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Grant Committee
Roger Irwin, Ed.D. Chairman
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Carla Van West, Ph.D. Archaeology
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Karen Adams, Ph.D. Ethnobiology
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Reed Anderson, Ph.D. Spanish Language
& Culture
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Tim Amsden, J.D.
Law & Environment
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Lucia Amsden, MSW Family & Community
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Brenda Shears, MA Anthropology,
Director of Outreach and Operations, Emeriti,
Global Institute of Sustainability, ASU
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Amaterra Agroecology Maize Project sends first grant to Oaxaca,
Mexico
The Union of Concerned Scientists to Society (UCCS) and the collective of women artists and maize (MAMAZ) convened a public forum and a series of exhibitions to discuss the cultural, economic, social development and diversity of maize in Mexico.
The Forum was held in the Oaxaca Ethnobotanical Garden on September 29, 2011. Amaterra provided a grant of 6,356pesos to support the Mexican National Day of Corn Scientific Forum and Art Exposition events being held at Oaxaca City, Mexico from September 29 through October 1, 2011.
Día Nacional del Maíz:
Foro científico y Exposiciones Artísticas
Foro
Septiembre 29, 2011 - Octubre 01, 2011 (Todo el día)
Invitan la Unión de Científicos Comprometidos con la Sociedad y el Colectivo Mujeres Artistas y el Maíz.
Foro Científico
29 de Septiembre, 9:00 am
Jardín Etnobotánico de Oaxaca
Centro Cultural Santo Domingo, Centro
Exposiciones Artísticas
Galería Cuarto Contemporáneo
30 de Septiembre, 6:00 pm
Coctel
Macedonio Alcalá 407 int 3
La Jícara
30 de Septiembre, 7:30 pm
Porfirio Díaz 1105
La Calera
1 de Octubre, 1:00 pm
Juan Escutia 101, Col. Santa María Ex Marquezado.
Programa (descargar en PDF)
Program (English translation in PDF)
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