living democracy, feeding hope
the Institute of writers, speakers, & activists Frances Moore Lappé and Anna Lappé
OUR EVENTS
PAST EVENTS
November 16, 2021 Frances chats with Eva Haller Salon about the 50 years since she warned us to take care of our Small Planet. Frances' message is still timely & even more important than ever as global leaders discuss climate change at COP26 in Glasgow.
November 11, 2021 "Hiding in the Climate Crisis: Honest Hope in Democratic Action." It is easy to feel overwhelmed by the simultaneous political, economic, and climate crises upon us, but Frances digs into their interacting roots so we can be sure that in attacking them our actions matter. Lappé shows us how our peculiarly brutal form of capitalism—enabling Big Money’s corruption of our democracy—has brought on climate catastrophe.
November 10, 2021 Frances spoke on the Food Fix: Solutions for a Broken System panel - A conversation about why it’s important to know where your food comes from and what we can all do to make an even bigger difference.
November 9, 2021 Frances shared her journey from an awakening that led to the three-million-copy Diet for Small Planet in 1971. From courageous actions across the planet, some in surprising places, she identifies a positive remaking of our understanding of human capacities that can inspire our effective action.
November 1, 2021 What would the world look like if everyone had access to healthy food and we all knew where our groceries came from?Frances Moore Lappé can speak to that.
October 25, 2021 Frances shared her personal journey with Mark Bittman and how 'Diet for a Small Planet' shaped her own life. She offers a fascinating philosophy on changing yourself—and the world—that can start with changing the way we eat.
September 30, 2021 Brookline Booksmith East Coast Book Launch: Frances and Raj chat about and celebrate the 50th-anniversary of the seminal 'Diet for a Small Planet'
September 23, 2021 Frances and Dani Nierenberg chat about The new 50th-anniversary edition of 'Diet for a Small Planet' which argues that the need for change in the food system has never been greater.
September 20, 2021 Frances in conversation with James Beard Award winning chef & author Bryant Terry about the launch of the 50th ed. of 'Diet for a Small Planet.' hosted by Book Passage, a San Francisco area bookstore
SMALL PLANET EVENTS
Together and separately, Frances Moore Lappé and Anna Lappé speak at dozens of conferences, universities and to citizen organizations, community associations, and sustainable living festivals every year.
What happens when Frances' book Eco-Mind is used in a classroom?
“I fortuitously assigned Eco-Mind excerpts for reading on Tuesday November 6, 2018 so we talked about democracy and stewardship on election day! The students SO appreciated your perspective. First, one person said - “I’m an environmental science student and I’ve been getting pretty depressed about the planet. This was so refreshingly positive.” Then another person said, “Yes, but what made it so effectively positive is that it was also critical.” Then a third student said, “You know, it made me really hopeful … but it also made me really angry. How can I be 22 and nobody ever told me about these incredible things that people have accomplished! I’m not going to let that happen to anybody else!”
-- Liz Carlisle, Lecturer at Stanford University
SELECTED UNIVERSITIES AT WHICH FRANCES MOORE LAPPÉ HAS SPOKEN
University of Delaware
UC Santa Cruz
Eckerd College
Chatham University
Miami Dade College
University of Michigan
Framingham State
Vassar College
Carleton College
Ursinus College
Middlebury College
Ohio University
Connecticut College
Brooklyn College
Salem State
Mt Hokyoke
Northeastern
Utah Valley University
Depauw University
Oregon State University
Manchester College
Young Harris College
Stanford University
UC Berkeley
UMass Amherst
Smith College
Rivier University
University of Oregon
NYU
University of Hawaii
Suffolk University
Regis College
Lesley University
University of Waterloo
Denison University
Clark University
You are amazing. Your beautiful capacity to connect people to the land, to their bodies, to the food they and we eat is so inspiring.
Karri, Green Festival
Boston, Massachusetts
Thank you for an amazing talk today that was inspiring and thought-provoking for our group.
E3 Washington
Seattle, Washington
One of the wisest women on the planet today. We always walk away with so much to think about—it kindles all of our creative energy—and propels us into action! —Jeri Levitt, Boston, Massachusetts
Your words and thoughts have given us a needed infusion of hope for future action in this challenging time. —Jessica Sawyer, Bethesda, Maryland
Thank you for a truly special series of events in Iowa. Accolades and warm words about your time here are still coming into our office. —Iowa Environmental Council, Des Moines, Iowa