Food Justice: Our Food, Our Bodies
Food Justice: Our Food, Our Bodies
MARCH 18-20, 2011
University of Waterloo
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A 3 day event hosted by the Waterloo Public Interest Research Group (WPIRG) to look critically at our food system – present and future – with a focus on equity, justice, community and sustainability.
Amid a growing awareness of the importance of healthy food and sustainable food systems, join community leaders, students, activists and others for lively discussion and powerful visioning where we will explore the barriers and opportunities to making good food equal and accessible to all.
We will:
- explore the relationship between food, culture and identify
- identify structural inequalities in our food system that create barriers to growing, producing, accessing and eating healthy, safe and culturally appropriate food
- connect food justice and reproductive justice
- examine racism in the food system and build awareness and tools for creating change
- and more!
Who should come? Anyone interested in food sovereignty: community members, activists, farmers, students, policy-makers, community organizers
SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, March 18 At Conrad Grebel University College in the Great Hall
5:00 – Refreshments
5:30 – Opening Ceremony with Christine Lefebvre and introduction by WPIRG
5:45-6:45 – Keynote with Anan Lololi – “Food Justice: Access and Equity in the Food System”
SATURDAY, March 19 At the University of Waterloo – RCH (J.R. Coutts Engineering Lecture Hall) rooms 306-309
8:30 – 9:30 – Registration and Morning Refreshments
9:30-10:45 – Workshops:
1. Gender Issues and Food – Prof. Margrit Eichler
2. The Experience of new Canadians in Canadian agriculture with Sridharan Sethuratnam, FarmStart
11:00-12:15 – Workshops:
1. Food for All! Status for All! No One Is Illegal! with No One is Illegal and Justicia for Migrant Workers
2. “Localizing food without sacrificing equity: A case study of the Artscape Wychwood Barns in Toronto Ontario” with Rachelle Campigotto M.Ed
12:30-1:30 – Lunch
1:45-4:00 – Panel Discussion and Forum:
“Structural Barriers to Food Justice – Challenges and Opportunities to Creating a Just Food System” with Anan Lololi of Afri-Can Food Basket, Sunday Harrison of Green Thumbs Growing Children and Prof. Janet Mclaughlin and Fanis Juma Radstake from KW’s African Community Wellness Initiative.
8:00pm - An evening of spoken work and open mic! At the Little Bean Coffee Bar in Kitchener- admission is free
SUNDAY, March 20
10:00am-12:00pm – Workshop:
“Youth Activism and Food Justice” with Jessica Yee of the Native Youth Sexual Health Network. This interactive workshop will help put your knowledge and critical analysis to work, while unpacking some difficult questions:
What does it mean to decolonize the food system?
How do we make the connections between food and reproductive justice in our daily lives and in our communities?
How do we work towards an anti-racism food system?
12:00 – 1:00 – Lunch and Closing Ceremony with Christine Lefebvre :
Come and see arpilleras (see below) created by women in our community. Here, women’s voices come together to share stories about food and the connections to their bodies.
Arpillera- a folkloric, community art practice from Chile that brings healing, personal expression and community-based art creation to Canada. Using rudimentary sewing skills and mixing different media, the participants create work of art that reflects their experiences and touches on themes from domestic abuse, freedom, sexual abuse, immigration, family and many others. The result is a moving narrative collage – a tapestry of one’s life.
Food Justice: Our Food, Our Bodies also includes…
A Food Justice “Definitions Gallery”
Food Justice collaborative Mural Painting
And great food!
Campus Map: http://www.uwaterloo.ca/map/index.php
Parking: click on Campus Map link, scroll down, parking directions are there!
Please email info@wpirg.org to register! This entire event is Free and the location is wheelchair accessible.