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Speaking Tour

2008 Events:

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Past Events:

Friday, October 17th, 2008, 9:00 AM
Keynote Speech
Natural Products Expo East
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
415 Summer St.
Boston, MA

Saturday, October 4th, 2008, time TBA
"Living Democracy" speech and panel participation
4th National Conference on Dialogue and Deliberation
Austin Renaissance
9721 Arboretum Blvd
Austin, TX

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008, 8:30AM
Keynote speech, booksigning, and workshop
32nd Annual Provender Alliance Educational Conference
Address TBD
Hood River, OR

Tuesday, September 30, 2008
"Living Democracy" talk
Mount Diablo Peace Center
Walnut Creek, CA

Sunday, September 14th, 2008, time TBD
Keynote speech and booksigning
Northern Arizona Sustainable Living Fair
Fort Tuthill Fairgrounds
Fairgrounds Road
Flagstaff, AZ

Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Friends Meeting House
Cambridge, MA

Friday, September 5th, 2008, time TBD
Visiting Speaker
Albuquerque Academy
Simms Auditorium
6400 Wyoming Boulevard, NE
Albuquerque, NM

Sunday, July 27th, 2008, 2:00 PM
Keynote speech and workshop
Kickapoo Country Fair
Organic Valley National Headquarters
One Organic Way
La Farge, WI

Sunday, July 13th, 2008, 4:00PM
Keynote speech and booksigning
SolarFest 2008
Forget-Me-Not Farm, McNamara Road
Tinmouth, VT

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008, 9:00AM
Keynote Speech
16th Annual IFOAM World Congress
Modena, Italy

Sunday, May 18th, 2008
World Future Council Congress
Hamburg, Germany

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008, time TBD
Keynote speech
Global Ecology Conference
Webster University
St. Louis, MO

Sunday, April 27th, 2008, 2:00PM
Speech and booksigning
Cary Memorial Library
1874 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA

Friday, April 25th, 2008 9:30 AM
Keynote speech and booksigning
Berklee College of Music
BAC Casieri Hall, Newbury St.
Boston, MA

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
Participant, “Do Good Lives Have to Cost the Earth”
New Economics Foundation Think Tank
Pocantico Conference Center
200 Lake Road
Sleepy Hollow, NY

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008, 9:15 AM
Keynote Speech
Terre Haute Human Rights Day
Dede 1, Hulman Memorial Student Union
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN

Sunday, March 30th, 2008, 3:00 PM
Keynote Speech
d2e – down:2:earth Sustainability Expo
Hynes Convention Center
900 Boylston St.
Boston, MA

Thursday, March 27th, 2008, 7:00PM
Author event and booksiging
Porter Square Books
25 White St.
Cambridge, MA

Monday, March 24th, 2008, 7:00 PM
Speech
Environmental Speaker Series
Green Decade Coalition / Newton
Committee for Alternatives to Pesticides
Newton Free Library
300 Homer St.
Newton Centre, MA

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008, 7:30 PM
Speech: "Getting a Grip on Democracy"
Cambridge Forum (free and open to the public)
Co-sponsored by Food for Free. Reception at 6:30.
Cambridge, MA

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008, 7:00PM
Author event and booksigning
River Run Bookstore, South Church / Minds Alive and Green Sanctuary Committees, and Seacoast Slow Food
South Church
292 State St.
Portsmouth, NH

Monday, March 10th, 2008, 7:30PM
Speech
Thrivability Institute
Southern Oregon University Britt Ballroom
1250 Siskiyou Blvd.
Ashland, OR

Sunday, March 9th, 2008, 6:30 PM
Speech
Democracy Unlimited
Tentative: $10-$20 sliding fee
Plaza View Room, Jacoby Storehouse (on the plaza in Arcata)
Arcata, CA

Saturday, March 8th, 2008, 3:00PM
Author event and booksigning
Mendocino Book Company
102 S. School St.
Ukiah, CA

Saturday, March 8th, 2008, 7:00PM
Speech and booksigning
Ukiah Valley Alliance for Democracy
Cosponsored by Friends of the Mendocino College Library,
Code Pink, the Mendocino Environmental Center,
the Greater Ukiah Localization Project, Veterans for Peace,
Ukiah Natural Foods, and the Cloud Forest Institute
Little Theater, Mendocino College
Lowery Library Building, 1000 Hensley Creek Road
Ukiah, CA

Friday, March 7th, 2008, 3:00PM
Author event and booksigning
Cheshire Bookshop
345 North Franklin St.
Fort Bragg, CA

Friday, March 7th, 2008, 7:00 PM
Speech
Alliance for Democracy
City Hall
416 N. Franklin St.
Fort Bragg, CA

