WILLIAMSPORT, PA – Frances Moore Lappé, an internationally recognized speaker on world hunger and food development, will give a talk at Lycoming College on November 17 at 7 pm in the Barclay Lecture Hall (Heim G11)

Lappé, the author of the bestseller, Diet for a Small Planet and one of the founders of the organic food movement,  is also  the co-founder two national organizations addressing hunger, including The Institute for Food Development Policy, also called Food First.

Since 1987 Lappé has been awarded 16 honorary doctorates, written 13 books and was the fourth American to receive the Right Livelihood Award, which is considered to be an alternative Nobel Prize.

Skilled at translating complicated issues into motivational messages and solutions, Lappé’s presentation aims to probe the thought traps that often block the solutions to world hunger and food distribution; as well as discuss the growing problem of corporate control leading to genetically modified and controlled foods. Most importantly, Lappé’s talk with explain the problem, shed light on solutions and show you how you can make a difference.

In an article Lappé published in 2001, she expresses that "Hunger is not caused by a scarcity of food but by a scarcity of democracy. Thus it can never be solved by new technologies, even if they proved to be safe."

For more information on Frances Moore Lappé, you can visit her web pages; www.dietforasmallplanet.com and www.smallplanetfund.org

For more information on the lecture, visit the Lycoming College website, www.lycoming.edu

Frances Moore Lappé