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For Educators

Books by Frances Moore Lappé and Anna Lappé are used in classrooms across the country. Hope’s Edge, Diet for a Hot Planet, Getting a Grip 2, EcoMind, and more, combine personal, political, and environmental themes to foster academic discussions. Small Planet resources will aid students in their understanding of complex topics such as contemporary agriculture and food politics, or government and political theory. Professors covering these subjects can look to the Lappé's work to explore the root causes of today’s biggest challenges, and be assured that once students begin to discuss the ideas presented in these books, the authors are ready to continue the conversation.

Small Planet Resources - For Educators

Our resources both inform and inspire action. From agriculture and food politics to power and democracy as a living system, look to the Lappés for influential works that cover today's most pressing issues.

Special Appearances

Can't bring Frances and Anna to your school? Try this virtual connection! The Lappés offer Skype sessions to classes that read their books. These video classes are a great opportunity for students to interact with the authors and engage in lively discussions.

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Resources for Teaching EcoMind

EcoMind is being taught in many colleges and universities, including Middle Tennessee State University and Mount Holyoke College. Here you will find downloadable tools to help teach EcoMind, a mind-shifting resource that Jane Goodall has called “powerful and inspiring”.

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Resources for Living Democracy, Including Downloadable Tools

Democracy is not merely a set system of government, something done to us or for us. It is the way we interact and experience democratic principles such as transparency, mutual accountability and the dispersion of power throughout our lives.

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