News and Events
Virtual Members’ AGM and Assembly
Learn about and contribute to a new food security evaluation toolkit, efforts to get a federal food policy, and other FSC projects at FSC’s virtual members' assembly on Nov. 10 from 12-1:30 pm ET.
Visit Assembly 2009 to vote online, and to download the dial-in number and materials related to the Nov. 10th teleconference. You must log in to the website to have access to the links. If you can't access the links, email fscadmin(at)foodsecurecanada.org for assistance.
News
Swine Flu:
A new publication from GRAIN: "A Food System that Kills: Swine Flu is Meat Industry's Latest Plague" suggests that the swine flu epidemic started in the intensive hog operations of US company Smithfield Foods in Mexico. For the full story, go to http://www.grain.org/articles/?id=48
"Flying Pigs, Tamiflu, and Factory Farms" by F. Willam Engdahl, published by the Centre for Research on Globalization in Montreal.
Land Grab:
The International Food Research and Policy Institute in Washington, DC. is joining African politicians in pushing for guidelines to prevent the surging trend of rich investors buying land in developing countries from hurting poor farmers and causing food crises. Click here for the report.
UPCOMING CONFERENCES & EVENTS
Seed Production Course:
The Eastern Canadian Organic Seed Growers Network (ECOSGN) is organising a two day Seed Production Course on the Fundamentals of Organic Plant Variety Improvement. The course will be given by John Navazio, Seed Research and Education Specialist for Organic Seed Alliance. The course includes a half day at Tourne-Sol farm evaluating vegetable seed crops in the field.
The event is the 21-22 of October in Les Cèdres,Qc (45 minutes West of
Montreal). For more details in English, click here. Francais, cliquez ici.
It is possible to register online through Seeds of Diversity at
http://www.seeds.ca/mbr/mbr.php
PAST EVENTS:
The Canadian Association for Food Studies (CAFS) hosted its fourth annual general meeting at Carleton University, Ottawa on May 22 - 24, 2009 in conjunction with the 2009 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The theme was "CAPITAL CONNECTIONS: NATION, TERROIR, TERRITOIRE" More information at www.foodstudies.ca
Meal Exchange hosted a peer education training event on Food Security called Stomach This on Saturday, March 21, in Toronto.
Food Today Tomorrow Together - Ensuring healthy local food for all Albertans was held January 29-31, 2009, Edmonton. Keynote speakers: Thomas Pawlick, Elbert Van Donkersgoed, Carol Off, Herb Barbolet. For information www.foodalberta.org
Community Movements: Food Sovereignty and the Changing Face of Agriculture conference at Trent University was held in Peterborough, Ontario, February 6 - 8, 2009; information: www.trentu.ca/stuorg/said
The Manitoba Food Charter hosted the Growing Local Food Security Conference at the University of Winnipeg, February 20 and 21, 2009. For more information,see www.manitobafoodsecurity.ca
The National Assembly 2008 and AGM was held in Ottawa, November 7-10th, 2008, in collaboration with FoodNet Ontario. The conference theme was "Reclaiming Our Food System: A Call to Action".
Food Secure Canada /Sécurité alimentaire Canada: The 2007 Annual General Meeting was held electronically on December 18, 2007. The election of the new Steering Committee also took place electronically. For a list of the new Steering Committee, click here.
Crops, Cars & Climate Crisis: The Global Impacts of Growing Biofuels on Food, Farmers, and Human Rights. A six-city tour with speakers from Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Mali, Mexico, Paraguay, the UK, the US, and the Philippines, took place in Charlottetown, Halifax, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Montreal and Ottawa from April 28 to May 1st, 2008. Hundreds of people attended and there were lively and challenging discussions in each city. For more information, click here.
Presented by: Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, ETC Group, Inter Pares, National Farmers Union, Partnership Africa Canada, The Ram's Horn, USC Canada, Beyond Factory Farming, Union Paysanne, Food Action Committee - Ecology Action Centre Halifax, and P.E.I. Coalition for a GMO-Free Province.
Beyond Factory Farming held a conference on Safe Food. Healthy Communities: Building a Food System That Works for People, Animals and The Environment on February 29 and March 1 in Guelph ON.
The Annual General Meeting of the Food Security Network of Newfoundland and Labrador and the public release of the 'Call to Action' Report from the Food Security Assembly was held on March 1 in St. John's.
The Manitoba Food Charter presented Growing Local, Getting Vocal: Cultivating a Food Secure Future for Manitobans to a sold-out crowd from all over the province at the University of Winnipeg, March 7-8, 2008
Food Secure Saskatchewan annual conference was held April 21-22, with a broad attendance of members and guests from all over the province. The conference, entitled How Does Your Garden Grow? was held at the Senator Allan Bird Memorial Centre, Opawakoscikan Reserve, 851-23rd Street West, Prince Albert.
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BC Food Systems Network Sorrento Gathering, September 14-16, 2007, see www.fooddemocracy.org
Food Secure Saskatchewan, October 17-18, 2007, see Conference Agenda Poster
Food Security Network of Newfoundland and Labrador, October 18-20, 2007, see www.foodsecuritynews.com/
"Bridging Borders Toward Food Security” Vancouver, BC, Canada. October 7-11, 2006
Statement (English); Déclaration (français) from the Fourth Annual Conference of Food Secure Canada in conjunction with the Community Food Security Coalition
Assembly Proceedings and Presentations - 3rd National Food Security Assembly, Waterloo
Third National Food Security Assembly - Waterloo, Ontario - September 30 to October 2, 2005
From our first meeting back in 2001 - WorkingTogether.pdf