Come hear from and speak to this long-time food and democracy activist and author or co-author of fifteen books, including the groundbreaking Diet for a Small Planet.

 

• 5:00 - 6:30 pm, Pres House main lounge: Special reception with Lappé, Family Farm Defenders president John Kinsman, and Center for Media and Democracy founder and director John Stauber. Sliding-scale donation starting at $25 ($50 donors receive a signed copy of Stauber and Rampton's book Mad Cow USA; $100 donors receive Mad Cow USA plus a signed copy of Lappé's new book, Democracy's Edge). Local, organic food and nonalcoholic beverages will be served. RSVP by November 9, by calling 608-260-9713 or emailing dianeATprwatch.org (replace "AT" with @).
• 7:30 pm, Pres House chapel: Public talk by Lappé, titled, Democracy's Edge: From the Dinner Table to the Front Page. $5 donation at the door. Lappé will also sign copies of her new book, Democracy's Edge: Choosing To Save Our Country By Bringing Democracy to Life. (No RSVP is needed if you are just attending the public talk and not the reception.)

 

Both events are at the Pres House, 731 State Street (off UW Library Mall), in Madison, Wisconsin. For more information, call 608-260-9713 or email dianeATprwatch.org (replace "AT" with @).

In keeping with Lappé's life-long focus on food and the roots of democracy, these events benefit two Madison-based non-profit groups:

• Family Farm Defenders [2] works to create a farmer-controlled and consumer-oriented food system, and to support economic and social justice for farmers.
• The Center for Media and Democracy [3] is the only U.S. organization dedicated to investigating and exposing deceptive public relations and propaganda campaigns, and to strengthening public interest reporting.