22nd Annual World Food Day Teleconference

REFLECTIONS ON FIGHTING HUNGER:
Roads not Taken; Goals not Met; the Journey Ahead  

Watch it LIVE on CCCSAT channel 90!

Friday, October 14, 2005
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

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Special Guests:

• Frances Moore Lappé, author, Diet for a Small Planet
• Dr. Pedro Sanchez, World Food Prize ceremony
• Tony Hall, U.S. Ambassador to the food agencies in Rome, Italy
• Dr. Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize recipient

Sixty years ago this year, the United Nations was founded and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN was launched.  For six decades, leaders of the nations of the world and civil society have worked through these and other global institutions to put an end to hunger.  However, in spite of conferences, summits and declarations, and countless books and speeches, even the conservative goal of cutting hunger in half has not been achieved.

One of the voices on the front lines for more than 30 years has been Frances Moore Lappé, author and critic. Her first book, Diet for a Small Planet, is still on many reading lists as are all her subsequent books.  Ms. Lappé will be the special guest on the 22nd World Food Day Teleconference, giving her perspective on the human-made causes of hunger and the significance of our everyday choices in creating a world free of hunger. In addition there will be a live uplink featuring Dr. Pedro Sanchez from the World Food Prize ceremonies in Iowa and vidoeotaped cameos by Ambassador Tony Hall, U.S. Ambassador to the food agencies in Rome, Italy and Dr. Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. 

For additional information on the World Food Day Teleconference or other World Food Day resources please contact Patricia Young, National Coordinator.

U.S. National Committee for World Food Day
2175 K Street NW
Washington  DC  20437
www.worldfooddayusa.org
Tel.  202-653-2404    Fax 202-653-5760

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