This Week: Cesar Chavez and The Fight in the Fields

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Tuesday, March 27, 2007 10:58 AM

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This Week: Cesar Chavez and The Fight in the Fields

 

This week in the Environmental Resource Center: How to Shop

Consciously, and Cesar Chavez and The Fight in the Fields

 

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Wednesday, March 28, 2007

 

Author Event: " How to Shop Consciously: The Better World Shopping Guide "

 

One of the Ecology Center's most popular authors, Dr. Ellis Jones will

join us to discuss socially and environmentally responsible

consumerism. Dr. Jones has followed his popular " The Better World

Handbook " with an organized, highly useful guide that grades every

product on the shelf from 'A' to 'F'. His pocket-sized " Better World

Shopping Guide " is the culmination of 15 years of research, in which

Dr. Jones compiled a database of every reliable source of information

available on corporate behavior and synthesized the information into a

single report card for every company. " The Better World Shopping Guide "

includes a summary of essential information about particular product

categories, profiles of the best and worst companies, practical buying

tips, and online resources. Small enough to fit in a back pocket and

organized in a shopping-friendly format, this book is designed to shop

with you! Dr. Jones is a Professor of Sociology at UC Davis and the

founder of the Better World Network.

 

Time: 7pm - 9pm

Location: Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave, near Dwight Way, Berkeley.

Cost: free.

Info: 510-548-3402, http://www.ecologycenter.org/.

 

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Thursday, March 29, 2007

 

Celebrating the Environmental Leadership of Cesar Chavez and the

Farmworkers’ Movement

 

Come reflect on the life and legacy of Cesar Chavez. We'll show the

film " Fight in the Fields " which tells the story of Cesar Chavez and

the history of the farmworkers' struggle. Locally produced, this award

winning film includes archival footage and interviews with those

involved in gaining rights and improving the working conditions for

those who toil to produce the food we eat. Information will also be on

hand about the movement today, and current campaigns to protect

workers, their health, and the environment. This is part of Berkeley's

citywide Cesar Chávez Commemoration activities. Check out all the

other Commemoration events happening, here: ecologycenter.org/chavez

 

Time: 7 pm - 9 pm

Location: Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave, near Dwight Way, Berkeley.

Cost: Free.

Info: 510-548-2220 x233.

 

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Beck Cowles

Information Program Manager

 

Ecology Center

2530 San Pablo Ave

Berkeley, CA 94702

www.ecologycenter.org

510-548-2220 x233

 

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