USD Welcomes "Stuffed and Starved" Author to Campus

SAN DIEGO, CA: On Tuesday, November 11th, University of San Diego’s “Just Read” and the Center for Educational Excellence will host author Raj Patel for a talk about his breakthrough book “Stuffed and Starved.”

Patel is an award-winning author and activist, who has worked at the World Bank and the World Trade Organization and who has protested against them on four continents. Patel is affiliated with UC Berkeley's Center for African Studies and Institute for Food Development Policy. In “Stuffed and Starved,” Patel conducts a global investigation of the paradox of having the greatest number of starving people in the world than ever before and an even greater number that are overweight. Patel analyzes problems associated with the global food economy and ends with solutions for regaining food sovereignty.

During his talk, Patel will discuss why we live in a world where nearly two billion people are overweight and almost one billion people are starving. He will talk about how the private sector's control of the food system is at the heart of the problem and encourage people to think about why that is. Patel will share concrete alternatives to the current system that involve going beyond farmers markets, to a system change, using some of his latest research from Africa to illustrate his points.

Patel’s talk will take place November 11th from 7:00-8:30pm in University of San Diego’s Shiley Theatre. Register for the event at http://goo.gl/MEZXvm or by emailing cee@sandiego.edu.

The event is free and open to the public.

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