Keynote Speaker
"The 58th Session of Berkeley MUN is honored to announce that Anuradha Mittal will be delivering the Keynote Address during Opening Ceremonies on March 5th, 2010 at 5pm in Pauley Ballroom.
Anuradha Mittal, a native of India, is an internationally renowned expert on trade, development, human rights and agriculture issues. After working as the codirector of Food First/ Institute for Food and Development Policy, Mittal established the Oakland Institute, a progressive policy think tank, in 2004.
Mittal is the author and editor of numerous articles and books including America Needs Human Rights; The Future in the Balance: Essays on Globalization and Resistance; Sahel: A Prisoner of Starvation; and most recently of Voices from Africa: African Farmers and Environmentalists Speak out Against a New Green Revolution;and The Great Land Grab: Rush for World's Farmland Threatens Food Security for the Poor . Her articles and opinion pieces have been published in widely circulated newspapers including the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Bangkok Post, Houston Chronicle, and the Nation. Anuradha has given several hundred keynote addresses including invitational events from governments and universities, and has appeared on television and radio shows around the world.
In fact, a wonderful interview with Anuradha Mittal on the true cause of world hunger, titled "Amid Plenty," which was published in The Sun Magazine can be found here.
Named as the 2008 Most Valuable Progressive Thinker by the Nation magazine, Anuradha was awarded the 2007 Global Citizen Award by the UNA-USA East Bay and KPFA Peace Award in 2006. She is on the board and advisory committees of several non profit organizations including the Polaris Institute and is a member of the independent board of Ben & Jerry's which focuses on providing leadership for Ben & Jerry's social mission and brand integrity.
Anuradha lives in Oakland and can be reached at amittaloaklandinstitute.org.