by Marion Nestle

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Jul 4 2010

Hilton Head, SC: Renaissance Weekend

I’m giving a couple of lectures and seminars at this event at various times during the July 4th weekend.  Registered participants only, alas.

Aug 25 2010

Albuquerque: Sandia National Laboratories

A presentation on “Sustainability, Safety, and Security.”  Details TK

Jun 5 2010

Woodbourne, NY: Woodbourne Correctional Facility

I am receiving Bard College’s John Dewey Award for Distinguished Public Service at commencement exercises for graduates of the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI).  According to the BPI Wikipedia entry, the program offers a liberal arts degree to incarcerated individuals in five different prisons in New York state.  It enrolls nearly 200 students and is one of the few degree-granting programs that exists since the government eliminated funding for prison education in 1995.

Sep 30 2010

Piscataway, NJ: Piscataway High School

I am giving the Peggy Friedman Memorial Annual Social Justice Public Lecture at Piscataway High School.  7:00 p.m.  Open to the public.

Dec 3 2010

Chicago: American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

This is a keynote presentation at 8:15 a.m.  to a conference: “Beyond Sugar: Contemporary Nutrition in Pediatric, Oral, and Systemic Health.”  Open to registered participants.  Details are here.

Nov 7 2010

Rochester, NY: Science Teachers Association of New York State

I will keynote the annual conference at the Rochester Convention Center at 5:15.  Open to registered participants.

Oct 19 2010

Seattle: University of Washington College of the Environment

This will be a lecture on “Food Politics: Advocacy for Social Change” as part of a University of Washington course on Eating the Environment.   Open to the public.  6:30-8:00  p.m.  Kane 120.  Here are FoodSafetyNews notes on what I said, and some from Judy Lightfoot.

Jun 27 2010

New York: What’s Organic About Organic?

I’m participating in a panel after a showing of the new film, “What’s Organic About Organic?”   The film previews June 21-25 at 7:00 p.m., and June 26 and 27 at 2:00 and 7:00 p.m.  Tickets are $10 except June 25, which is a fundraiser for NOFA.  HERE Theater, 145 6th Ave.