracy When You Need It? A conversation about Hope's Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet,” April 2002*
30. New York University School of Law, Introduction of the Landless Workers Movement (MST), With Friends of the MST, November 2004
31. New York University, Galatin Program, Guest speaker, March 2003
32. New York University, Galatin Program, Guest speaker, March 2007
33. North Carolina State University, Park Symposium, Raleigh North Carolina, March 2002*
34. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, Keynote & Grub book signing, 4/4/2007
35. Northwestern University, Continuing Education Course, Environmental Sociology, Spring 2004
36. Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA, Grub book signing & lecture, 10/11/2006
37. Penn State University, Pennsylvania, Earth Day, April 2003*
38. Prescott College Colloquium, Keynote Speaker and Workshop Leader, Prescott, Colorado, November 2003
39. Ross School, Bridgehampton, New York, Center for Well Being, March 2002*
40. Ross School, Bridgehampton, New York, Lecture to the High School Empty Bowls Week, “Understanding Food and Hunger,” May 2002
41. San Francisco State College, Institute for Holistic Healing, March 2002*
42. San Rafael Jewish Center, San Rafael, CA, October 2002
43. Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, Northeast Student Summit on Hunger and Homelessness, March 2002*
44. St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, Grub book signing & lecture, 3/5/2007
45. Tufts University, Somerville, Massachusetts, Institute for the Environment and the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, April 2002*
46. UC Berkeley Speakers Series, Berkeley, CA, Grub book signing & lecture, 10/19/2006
47. University of Alberta at Edmonton, Canada, ECOS Conference Keynote Speaker, October 2003
48. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Food Studies Summer Institute, August 2005
49. University of British Columbia: Food Studies Institute, "Re-Newing the Food Studies Curriculum", Putting Justice on Our Plate: The Power of Food to Transform Our World, 8/16/2005
50. University of California- Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, Grub book signing & lecture, 4/17/2006
51. University of Colorado at Boulder, Athenaeum Program*
52. University of Connecticut, World Food Day, Storrs, CT, October 2002
53. University of Montana, Missoula, MT, Grub book signing & lecture, 9/29/2006
54. University of New York - Potsdam, Potsdam, NY, Keynote & Grub book signing, 4/18-19/07
55. University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill, NC, Keynote & Grub book signing, 4/5/2007
56. University of Pennsylvania, Fox Leadership Program, Evening Presentation on Farm-to-School, December 2004
57. University of Pennsylvania, Institute for Environmental Studies, December 2004
58. University of Santa Clara, California, Talk and Workshop, Public Service Program, February 2002*
59. University of Texas at Austin, Community talk at the Unitarian Universalist Church, April 2002*
60. University of Texas at El Paso, University Lecture, Sponsored by the Center for Civic Engagement, April 2002*
61. University of Texas at Houston, University Lecture, April 2002*
62. University of Texas at San Marcos, Community talk, April 2002*
63. University of Wisconsin at Madison, Fair Trade/Free Trade Conference, April 2002*
64. Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, Farm-to-School Conference, April 2003
65. Wells College, Aurora, NY, Fat, Famine, and Froot Loops: What's Democracy Got to Do With It, 3/10/2006
66. Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, Lecture, 4/26/2007
67. Westminster College, Presentation to Undergraduate Course (Professor Margot McMillen), Fulton, Missouri, September 2004
68. Yale University, Guest Lecturer, Professor Kelly Brownell: The Psychology, Biology, and Politics of Food, November 2004
Conference Keynote Speeches, Workshops, and Panels
(alphabetical by conference name)
69. Baum Forum on Food and Farming, Keynote Lecture (others included Alice Waters, Eric Schlosser, and Michael Pollan) October 2002*
70. BioEthics Conference, Chicago, IL, Farmer Forum on GMO's, 4/8/2006
71. Bioneers by the Bay, Marion, MA October 2005
72. Bioneers by the Bay: Connecting for Change, Marion, MA, Plenary Talk, 10/15/2005
