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[Kelly Dietz <kdietz AT ithaca.edu>]

"Reclaiming Our Food: Grassroots Food Activism," a talk by Sandor  
Ellix Katz

Monday, April 2, 12-1pm

Taughannock Falls Room, Ithaca College Campus Center

The talk is free and open to the public.

Sandor Ellix Katz is the author of the acclaimed books, "The  
Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved" (see below) and "Wild  
Fermentation," among others. Since his diagnosis of HIV in the 1980s  
led him to connect food, health and justice, Katz’s activism has  
centered on local, sustainable, healthful and just food systems. He is  
also widely respected as an expert in fermentation of all kinds of  
food and beverages. Katz's writing has also appeared in The Nation,  
The Fifth Estate, OutWeek, Communities Magazine, and RFD: A Country  
Journal for Queer Folks Everywhere.

The talk is co-sponsored by the Politics Department, Sociology  
Department and Center for LBGT Education, Outreach, and Services.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SANDOR ELLIX KATZ:

Katz’s website: http://www.wildfermentation.com/

Read a New Yorker piece on Katz’s role in the "underground food  
movement" at http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/11/22/101122fa_fact_bilger

Listen to a segment of NPR's Science Friday featuring Katz with  
authors Michael Pollan and Marion Nestle athttp://mediacloud.libsyn.com/sciencefriday/scifri-2007081024.mp3 
.

Read his interview with the ACT UP Oral History Project reflecting on  
AIDS Activism at http://www.actuporalhistory.org/interviews/interviews_10.html#katz 
.

Check out his latest book, “The Art of Fermentation” at 
http://www.chelseagreen.com/bookstore/item/the_art_of_fermentation/

About his book "The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved":

Food in America is cheap and abundant—and also often bland, devoid of  
nutritional value, and produced without regard for anything beyond the  
corporate profit margin. As consumers, we opt for convenience, but the  
tradeoff is that we know almost nothing about how our food is grown,  
where it comes from, or whether it’s good for us. If we are what we  
eat, then our bodies and souls are largely at the mercy of  
agribusiness, commodity traders, and advertising executives thousands  
of miles from our homes and a world away from our real needs. “The  
Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved” takes on Big Food by profiling  
grassroots activists who challenge the way we think about food. From  
community-supported local farmers to raw milk producers forced to fly  
under the radar of Big Government, this book shows how ordinary people  
can find their way out of the corporate food maze and take direct  
responsibility for their own health and nutrition.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact  
Kelly Dietz at kdietz AT ithaca.edu. We ask that requests for  
accommodations be made as soon as possible.