Thursday, March 6th, 2008, 7:30PM
Speech and booksigning
Sonoma State University, Project Censored
Peace and Justice Center of Sonoma County
Network of Spiritual Progressives of Sonoma County
Oddfellows Hall
545 Pacific Ave.
Santa Rosa, CA

Friday, February 15th, 2008, 7:00PM
Reading and booksigning
Northshire Bookstore
Manchester Center, VT

Saturday, February 16th, 2008, time TBD
Reading and booksigning
The Book Cellar
Brattleboro, VT

Sunday, February 10th, 2008
Speech and booksigning
Cape Ann Forum
Gloucester, MA

Friday, February 1st, 2008, 7:30PM>
Speech and booksigning
Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Andover
6 Locke St.
Andover, MA

Monday, January 21st, 2008, 7:00PM
Author event and booksigning
Brookline Booksmith
Brookline, MA

Monday, December 17th, 2007, 6:00PM
Author event and booksigning
Busboys and Poets - Shirlington
Cosponsored by the Virginia Organizing Project
Arlington, VA

Thursday, December 13th 5:00-11:00pm
Small Planet Fund Gala Fundraiser
New York, NY

Thursday, November 29th, 2007, 7:00PM
Author event and booksigning
Point Reyes Books
Point Reyes Station, CA

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007, 7:00PM
Keynote speech
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
Speech
Praxis Peace Institute
Sonoma Community Center
Sonoma, CA

Saturday, November 26th, 2007
Author event and booksigning
City Lights Bookstore
San Francisco, CA

Sunday, November 25th, 2007, 4:00PM
Author event and booksigning
Book Passage
Corte Madera, CA

Saturday, November 24th, 2007
Keynote and workshop
Parhad Programme 2007
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, CANADA

Thursday, November 15th, 2007
Speech
Be the Change Conference: The Sky’s the Limit
Presented by Be the Change, World Future Council, and The Converging World
Central Hall, Westminster
London, UK

Monday, November 12th, 2007
Keynote speech “Living Democracy, Ending Hunger”
School for Oriental and African Studies
University of London
London, UK

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
Keynote Speech: “Getting a Grip on the Hunger Issue”
Worcester State College
Worcester, MA

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007, 4:00PM
Keynote and booksigning
Assembly Series: Homelessness Awareness Week
Washington University, St. Louis
St. Louis, MO

Monday, November 5th, 2007, 7:00PM
Speech
Liberty Tree Fellowship Annual Board Meeting and Fundraiser
Madison, WI
Doors open at 6:00pm ~ $5 suggested donation at the door
Public talk to be followed by a 9:00pm fundraising reception at Dobhan Restaurant & Bar, 2110 Atwood Ave, just three doors down the street.

Friday, November 2nd, 2007
Speech
Vermont Peace and Justice Center
Burlington, VT

Thursday, November 1st, 2007
Speech & booksigning
Jamaica Plain Forum
Jamaica Plain, MA

Sunday, October 28th, 2007
Reading and booksigning
Eagle Harbor Book Co.
Bainbridge Island, WA

Saturday, October 27th, 2007
Keynote speech and booksigning
Portland State University
Porltand, OR

Thursday, October 25th, 2007
Keynote speech and booksigning
Rural Development Initiative
Stevenson, WA

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007
Author event and booksigning
Tattered Cover, Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO

Monday, October 22nd, 2007
Speech
University of Colorado at Denver, Health Sciences Center
Auraria Campus
Denver, CO

Monday, October 15th - Friday, October 19th, 2007
Distinguished Visitor
Suffolk University
Boston, MA

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
Author event and booksigning
University of Connecticut Co-op
Storrs, CT

Thursday, October 11th, 2007
Keynote Speech
Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Marlborough, MA

Friday, October 5th, 2007
Speech & booksigning
Conference: "What's the Economy For?"
Washington, DC Green Festival
Washington, DC

Saturday, October 6th, 2007
Reading and booksigning
Busboys & Poets
Washington, DC

Sunday, October 7th, 2007
Keynote Speech and booksigning
Harvest and Courage Celebration
Center for Whole Communities
Waitsfield, VT

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007
Keynote speech and booksigning
Kripalu Center
Lenox, MA

Sunday, September 30th, 2007
Keynote speech and booksigning
Pioneer Valley Relocalization Workshop
Northampton Center for the Arts
Northampton, MA

Friday, September 21st, 2007, 2:00PM
Panel
The Interchurch Center
New York, NY

Sunday, September 16th, 2007
Speech
Climate Change / Peak Oil Teach-In
International Forum on Globalization
Washington, DC