73. Bioneers Conference, San Rafael, CA, October 2001*
74. Bioneers East Conference, New York City, October 2003
75. Bioneers Satellite Conference, Opening Lecture, Telluride, CO October 2002
76. Bioneers, San Rafael, CA, Grub book signing & lecture, 10/20-22/06
77. California Association of Food Banks Training Conference, Sacramento, CA, Keynote, 7/20/2006
78. Center for Ecoliteracy, Community Dinner, Berkeley, CA, March 2002*
79. Center for Informed Food Choices, Keynote Speech, March 2002*
80. Choosing Courage Workshop, Hollyhock Retreat Center, Cortes, Canada, May 2005
81. Church World Service, “Putting Justice on the Table,” Hinsdale, Illinois April 2005
82. Community Food Security Coalition Conference, Vancouver, BC, Grub book signing & lecture, 10/9-11/06
83. Community Food Security Coalition Conference, “Nourishing Change: Multimedia Approaches to Outreach,” October 2006
84. Eco-Farm Conference, Asilomar, California, January 2003
85. Eco-Metropolis, Keynote Address, New York City, November 2004
86. Food and Society Conference, Asheville, NC, FAS Conference Session, 4/25/2006
87. Food and Society Conference, Asheville, NC, FAS Reception with Authors & Artists, 4/25/2006
88. Food and Society Networking Conference, Factories, Farmworkers, and College Food: The Power of Procurement and the Potential of Student Organizing, 4/27/2005
89. Food for Thought Festival, Madison, WI, Keynote & Grub book signing, 9/15-16/06
90. Foundation for Global Community, Keynote Speech, Palo Alto, CA, February 2002*
91. Global Party for a Human Planet, Panelist, New York City-Addis Ababa-Paris-Tokyo, December 2003
92. Green Nations Gathering, New York, Plenary Talk and Workshop, “Food Activism: Bringing Global Perspectives to Local Solutions,” September 2003
93. Institute for Integrative Nutrition, Community Presentation, New York City*
94. La Peña Cultural Center with the MST, Community Presentation, February 2002*
95. Living Green Expo, Minneapolis Minnesota, Spring 2004
96. Marion Institute, “Silent No More,” Special Event with Vandana Shiva, Wanjira Maathai, and others, October 2004*
97. Marion Institute, Event with Wangari Maathai, Marion Massachusetts, Fall 2002
98. Media that Matters, Hollyhock Retreat Center, May 2005
99. Natural East Expo, Baltimore, MD, Grub book signing & lecture, 10/7/2006
100. Northeast Organic Farmers Annual Conference, Keynote Speech, Albany, New York
101. Ohio Ecological Farmers Association Annual Conference, Columbus, Ohio, March 2003
102. Omega/Integrative Nutrition Conference, Rhinebeck, NY, Keynote & Grub book signing, 6/29/2007
103. Oxfam International Student Fair Trade Conference, Washington DC, October 2003
104. Rolling Thunder Chautauqua Tour, Community Presentation, Chicago, IL, June 2002*
105. Sierra Club Conference, Health: Your Earth, Your Life , 5/4/2005
106. Unitarian Universalists WomenSpirit Conference, Springfield, IL, January 2005
107. Unitarian Universalists, Long Island, New York, October 2005
108. Unitarian Universalists, New York City, January 2005
109. VegSource Annual Conference, Keynote Speaker (others included John and Ocean Robbins, Dr. Dean Ornish)*
110. Women Chefs and Restaurateurs Conference, Keynote, Cambridge, MA, September 2002
111. Women in Agriculture Conference, Fall 2005
112. WomenSpirit Conference, Springfield, IL, Keynote Lecture, 23/1/05
113. WomenSpirit Conference, Springfield, IL, Workshop Leader, 23/1/05
114. Workshop Presentation, Community Food Security Coalition, October 2004
115. World Council of Churches, Hinsdale, IL, Keynote Lecture: "Just Eating: Putting Justice on the Table", 4/16/2005
116. World Hunger Year Annual Conference, New York City, Panelist, Summer 2003
117. World Hunger Year Food Justice Forum, New York City, Panel Moderator, October 2005
Community Events
(alphabetical by sponsoring organization’s name)
118. 92nd Street Y-Makor, Panel Discussion following Super Size Me screening, September 2004
119. Added Value Fundraiser- iCi Restaurant, Brooklyn, NY, Lecture/Screening, 5/22/2007
120. Agrarian Adventure School Garden Project, Tappan Middle School, Ann Arbor, MI, Spring 2004
121. Alliance for Democracy, Mendocino, CA, Grub book signing & lecture, 7/21/2006
122. APT club, New York, NY, Rude Movements Grub Party, 5/9/2006
