OY! SUMMER 2004. "Water, Land and People: Struggles for a Better World"

... a tribal family displaced by a large dam?
... a farmer in the third world besieged by drought?
... a victim of a toxic gas leak for which government and corporate interests deny culpability?

Please join us for a stirring discussion.

Panelists:

Patrick McCully
Patrick McCully is the Campaigns Director at International Rivers Network. He has worked on many dam-related campaigns, in particular in supporting the struggle of the Narmada Bachao Andolan/Save the Narmada Movement against dams on the Narmada River in India. He is a member of the Steering Committee of the UN Environment Program's Dams and Development Project and a member of the UNEP Dams and Development Forum.
Raj Patel
Raj Patel is currently at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa doing research on land reform politics. Prior to this he was at Food First / Institute for Food and Development Policy, where he worked on issues relating to biotechnology, agriculture, and the international economy.
Diana Ruiz
Diana Ruiz works with the Pesticide Action Network North America, and is the US Coordinator for the Bhopal Campaign/Dow Accountability Project. She is the spokesperson for the Students for Bhopal campaign, a national network of students dedicated to campaigning for the victims of the Bhopal disaster, the world's worst industrial tragedy.

This panel is being presented as part of OY! Summer 2004 . It is a free event and open to all, though contributions to OY! will be appreciated. Organizing Youth (OY!) is a volunteer-based organization formed with the aim of empowering youth from the South Asian Diaspora to organize for political, social and economic justice.

ORGANIZING YOUTH (OY!) invites you to WATER, LAND & PEOPLE Struggles for a Better World A Panel Discussion When: Thursday Aug 12th, 6.00pm to 8.00pm Where: The Women's Building, 3543 18th St, San Francisco What does globalization mean to ... ... a tribal family displaced by a large dam? ... a farmer in the third world besieged by drought? ... a victim of a toxic gas leak for which government and corporate interests deny culpability? Please join us for a stirring discussion. Panelists: Patrick McCully Patrick McCully is the Campaigns Director at International Rivers Network. He has worked on many dam-related campaigns, in particular in supporting the struggle of the Narmada Bachao Andolan/Save the Narmada Movement against dams on the Narmada River in India. He is a member of the Steering Committee of the UN Environment Program's Dams and Development Project and a member of the UNEP Dams and Development Forum. Raj Patel Raj Patel is currently at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa doing research on land reform politics. Prior to this he was at Food First / Institute for Food and Development Policy, where he worked on issues relating to biotechnology, agriculture, and the international economy. Diana Ruiz Diana Ruiz works with the Pesticide Action Network North America, and is the US Coordinator for the Bhopal Campaign/Dow Accountability Project. She is the spokesperson for the Students for Bhopal campaign, a national network of students dedicated to campaigning for the victims of the Bhopal disaster, the world's worst industrial tragedy. This panel is being presented as part of OY! Summer 2004 . It is a free event and open to all, though contributions to OY! will be appreciated. Organizing Youth (OY!) is a volunteer-based organization formed with the aim of empowering youth from the South Asian Diaspora to organize for political, social and economic justice.
Supported in part by the Vanguard Public Foundation, the RESIST Foundation, and the Women's Building.