Feed People, Not Landfills

The K-State Pollution Prevention Institute promotes sustainability through environmental education and services to industry, institutions, and communities. These services include environmental compliance and pollution prevention technical assistance. This presentation discusses the food waste problem of the high energy, land, and freshwater costs of food production and yet 40% of food is wasted. The food recovery hierarchy is a model for the prevention and elimination of food waste by diverting food waste from the landfill to people

The Power of Disability Part 6 — with Barb Goode

Barb is a self-advocate leader who has helped shape the disability movement into what it is today. She is a founding member of BC People First, and has been on the Boards of Inclusion BC, the Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL), and International Inclusion. She is presently serving on the board of directors for PLAN Institute, and also works with ImagineACircle, a consulting collaborative, that acts as both a consultant and voice for inclusion. In 1995, Barb addressed the UN General Assembly (GA), becoming the first self-advocate to present to the GA. She also played a very important role in 1986, when the Supreme Court of Canada made The Eve Decision and ruled that developmentally disabled adults cannot be forcibly sterilized. Barb was on the Editorial Committee for CLBC and contributed to their Just Say HI campaign. In 2011, Barb published her memoir, A Goode Life, and is currently working on the next edition. Barb is a prolific presenter and workshop co-host for a variety of groups including; Spectrum Consulting, BC Representative of Children and Youth, ESATTA as a voice for self-advocate leadership, and most recently on a webinar with Cornell University Citizen-Centred Leadership series