Minnesota State University Mankato will host the Women and Spirituality Conference with guest speaker Vandana Shiva.
Shiva is a physicist, author and international sustainability leader and will discuss "The Gendered Politics of Food" Oct. 31, opening day of the conference, at 11 a.m.
Along with Shiva's discussion, there will be more than 100 workshops and discussions on a variety of topics throughout the conference which is held on campus in the Centennial Student Union.