Saturday, July 28th
Keynote speech and workshop
EarthWorks Expo
Denver, CO

Wednesday, June 20th - Sunday, June 24th
Keynote speech
Unitarian Universalist General Assembly
Portland, OR

Sunday, June 3rd - Saturday, June 9th
Keynote speech
Dubrovnik Conference, Praxis Peace Institute
Dubrovnik, Croatia

Thursday, May 17th
Keynote speech
Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
Burlington, VT

Monday, April 30th
Speech and booksigning
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH

Thursday, April 26th
Speech
Grassroots International
Cambridge, MA

Sunday, April 22nd
Lecture & Book Signing
Green Festival
Chicago, IL

Thursday, April 19th
Lecture & book signing
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, CA

Tuesday, April 17th
Lecture & book signing
Evergreen State College
Olympia, WA

Monday, April 16th
Lecture & book signing
University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Keynote speech
KIDS Consortium Fundraiser
College of the Atlantic
Portland, ME

Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Speech and booksigning
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ

Saturday, March 31, 2007
Keynote speech
Dream Factory Community
Annual Conference and Retreat
Framingham, MA

Thursday, March 22, 2007, 6:00 – 8:30pm
Keynote speech
International Symposium on Spirituality and Business
Babson College
Wellesley, MA

Wednesday, March 7th
Lecture, Price Lecture Series
Trinity Church
Boston, MA

Thursday, March 1st
Lecture & Book Signing
Simon Fraser University
Vancouver, BC, Canada

Wednesday, February 28th
Lecture & Book Signing
Southern Oregon University
Ashland, OR

Tuesday, February 27th
Lecture & Book Signing
Chico State University
Chico, CA

2006:

Wednesday, November 15th
Lecture & book signing
SUNY Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NY

Wednesday, October 25th
Speech
Just Harvest’s 19th Annual Harvest Celebration Dinner
Pittsburgh, PA

Saturday, October 21st
Keynote Speech & Book Signing
Visions for a Better World III Conference
Buffalo, NY

Thursday, October 19th
Lecture: Allegheny College
Meadville, PA

Tuesday, October 10th
Lecture
Belmont Public Library Author Series
Belmont, MA

Saturday, September 23rd
Keynote Speech
UUSC Conference: Water Privatization: Global and Local Issues in the 21st Century
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Amherst, MA

Friday, September 22nd
Speech
Central Vermont Peace and Justice & Rutland Area Food Co-op.
Rutland, VT

Wednesday, September 20th
Keynote Speech
Farm to Cornell's 2006 Fall Harvest Celebration
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Wednesday, August 9
Lunchtime talk
Kids Consortium: Living Democracy Conference
Cambridge, MA

Friday, June 16
Lecture and Book Signing
American Democracy Project 2006 National Meeting
Snowbird, UT

Saturday, June 10
Keynote Speech
Business Alliance for Local Living Economies Conference
Burlington, VT

Friday, May 12
Lecture and Dialogue with David Korten
Sustainable World
Pasadena, CA

Monday, May 8
Lecture: Capstone Week at Brandeis University
Waltham, MA
Private Event

Friday, April 28
Benefit and Lecture: Seeking Common Ground
Rochester, NY

Wednesday, April 19
Keynote Speech: Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Friday, April 7
Lecture: Oxfam America - Details to Follow
Boston, MA
Private Event

Thursday, April 6
Lecture: Human Health and Global Environmental Change - Sustainable Food for the Planet
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Private Event

Tuesday, April 4
Speech: People's Food Coop 35th Anniversary Gala Celebration
Michigan Theater , 608 Liberty St
Ann Arbor, MI

Monday, April 3
Democracy´s Edge Book Signing: Crazy Wisdom
114 South Main St
Ann Arbor, MI

Thursday, March 30
Speech: Global Engagement Lecture Series
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester. NY

Thursday, March 23, 6:00 pm EST
Benefit and Book Signing: For WAND at the Central Congregational Church
Titcomb and Pleasant Streets
Newburyport, MA

Sunday, March 19th, 9:00 a.m.
Keynote Speech: California Boards of Education Annual Conference
Sacramento, CA
Private Event

Friday, March 17, 7:00 p.m.
Benefit Event and Speech: KZYX Community Radio
and The Alliance for Democracy
Fort Bragg Town Hall
Fort Bragg, CA

Friday, March 17, 3:30 p.m.
Book Signing and Discussion:
Gallery Books
Main and Kasten Streets Mendocino, CA

Thursday, March 9, 7:00pm
Book Signing and Discussion:
Porter Square Books
25 White Street
Cambridge, MA

America is lost in a gnarled thicket of bought politicos, corporate con men and media hucksters. But we're lucky: Lappé has drawn the map that will get us out alive. Read it and get going.
-Greg Palast
Author, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

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