Vandana Shiva Presentation

Dr. Shiva's presentation was very inspiring to say the least. Her work around the world has opened many people's eyes to problems in our food industry and water privatization practices amongst other issues. In response, Shiva has come up with her own unique ways of fighting these problems. For example, in response to the work of Monsanto to make genetically modified seeds a necessity in farming, Shiva has organized many small farms to block out Monsanto and practice traditional, small-scale, subsistence farming on the land. In addition, she organizes groups of people doing the same thing so that collectively they can have a voice in a government unconcerned with the needs of the individual farmer. Today in class we discussed what lengths we would be willing to go to in terms of environmental activism. I see Shiva's work as well within the confines of what I would be willing to do. She works within the law to fight the system and comes up with her own unique solutions to the problems at hand. She then teaches others and begins what can best be described as a grass-roots movement to gain support for better and more environmentally sound methods of living daily life. Vandana Shiva is a very inspiring person who combats environmental problems in her own unique way and works to make the daily lives of people better and make the environment a better place for everyone.