123. Aquarium of the Pacific, Environmental Writers Conference, Long Beach, CA,
May 2003
124. Art Car Museum Community Lecture, Houston, Texas*
125. Berkeley Farmers Market, Berkeley, CA, Grub book signing & cooking demo, 4/13/2006
126. Black & White Bar, New York, NY, Grub Reading, 1/14/2007
127. Brady Street Artisan Food Festival, Milwaukee, MA, Grub book signing & keynote, 7/30/2006
128. Brooklyn Botanical Garden, Brooklyn, NY, Panel Discussion, 3/10/2007
129. Brooklyn Grand Army Plaza Market, Brooklyn, NY, Grub book signing & cooking demo, 5/13/2006
130. Café Ambrosia, Seattle, WA, Community Talk, February 2002* and May 2003
131. Canadian Memorial Centre for Peace, Community Talk , 8/16/2005
132. Carr's Restaurant, Lancaster, PA, Community Dinner, 3/1/2005
133. City Harvest, World Food Day teleconference, 2/15/2006
134. Clayton Farmers Market, Book signing, St. Louis, Missouri, September 2004
135. ClifBar, Berkeley, CA, Keynote Talk , 12/1/2005
136. Columbia Teachers College, Book Club: Hope’s Edge, Brooklyn, Spring 2004
137. Communications Strategy Meeting, Little Rock, NY, Participant, 10/24-10/27
138. Community Dinner, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, Grub dinner & discussion, 5/12/2006
139. Community Harvest Festival, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, Special Guest Speaker, 10/29/2005
140. Community Harvest Festival, Hastings-on-Hudson, October 2005
141. DC Busboys & Poets, New York, NY, Grub Reading, 2/18/2007
142. EarthSave Long Island, Community Talk, October 2003
143. EarthSave New York, Community Talk, March 2002*
144. Farm Bill Workshop, New York, NY, Lecture, 1/25/2007
145. Ferry Plaza Building, San Francisco, CA, Grub book signing & cooking demo, 4/15/2006
146. First Annual Utne Magazine (r)evolutionary women Retreat, , , Special Presentation, 11/11/2005
147. Foundation for Global Community, Palo Alto, CA, Grub book signing & lecture, 4/15/2006
148. Funding Exchange Small Planet Fund Launch Party, New York City, February 2002*
149. Fundraiser for Sustainable Ballard, Seattle, WA, Community dinner & fundraiser, 4/19/2006
150. Google, Palo Alto, CA, Grub book signing & lecture, 7/19/2006
151. Green Festival, Washington DC, September 2004
152. Heifer International , Little Rock, AK, Keynote, 9/12/2006
153. Heifer International Fundraiser, New York, NY, Keynote & Panel, 4/11/2007
154. Holistic Health Counselors, Question-and-Answer, New York, 2003
155. Interfaith Center of New York Book Launch Party, New York City, February 2002*
156. Just Food Conference, Sierra Club, Alton, Illinois, June 2005
157. Marguerite Center, Pembroke, Ontario, Keynote, 11/3-5/06
158. Maverick Farms, Valle Crucis, NC, Grub dinner & discussion, 4/29/2006
159. Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, MI, Grub book signing, 4/4/2006
160. Montana Book Festival, Missoula, MT, Grub book signing & lecture, 9/30/2006
161. Mott House, Washington, DC, Brown Bag at Mott House, 5/19/2006
162. New Jersey Organic Farming Association Festival, Princeton NJ, October 2004
163. New York City Department of Health, Trans Fat Hearings, Public Testimony, 10/30/2006
164. New York City Department of Health, New York, NY, Brown Bag, 11/15/2006
165. New York City Independent Media Center, Benefit Talk on Media and Food, September 2002
166. New York Open Center, New York City, Community Talk, March 2002*
167. Northwest Resistance Against Genetic Engineering, Community Talk at the First Unitarian Church, Portland, Oregon, February 2002*
168. NY State Legislative Building, Albany, NY, Talk about genetic engineering to Hawthorne Valley high schools students, 2/8/3006
169. NYCNEN event w/Michele Simon, New York, NY, Grub book signing & lecture, 11/16/2006
170. Omega Institute of Health and Healing, Rhinebeck, New York, September 2002
171. Omega Institute of Health and Healing, Rhinebeck, New York, September 2004
172. Omega Institute, Community Presentation, Rhinebeck, NY, September 2002
173. Panta Rhea Foundation, Mill Valley, CA, Marin Organic Dinner, 4/11/2006
174. Park Slope Food Co-op, Brooklyn, NY, Safe Food tabling & Grub book signing, 5/13/2006
175. Rainforest Action Network Fundraiser, Environmental Writers, including Paul Hawken, Julia Butterfly Hill, and Mark Hertsgaard, San Francisco, CA, December 2002
