Interviews

This Friday May 4, hear food activist and author Raj Patel speak about the politics of food. Online for FREE!

May 2, 2012 by Ro Kumar

This Friday May 4th 2012, as part of the Food Revolution Summit, food activist and author Raj Patel will be speaking about food policy and the politics of healthy food.

Raj is the bestselling author of two groundbreaking books discussing the world food system: The Value of Nothing and Stuffed and Starved: The Battle for the World Food System. Both of these books were fundamental to my personal awakening about the intersection of food, politics, trade, and economics. If you’re looking for a thorough understanding of how government and corporations are shaping our food system, I highly recommend both books!

Raj has degrees from Oxford University, the London School of Economics and Cornell University, and is both a Visiting Scholar at UC Berkeleys Center for African Studies, and an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of KwaZulu Natal, in Durban, South Africa. He is often referred to as a rock star of social justice writing.

The Food Revolution Summit is a series of 21 interviews with leading food experts that will be broadcast online for free from until May 6, 2012. Sign up for the Summit online!

Interview with Bill Maher at Occupy LA (look for Ro on his right at 2 min 30 sec)

November 8, 2011 by Ro Kumar

Bill Maher, of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, visited Occupy LA this last Sunday. Insight Out News did an interview. Yours truly was there. You can spot me on Bill’s right at around 2 mins 30 secs.

Footage of Bank Transfer Day, Robert Reich, and more at Occupy LA

November 7, 2011 by Ro Kumar

Margot Paez of Insight Out News is posting frequent video reports on what’s going on at Occupy LA. This past Saturday was Bank Transfer Day. The Occupy LA Economics Teach-in was also on Saturday. In this video, Margot covers both these events and also does a live interview with former U.S. Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich.

Visiting the Azusa Community Garden in Azusa, CA [video]

August 29, 2011 by Ro Kumar

The Azusa Community Garden was founded in April of 2011. In a short time period, it has become a flourishing example of how local food can bring communities together. The project was initiated by California Resource Connections, Inc. (CRC), a non-profit involved in promoting healthy communities and natural systems.

GOOD Magazine presents: Generating GOOD Growth in Downtown LA [video]

August 26, 2011 by Ro Kumar

On August 24th, GOOD LA and a new non-profit called Local to Global Life Works sponsored an event called: Generating GOOD Growth – The City as a Canvas for Creative Envisioning. The goal of the event was to discuss positive things that can be done to create community within the rapidly burgeoning heart of Los Angeles.

Interview with The Growing Home [video]

August 16, 2011 by Ro Kumar

This video features our interview with The Growing Home and Learning Center – a suburban farm and model of sustainability located in the Inland Valley in Southern California.