Earth Day Talk with Vandana Shiva and Maude Barlow

This is a really good discussion on Democracy Now! with Vandana Shiva and Maude Barlow. It's well worth a watch if you have time (or can even watch it in chunks). Runs 43.38, and is very informative.

Aired on Democracy Now! April 22, 2011 - Earth Day!

Earth Day Special: Vandana Shiva and Maude Barlow on the Rights of Mother Earth

This week the United Nations General Assembly discussed international standards that grant nature equal rights to humans. Similar protocols have been adopted by over a dozen U.S. municipalities, as well as Bolivia and Ecuador. Renowned environmentalists Maude Barlow and Vandana Shiva join us. Says Shiva, "Most civilizations of the world, for most of human history, have seen the world in terms of relatedness and connection,” says Shiva. "And if there’s one thing the rights of Mother Earth is waking us to, is: we are all connected."

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Some Inspiring Conversations with Vandana Shiva

All of the following (with descriptions) are taken directly from Dr. Shiva's website: http://www.vandanashiva.org/

Vandana Shiva: Understanding the Corporate Takeover

“The American people should see that corporations have abandoned them long ago,” says scientist, environmentalist, and food justice activist Dr. Vandana Shiva, named one of the seven most influential women in the world by Forbes magazine.  “The people will have to rebuild democracy as a living democracy.”

Dr. Shiva has been fighting corporate takeover in every area in her native India, combating a nuclear plant one week and patented, genetically modified seeds another. She joins Laura in studio to advise American activists how they can fight the merging of corporations and government here at home and around the world.

The Future of Food: Part I 


The rest of the talk can be found on youtube




Plant A Garden





Plant a Garden from WisdomKeepers Productions on Vimeo.

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"The greatest speech ever made" Charlie Chaplin

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