Vandana Shiva

Dear students,

I hope everyone is all right.
You have until Thursday, April 16 to do the following work:


The Seeds of Doubt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTX80UVtfgU

1- Watch this video and pick out details about Vandana Shiva, her background, her struggle, the solutions she offers.


Help!
Vandana Shiva’s accent may be unusual for you. Tick the words you hear in the video. *
   • seat / seed / scene
   • patenting / pathetic
   • you compete for / you can’t wait for governments
   • A GMO forced on people / IBM fostering people
   • will starve / would stop
   • the disconnect between big size / big science and big poverty
   • the law lady – the low lady – the little old lady from India


Additional vocabulary:
to take a commitment = to commit oneself to = to dedicate oneself to
to make shifts = to provoke change
disclosure = act of revealing, stop keeping secrets
bonds = links, ties
to drive someone nuts = to make someone crazy, to get on someone’s nerves

Vandana Shiva is a woman who lives in India. She fights against GMO's because for her, the GMO's are not used to produce more but simply to modify the agriculture. She write a book about this topic. More, she says the most important thing now is to act. That's why she organizes events to inform and speak with people.
In the video,the words I heard are : °

• seat° / seed° / scene°
• patenting° / pathetic°
• you compete for° / for you can’t wait for governments
• A GMO forced on people° / IBM fostering people
• would starve° / would stop°
• the disconnect between big size° / big science and big poverty°
• the law lady / the low lady° / the love lady from India°

This video is talking about the life of Vandana Shiva and her opinion about seeds. She's from an Himalayan forest and she was in a school inside the forest. When she was young, she thought physics was about understanding how the world works. Then, when she was older, she wrote a book who is untitled : "Violence of the green revolution". She had meeting because of this book and she discovered what the industry wanted to do with the seed. She started to protect it but it wasn't enough. She intervened in different countries to defend natural seeds and to fight against GMOs and industries like Mosanto. She says seed is a weapon. When you control food, you control the society. When you control seed, you control life on the hearth. She is a powerful woman.

- seed/seat
- patenting
- can't wait for governments
- a GMO forced on people
- would starve
- big science
- the law lady from India

This video talking about " The extraordinary life of Vandana Shiva". She is a women and she comes from Himalayan forest. She studied physics because for her, it allow to understand how the world works. She is against the use of GMO's, and she wrote a book named: " violence of the green revolution". Because of his book, she went at meeting and industies explained that what they wanted to do with seeds.She was disagree. She wanted react but she was alone, it's not enought, so she did demonstration in other country to do react people. She just wanted stopped the use of GMO's and industries like Monsanto, because for her, if you control food, you control society. So if you control seeds, you control life on the Earth. She finished when she explained that we have enought technologies to grow more food without kills production.

- Seat/ Seed/ Scene
- patenting
- For you can't wait for governments
-A GMO forced on people
- Would starve
- big science and big poverty
- The low lady from India

This video talk about vandana shiva and seed. Vandana shiva is a women who fril himalayan Forest. In this forest there is a classroom. Because of her book she got invited to a biotech meeting, and in this meeting she realise what the industry want to do with seed, create GMOs. She have a technologie to create more food and not kills farmers. She think if you control food, you control society, so if we can control Seed, you control your Life.
And this why she makes speech and event.

-Seat/Seed/Scene
-patenting
-for you can’t wait for gouvernment
-a GMOs forced on people
-would starve
-the disconnect between big size/big science and big poverty
-the low lady from India

This video talk about the life and the opinion (about GMOs) of Vandana Shiva. She come from the Hymalaya forest, she lives and she go to class in the nature. She study physics and she thinks that is understanding word works. when she was older she wrote a book "violence of the green revolution" and with this book she was invited at meeting and she realized what the industry wanted to do with the seed, she was disegree. So she started to fight against GMOs. Now talk it's not enought we have to react.

-seat/seed
-patenting
-for you can’t wait for gouvernment
-a GMO forced on people
-would starve
-big science and big poverty
-the law lady from India

This video speak about the life of Vandana Shiva and of these opinions about seeds. She is a women who comes from Himalayan forest, in this forest there is a classroom. When she was little, she learned sciences because for her, it allowed him to understand how the world worked. Later, she wrote a book called: " Violence of the green revolution ". Through this book, she was invited to meetings and she was able to what the industries wanted to do with these seeds, she was desagree. So she decided to act by intervening in countries to defend the seeds and to fight against the GMOs. Vandana Shiva says " if you control food, you control society, so if you control seeds, you control life on the Earth ". She thinks there is another way to grow more without killing or modifying the seeds. And by our technology we should find.

