Institute of Philippine Culture School of Social Sciences cordially invites you to The 2009 IPC Visiting Research Associates (VRA) Lecture Series June 22,2009 (Monday, 4:30-5:30pm, IPC Conference Room) The Role of the Media and Its influence in Organ Transplantation and the Globalization of Information by Hiroko Aihara API Fellow, University of Tokyo and University of the Philippines June 24, 2009 (Wednesday, 4:30-5:30pm, IPC Conference Room) Food for Ethnic Minority: Maintaining Food Security for the Ifugao Community in Northern Luzon by Ekoningtyas Margu Wardani API Fellow, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia June 26, 2009 (Friday, 4:30-5:30pm, IPC Conference Room) Urban Experiences and Placemaking in Contemporary Metropolitan Manila by Edwin Wise La Trobe University, Australia July 1, 2009 (Wednesday, 4:30-5:30pm, IPC Conference Room) Urban Agriculture in a Developing Country: The Experience of the Philippine Urban Agriculture Problems by Semiarto Aji Purwanto API Fellow, University of Indonesia July 15, 2009 (Wednesday, 4:30-5:30pm, IPC Conference Room) Being Catholic: Youth Religious Identity, Generational Location, and Modernity in Contemporary Philippines by Jayeel Serrano Cornelio National University of Singapore July 28, 2009 (Tuesday, 9am-12pm, Escaler Hall, co-sponsored with the Ateneo School of Government) Anthropological Approaches to Advocacy and Traditional Rights: Developing Local-Global Feedback for Policy Advocacy and Biocultural Diversity by Dario Novellino University of Kent at Canterbury With Julio Cusurichi, Peruvian advocate for the rights of indigenous people/ 2007 Goldman Environmental Prize Winner