Worldfest scheduled for this week

The University of Cincinnati’s 10-day Worldfest celebration continues this week with speakers, activities, films and food from around the globe.

For the first time, this year’s event has a theme – going green.

According to the News Record, events will include:

• “Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability and Peace” by Vandana Shiva, keynote speaker for Worldfest
• “Art in the Human Garden”, an exhibit that looks at the relationship between humans and their environment
• A speech by Connie Bruins of Ten Thousand Villages on the importance of fair-trade commodities
• A presentation by Breanna Harris and Chris Clements of Imago encouraging students to become active with environmental issues

Read the full article here.