seed/seat
patenting
for you can't wait for government
a GMOs forced on people
would starve
big poverty
the law lady from India

Vandana shiva lives in India, she studied in a physics school located next to a forest. This helped her develop theories on GMOs. She discovered that the seeds were genetically modified, so she made speeches to explain her theories to people. Several people supported him by holding demonstrations in India.
The world I heard in the video*
• seat / seed* / scene
• patenting / pathetic
• you compete for / for you can’t wait for governments
• A GMO forced on people* / IBM fostering people
• would starve*/ would stop
• the disconnect between big size */ big science* and big poverty
• the law lady – the low lady – the love lady from India*

1)
Vandana shiva is an Indian ecologist when she was a child, she chose to do physics even if the school did not work because for her, physics consisted in understanding how the world worked, so in the end I did a doctorate in quantum theory foundations and its quantum theory which taught me how to make connections. We learn that she has written a book or she says what to do for ecology. But she realized that it is no longer enough to say what to do, or to wait for government and business to make the change, all men must act and put their own. Vandana has put in place a law in which she is committed to helping farmers double their yield by 2030. For her, GMOs do not produce more and that they have enough innovation and technologies to produce more food without killing our farms. She even says "You have to throw the light of the disclosure in order to break these secret links between manipulated officials and GMOs manipulated by science". She’s an amazing woman who gets things done.

2)

- seed/seat
- patenting
- can't wait for governments
- a GMO forced on people
- would starve
- big science
- the law lady from India

1) Vandana Shiva is an Indian ecologist, she decides to do sciences because for her, sciences makes it possible to understand the origins of nature and the world. So she did a doctorate in quantum theory. Later, we learn that she wrote a book in which she tells us what to do for ecology. Then she realized that companies and governement were not the only actirs in this struggle, but that humans like us play an important role. She the decides to create a law which says Vandana will try to icrease the yields of farmers by 2030. But all this, without using GMOs because for her, they are sources of problems and even contribute to the destruction of farms.

2) seed/seat
Patenting
Can't wait for governement
Great science
The lady of the law of india

Good work to all of you so far!

Although some of you didn't understand exercise 2, or made mistakes. I'll post the answer sheet on Thursday so you can correct your answers.

This vidéo talk about the life of Vandana Shiva and her opinion about seed.She from the himalayane forest,she study physique because she want to understanding how the world works. Vandana shiva fight against GMO's, she write a book about this” violence of the green revolution” she was invited at meeting and she realized what the industry wanted to do with the seed. She says “whan you controle seed you controle life on the hearth.

-Seat/Seed/Scene
-patenting
-for you can’t wait for gouvernment
-would starve
-big science and big poverty
-the law lady from India

1)-Vandana Shiva hes a indian scientist and activist. This video talk about vandana shiva and seed. Vandana Shiva write a book when she was young intituled « violence of the green revolution ». She study physics. Thanks to this book she was invited at meeting and she realized what the industry wanted to do with the seed and she was disegree. She is against the use of GMO's (like Mosanto society). So she started to fight against GMOs. She said "if you control food, you control society, so if we can control seed, you control your Life". She is a woman much appreciated for her fight and her ideas.

2) - seed/seat
-Patenting
-Great science
-The lady of the law of india
- For you can't wait for governments
-A GMO forced on people
- Would starve
- Big science and big poverty

1) The video is about Vandana Shiva and seed. For her, when you control food, you also control society and life. She lives in the Himalayan forest and she studied physics. She wrote a book on the green revolution. She is against the use of GMOs and against the companies that produce them like Mosanto since a meeting she was invited to. She fights against GMOs and spreads her ideas with her book, speeches and meetings. She is much appreciated for her ideas by the people of her country but she is Monsanto’s nightmare.
2) -seat/seed
-Patenting
- For you can't wait for governments
-A GMO forced on people
- Would starve
- Big science and big poverty
-The lady of the law of India

This video is about "The Extraordinary Life of Vandana Shiva". It is a woman who comes from the Himalayan forest. She was studying physics because for her it helps to understand how the world works. She lived and studied in nature. She also wrote a book called "Violence of the green revolution". Thanks to this book, she was invited to a meeting and showed what the industry wanted to do with the seeds, which she didn't like. She started to fight against GMOs. Seed - patenting - a GMO forced on people - big science - the low lady from India - big poverty - soule starve

1/ The video talks about the life of Vandana Shiva. Vandana Shiva is a indian woman who comes from the Himalayan forest. When she was younger, she studied physhics because she thinks physic will help her to understand how the world works. She wrote a book called " The Violence of Green Revolution". Thanks to her book, she was invited in meetings , where she realized what the big companies wanted to do with seeds. Vandana didn't agree and started a fight against the GMO industry. She travelled in many countries to fight against GMO. She wants to stop the use of GMO seed and wants to use biological agriculture. She thinks that we have enough innovation and technology to grow more food without killing our farmers. According to her seeds are weapons. Indeed, she thinks that when you control the food, you control the society and when you control the seed, you control life.


