Beyond Hunger and Profit: Grassroots Solutions to the Global Food Crisis
Nov
26
,
2009
- 7:30 pm
Etc/GMT-4
Travelodge Ottawa Hotel & Conference Centre (Centennial Ballroom)
1376 Carling Ave. Ottawa,
(from downtown, take Bus 14 or 85) The food system is at a crossroads. What food future will we choose? Hear from farmers, farm movement leaders, and global thinkers from Canada and the global South. Featuring:
Pat Mooney, ETC Group, Canada
Luisa Gomez, farmer and community leader, Honduras
Sarojeni Regnam, People's Coalition on Food Sovereignty Asia, Malaysia
Nettie Wiebe, National Farmers Union, Canada (Chair) Free admission. Presented jointly by the National Farmers Union (as part of the NFU’s 40th Annual National Convention) and the Working Group on Canadian Science and Technology Policy. For more information, visit opens in a new browser window www.nfu.ca or opens in a new browser window www.nfuontario.ca
Or contact Terry Pugh, NFU Executive-Secretary (306) 652-9465 or pugh@nfu.ca
Or Sarah Mohan (613) 234-6827 (Extension 230) or smohan@usc-canada.org
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