Please see the invitation below from New World Agriculture and Ecology Group at Cornell, the GPSAFC, and First Presbyterian Church Committee on Justice, Peace, and the Integrity of Creation. For more information please email Megan Gregory at [email protected] or visit www.rso.cornell.edu/nwaeg/.
As a volunteer with the Whole Community Project*, I'm especially promoting this event because the WCP coordinator, Jemila Sequeira, and our colleague Marie Parks, who is a leader in a Southside community gardening effort, are on the panel. Then there is a "Networking for Collective Action Breakout Discussion" with one topic being "Just and Sustainable Local Food Systems." WCP helps support food justice and gardening initiatives and we're looking forward to that discussion. *WCP: every child in Tompkins County should have all the healthy food they need and plenty of opportunities for fun, safe and active play. Contact Jemila: [email protected] or 272 2292. Sign up to our food justice email list and/or gardening list by emailing [email protected] and/or [email protected] with the word 'join' in your email. See you there! Christine -------------------------- *World Food Crisis Solutions: Get involved locally and globally * Rising food prices have increased hunger here in Tompkins County and around the world. Join us to promote community food security and agricultural policy changes that will alleviate hunger and preserve the environment. Sunday, April 5th 2 – 5 pm First Presbyterian Church 315 N. Cayuga St. ALL ARE WELCOME Activities will include: -Panel Discussion: Sustainable agriculture and food justice practitioners & activists - Action Planning: Building sustainable local food systems, National legislative advocacy, and International development programs and social movements - Letter Writing Workshop: Targeting important legislation and key representatives Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the New World Agriculture and Ecology Group at Cornell, the GPSAFC, First Presbyterian Church Committee on Justice, Peace, and the Integrity of Creation. For a detailed schedule of activities or questions, please email Megan at [email protected] and visit www.rso.cornell.edu/nwaeg/. *TENTATIVE AGENDA* *Time* *Activity* *Speakers/ Facilitators* 2:00 PM Introduction to the world food crisis and debriefing on the conference Allison Jack & Jennifer Gardner, Graduate Students, and M. Jahi Chappell, Postdoctoral Fellow *New World Agriculture and Ecology Group * 2:15 PM Panel: Food Justice and Agricultural Sustainability Practitioners and Activists Jennifer Gardner 2:20 PM *The Farmer Perspective Peter Martens & Megan Fenton, *Lakeview Organic Grains* 2:25 PM *Community-Based Food Security Initiatives Marie Hall, *South Side Community Garden* Jemila Sequiera, *Whole Community Project* 2:30 PM *National Policies for Food Justice & Sustainable Agriculture Megan Gregory, *Bread for the World* 2:35 PM *Sustainable International Development Eric Holt-Giménez, *Food First* Ohnmar Khaing, *FAO World Food Programme* 2:40 PM Question and Answer with Panelists 3:00 PM Networking for Collective Action: Breakout Discussions *Concurrent sessions* *Discussions will be facilitated by NWAEG members. Invited participants are listed below.* *Just and Sustainable Local Food Systems Peter Martens, Megan Fenton, Marie Hall, Jemila Sequiera * National Legislative Advocacy Megan Gregory and Elmer Ewing, *Bread for the World* *International Development Programs Eric Holt-Giménez, Ohnmar Khaing, M. Jahi Chappell 3:45 PM Report outs: small groups present ideas and action plans to large group 4:00 PM Refreshments and Networking 4:20 PM Letter Writing Workshops: · Climate Justice · Reforming U.S. Foreign Policy for Poverty Reduction Megan Gregory and Elmer Ewing 5:00 PM Evaluation and Wrap-Up ------------------- Christine Porter [email protected] 607 272 7330 http://myprofile.cos.com/c_porter -- ---------------------------------------------------- Gay Nicholson, Ph.D. 607-533-7312 (home office) 607-220-8991 (cell) 1 Maple Avenue Lansing, NY 14882 [email protected] Sustainable Tompkins Program Coordinator www.sustainabletompkins.org _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
