Spring 2003 Sustainable Agriculture Speaker Tour –
"Jasmine Rice and Issues of Sustainable Farming in Thailand"
Portland, OR -- Seattle, WA -- Boulder, CO -- Minneapolis, MN -- Boston, MA -- Lewiston, ME -- Blue Hill, ME -- Bangor, ME -- Bar Harbor, ME -- Ames, IA -- San Francisco Bay Area, CA

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April 17, 2003 – Portland, Oregon
Portland State University
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion on Globalization, Biotechnology, and the case of Jasmine rice in Thailand

April 18, 2003 – Seattle, Washington
University of Washington
3:30 p.m. – The Price of Rice: Thai Traditional Livelihoods at Stake
6:00 p.m. – Jasmine Rice, Globalization, and Sustainable Farming in Thailand

April 21-22, 2003 – Boulder, Colorado
University of Colorado at Boulder
Day One, 7:00 p.m. – Jasmine Rice, Globalization, and Sustainable Farming discussion at the Boulder Co-op
Day Two, 7:00 p.m. – The Impact of Globalization on Small Scale Thai Farmers

April 23, 2003 – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
5:30 – 7 p.m. The Thai Jasmine Rice Campaign

April 24, 2003 – Boston, Massachusetts
Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government
7-9 p.m. Jasmine Rice, the Thai Alternative Agriculture Network, the Assembly of the Poor, and Impacts of Globalization on Thai farmers.

April 25, 2003 – Lewiston, Maine
Justice through Education and Democracy Center
7-9 p.m. Discussion on Jasmine rice, Globalization, and Farmer Solidarity Worldwide

April 26, 2003 – Blue Hill, Maine
First Congregational Church of Blue Hill
5-7:30 p.m. Discussion and Pot-luck at the with Mr. Bamrung and Mr. Ubol

April 27, 2003 – Bangor, Maine
Eastern Maine Peace and Justice Center
10 a.m.-Noon – Discussion at Peace Through Inter-American Community Action (PICA)

April 28, 2003– Bar Harbor, Maine
College of the Atlantic (COA)
4 – 5:30 p.m. – Mr.Ubol Yoowa on Jasmine Rice, Globalization and Farming in Thailand, and the Thai Alternative Agriculture Network

April 29, 2003 – Ames, Iowa
Iowa State University

April 30, 2003 – San Francisco, California
Thai Basil Restaurant, Sunnyvale, CA
7 p.m. – Panel discussion and Dinner

May 1, 2003– San Francisco, California
New College
7:30 p.m. – Panel talk by the farmers and student activists

Friday May 2 – Palo Alto, California
Foundation for Global Community
7 p.m. – Potluck dinner and panel talk, followed by discussion with local members of the Valley of the Heart's Delight project, Foundation for Global Community, and local consumers interested in food issues.