176. Real Food Daily Restaurant Brunch Talk, Los Angeles, California, February 2002*
177. RESULTS International Fundraiser, Austin, Texas, October 2005
178. RESULTS International Fundraiser, Austin, TX, Plenary Talk, 11/10/2005
179. Rex Foundation and Women's Foundation Fundraiser, Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, October 2002*
180. Sacred Center, New York, NY, Book signing, 5/14/2006
181. Second Annual Small Planet Fund Fundraiser, New York City, December 2003
182. Seeds Community Garden, Raleigh, NC, Keynote & Grub book signing, 4/7/2007
183. Slow Food Boston, Cambridge, MA, Benefit Event & Grub book signing, 7/25/2006
184. Small Planet Fund Fundraiser with Special Guests Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) and Marion Nestle (Food Politics), New York City, December 2002*
185. Small Planet Fund Fundraiser, New York City, NY, Special Presentation, 12/8/2005
186. Smooch Organic Café & Wine Bar, Brooklyn, NY, Grub dinner & book signing, 5/11/2006
187. The Graduate Center (CUNY), New York, NY, School Food conference, 4/1/06
188. The Green Table, New York, NY, Grub book signing, 12/9/2006
189. TransFair Fund Raiser, San Francisco, CA, Keynote, 10/18/2006
190. Transfair USA, Community Talk, Oakland, California, March 2002*
191. True/False Film Festival, Bellingham, WA, Grub Party , 4/22/2006
192. True/False Film Festival, Columbia, MO, Panel Discussion, 3/3/2007
193. Union Square Farmers Market, New York, NY, Grub book signing & cooking demo, 5/10/2006
194. Unitarian Universalist Church, Long Island, NY, Grub book signing & lecture, 5/5/2006
195. Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Brooklyn, NY, Keynote & Grub book signing, 4/14/2007
196. Unitarian Universalists of Shelter Island, Special Guest Speaker, 10/28/2005
197. Unitarian Universalists, New York , New York, NY, Guest Speaker , 30/1/05
198. USDA Farm Bill 2007 Listening Tour, , , Testimony,
199. Vegetarian Society of Washington DC, February 2002*
200. Vegetate Restaurant, Washington, DC, Fundraiser & Grub dinner, 5/18/2006
201. Vox Pop Books, New York, NY, Grub book signing & cooking demo, 5/10/2006
202. White Dog Café, Philadelphia, PA, Community Breakfast, February 2002*
203. White Dog Café, Philadelphia, PA, Grub dinner & book signing, 9/25/2006
204. WHY Brown Bag, New York, NY, Brown Bag, 11/30/2006
205. Willy Street Coop, Madison, Wisconsin, Community Talk, 2002*
206. Woodhull Institute for Leadership, New York City, August 2004
207. World Forum for Food Sovereignty, Selingue, Mali, Lecture, 2/21-2/28
208. World Hunger Year National Conference, , , Panel moderator, 10/18/2005
209. Yes! Magazine Community Talk, Bainbridge Island, May 2003
Bookstore Events*
Hope’s Edge Bookstore Only events (Spring 2002--alphabetical by city)
210. Amherst, MA: Food for Thought
211. Berkeley, CA: Cody’s Books
212. Cambridge, MA: Wordsworth
213. Chicago, IL: Transitions Books
214. Los Angeles, CA: The Bodhi Tree
215. Madison, WI: Rainbow Books
216. Miami, FL: Books & Books
217. NYC: Barnes & Noble-Astor Pl
218. Portland, OR: Powell’s
219. San Francisco: Stacey’s Books
220. San Rafael, CA: Book Passage
221. Santa Monica, CA: Barnes & Noble at the Promenade
222. Seattle, WA: Elliot Bay Books
223. Sebastopol, CA: Copperfield’s
224. Sonoma, CA: Readers’ Books
225. Springfield, MA: Barnes and Noble
226. Washington DC: Politics and Prose
Grub Bookstore Only Events:
227. Coliseum Books, New York, NY, 4/6/2006
228. Four Eyed Books, Gualala, CA, 7/22/2006
229. Point Reyes Books, Point Reyes, CA, 7/23/2006
230. Diesel Books, Oakland, CA, 4/10/2006
231. Book Passage, Corte Madera, CA, 4/14/2006
232. Café La Vie, Santa Cruz, CA, 4/17/2006
233. Elliott Bay Book Co., Seattle, WA, 4/20/2006
234. Powell's Books, Portland, OR, 4/21/2006
235. Malaprops Bookstore, Asheville, NC, 4/28/2006
236. Good Yarns Bookstore, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, 5/12/2006
237. Chapters Bookstore, Washington, DC, 5/17/2006
238. Shaman Drum, Ann Arbor, MI, 4/3/2006
239. Barbara's Books, Chicago, IL, 4/9/2006
240. Bluestockings Bookstore, New York, NY, Grub book signing & lecture, 12/4/2006
241. McNally Robinson Booksellers, New York, NY, Grub book signing & lecture, 10/3/2006
* Events with Frances Moore Lappé
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