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Going Hungry in a World of Plenty
April 24, 2002
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Twenty-first century high technology has not abated hunger. Pesticides and industrialized processing deplete needed nutrients, often doing more harm than good. On this program, we take a look at the role multinational corporations play in perpetuating the cycle of hunger. We also hear how so-called free trade and food aid contributes to starvation.
Featuring:
Debi Barker, co-director of the International Forum on Globalization; Frances Moore Lappé, author of "Diet for a Small Planet"; Dr. Marcia Ishii-Eiteman, Pesticide Action Network; Yolette Etienne, a leader of women's cooperatives in Haiti; Janice Oliver, deputy director for the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition; Wenonah Hauter, Public Citizen; Arthur Hughes, president of the Northeast Council of Food Inspection Locals; Dr. Mark Wheelis, a microbiologist at the University of California at Davis.
For more information:
International Forum on Globalization
1009 General Kennedy Avenue, No. 2
San Francisco, California 94129
415-561-7650
www.ifg.org
Public Citizen
1600 20th St. NW
Washington, DC. 20009
202-588-1000
www.citizen.org
Pesticide Action Network
49 Powell St., Suite 500
San Francisco, California 94102
415-981-6205;
fax: 415-981-1991
www.panna.org
Oxfam Haiti
4 Rue Marcadieu Bourdon
Route Lycée Français
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
509-245-8122/245-2113;
fax: 509-245-9077
www.oxfamhaiti.org