2/ seed/ seat
patenting
For you can’t wait for governments
A GMO forced on people
would starve
the disconnect between big science and big poverty
the law lady

Dear students,
I have now posted the answer sheet on Pronote.
Those of you who have not answered have until tomorrow afternoon to do so.

This concerns no less than 31 !!!!! pupils.

1)
This video talk about Vanda Shiva an environnemental activist who talk to us about her feeling on the seeds. Vandana Shiva come from of Himalaya forest; When she was young , she chose the physic because for her the physics because for her the physics is used to understand the world.
Later, she wrote a book " Violence of the green revolution " in which , it tells what industries are doing with the seeds. That why she took the initiative of fight a ecological farming . Because she said that the GMO that the industries use is a criminal act ( for a farmers ) .

2)
seat , seed
patenting
for you can't wait for gouvernement
a GMO forced on people
would stop , will staive
the disconnect beetween big-size
big science and big poverty

This video talking about Vandana Shiva who is a woman against GMOs. She comes from Himalayan forest. When she was young, she chose physics because for her this allowed to better understand how the world work. Later, she wrote a book called “Violence of the green revolution”. With this book, she was invited to a meeting and she realized that she was against the seed industries. For her, when you control food, you control society and when you control seed, you control life. She tried to raise awareness the population of several country not to be alone against the industries like Monsanto. She thinks that we don’t need GMOs to feed the population and save the farms.

-seed / seat
-patenting
-for you can’t wait for government
-a GMOs forced on people
-would starve
-big science and big poverty
-the love lady from India

This video is a report about a woman , Vandana Shiva who is an Indian anti-GMOs activist.She come from the Himalaya Forest where she had a classroom, When she was young, she chose to study physic because for her, physic is abaout understand how the world works. Thanks to her book, she was invited at a Biotech Meeting where she realized what the industry, here Mansato, wanted to do with seeds. So she struggle to save seeds and she realized that it's not enough to talk anymore, we have to do it, so she do it. She thinks that we can't wait governments and corporations to make the shift , people must do it themselves. In them ad, Mansato said that in 2030, GMOs will double the farmers production. Vandana Shiva said that GMOs haven't produce more. She is convinced that the only way is have ecological and small farms. For that she and other activists have a propaganda withiout GMOs and chemicals products. The report called her "the worst Mansato's nightmare" because she encourage people to break these secrets bonds between manipulated officials, manipulated GMOs and manipulated science. She gave conference about biological agriculture, she was parted of differents demonstrations against GMOs. She read a quote of Gandhi where he said that we have to do things without sacrifice.

• seat / seed * /scene
• patenting* / pathetic
• you compete for / you can’t wait for governments*
• A GMO forced on people / IBM fostering people*
• will starve* / would stop
• the disconnect between big size* / big science and big poverty*
• the law lady – the low lady – the little old lady from India*

Good work!
Now you can compare your answers with the answer sheet I posted on Pronote.
Well done.
Manon, in particular : congrats for this detailed synthesis.

1) This video talk about Vandana Shiva. She comes from Indiana more precisaly in Himalaya. She fighting against seed industries and she is an environemental activist. During her childhood, to understand better the world, she choise the physic because it’s essential to her. After in his life she wrote a book against seed industries. She tried to sensibilize population to fight with her against thes industries. In this video she says »when you control food, you control society, and when you control seed, you control life ». So we can understand she think the population don’t need GMOs in her life and she would protect our world.

2)
-seat/seed
-patenting
-for you can’t wait for gouvernment
- a GMO forced on people
- would stop/ will starve
-big science and big poverty

Welcome back Mathys. It's been a long time...

The theme of this video is about Vandana Shiva and seed. Vandana Shiva is a women who live in the Himalayan Forest where there is a classroom. She was invited to a biotech meeting because of her book, at this meeting she realises what the industry do with seed and that they create GMOs. She has an idea to create more food in a healthily way . She thinks that the one who control food, control society. If you control seed, you control everyone's life.
That's the reason why she does this speech.

-Seat/Seed/Scene
-patenting
-for you can’t wait for gouvernment
-a GMOs forced on people
-would starve
-the disconnect between big size/big science and big poverty
-the low lady from India