SUVs for School Drops!
My worry is the number of people I see going to drop their children to school in the morning in SUVs and large vehicles that occpupy the road completely.
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I have constantly blogged on the ills of GM Food, some time back maverick film maker Mahesh Bhatt had made a movie on the GM issue in India called, 'Poison in the Platter'. This film is being screened by reStore tomorrow in Chennai. Do go watch this movie and to get to know more about the world (of our food) according to many corporates who want to change our food habits.
Following is the invitation.
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reStore&
The Madras Terrace House
invite you to a screening of
"Poison on the Platter"
a documentary by renowned filmmaker & social activist Mahesh Bhatt.
The film talks about the adverse impact of Genetically Modified foods on health and environment
followed by a talk & discussion with
Mr. Jaishankar, Organic Farmer
on Wednesday, 17th June
at 7 pm at The Madras Terrace HouseJaishankar is an IT maverick (worked with CTS for many years) turned organic farmer.
His influences include Fukuoka, Daniel Quinn's Ishmael, Nammalvar, Gomathinayagam and others. He is a popular back-to-the-lander with amazing hands on experience and understanding of (organic) farming.
For more information on his farm, please go to: http://www.swayambhufarm.com/
reStore is a not-for-profit organization in Chennai that works to restore wellness, livelihoods for the poor and ecological balance. http://restore.org.in
MADRAS TERRACE HOUSE15, SRI PURAM, 2ND STREET, NEAR DECCAN PLAZA HOTEL, OFF R. K. SALAI,
ROYAPETTAH, CHENNAI 14
PH: +91 44 4503 8391
Email: themadrasterracehouse@gmail.
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The 90s Chennai had a lot of environmental activists. 'Poovulagin Nanbargal' had a special place among them. The small group managed a publication house, an environmental news magazine and managed to steer quite a few movements. Among their unique achievements and one I consider significant is translating and publishing, 'One Straw Revolution' of Fukuoka in Tamil with permission from him. I have seen and heard from farmers in remote villages in Tamilnadu as to how had read this book and had been inspired to take organic farming.
Just now got an e-invite that Poovulagu is being revived and re-published by a different generation of activists. Please subscribe to this magazine, activists never can promise to bring out a regular news magazine, and very rarely will, but, are always worth investing on. Please attend the programme and subscribe to this magazine if you are in Chennai; to encourage activism, sincere eco-activists are the most endangered species in India today.
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I work out of Mylapore and love this local festival, gypsies, small traders of many odd trinklets that change the buzzing city into a simple village mall that it once could have been. The life and energy of the people and their participation and percievable joy benumbing the high rise that have come up all around of large prohibitive commercial establishments. This is the ordinary people's festival, most things you can buy cost less than Rs. 10/-, whole lot of free food distribution and amidst all these buzzing activities the 63 nayanmars find their safety and security for their annual serenade.
This is Jai Ho Chennai!
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