Artist Talk with David Maisel

Thursday, March 11 / 7 pm
In the Richard & Rhoda Goldman Theater

Don't miss this special opportunity to hear David Maisel, the artist behind the Brower Center's current exhibition, The Lake Project. He will discuss the elements of advocacy within his art and present images spanning the past two decades of his photographic work. The presentation will be followed by an informal Q&A session with the audience.

Price: $10. Tickets are available at www.brownpapertickets.com or 1-800-838-3006

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North American Futures: Canadian & US Perspectives

Presented by UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies & the University of British Columbia Centre on the Study of Democratic Institutions
Friday, March 12 / 8:30 am – 5:15 pm
Saturday March 13 / 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
In the Tamalpais Room

 North American Futures: Canadian & US Perspectives" is a two day bi-national conference for private and public sector practitioners and scholars interested in the issues shaping the trilateral relationship with Canada, United States, and Mexico. The conference will hear from policy experts in the following key areas:
1) Culture, Identity, and the Social Contract
2) Managing the Economic Arena
3) National Security, International Affairs, and the Arctic
4) Energy, the Environment, and Climate Change
5) Trilateral Approaches to the Challenges of the 21st Century.

Price: Free

Info: marcl@berkeley.edu

Phone: (510) 643-6476

Website: http://igs.berkeley.edu/events/canada2010.html

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Day of Action For Rivers, Amazon: Defending Rivers and Rights

Presented by International Rivers
Friday, March 19 / 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
In the Goldman Theater and Hazel Wolf Gallery

Film screening of Amazonia: Voices from the Rainforest by Glenn Switkes and Monti Aguirre followed by a panel discussion on efforts to protect the Amazon River and the forest it sustains. Afterward, stick around for some refreshments, music and great conversation!

Price: $15

Info: karolo@internationalrivers.org

Phone: 510 848 1155 ext. 301

Website: www.internationalrivers.org/events

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Promoting Corporate Responsibility through Shareholder Activism

Presented by Sustainable Business Alliance
Monday, March 22 / 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
In Kinzie Room East

Is the Supreme Court’s decision to treat corporations as “persons” a debacle for democracy — or an opportunity for corporate social responsibility? Our panel will explore this question and discuss the role shareholders can play in promoting corporate responsibility and sustainability. Come hear how Shareholder Activism works to create positive change.

Price: Free

Info: justin@effectiveassets.net

Phone: ((510) 549-2525

Website: http://shareholderactivism.eventbrite.com/

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In Our Own Voices, with Carol Gilligan, Ph.D.

Presented by the Psychotherapy Institute
Saturday, March 27 / 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
In the Goldman Theater

In this workshop, Carol Gilligan, Psychologist and Harvard professor, will draw on the findings of her developmental research with adolescent girls and boys as well as current research in neurobiology to demonstrate, through a series of free-writing exercises, the power of associative processes in recalling lost voices and memories.

Price: $30 - $100

Info: gpayne@tpi-berkeley.org

Phone: (510) 548-2250 x. 107

Website: www.tpi-berkeley.org

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Gastronomica Presents: A Conversation with Harold McGee

Presented by Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture
Thursday, April 1 / 6:00 pm – 8:30 am
In the Goldman Theater

Harold McGee—best-selling author of the classic On Food and Cooking, co-organizer of the groundbreaking 1992 Erice Workshop on molecular gastronomy, and The New York Time's Curious Cook—has made a living out of playing with his food. Please join us in A Conversation with Harold McGee, presented in celebration of Gastronomica’s 10th anniversary.

Price: $20

Info: webmaster@gastronomica.org

Website: www.gastronomica.org

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