FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Fair Trade Fortnight
Our main activity will be a one day conference:
Saturday 13th March 2010, 10.15 am to 4.15 pm
Why Just Food?
Unjust terms of trade affect the food we eat and the people who produce it, not only in the developing world, but also here at home.
In both rich and poor countries, the poor are malnourished. In the rich countries, people pay a smaller and smaller percentage of income for more and more calories, often without proper nutrition; in the poor countries, they pay a higher and higher percentage of income for fewer and fewer calories.
In response to the global food crisis that these imbalances threaten to produce, apparently incompatible movements have emerged - one to develop fair trade abroad, and one to favour products that are locally and ethically produced and sold.
But are they really so incompatible?
Our JUST FOOD? conference will explore links between these movements and discuss the possibilities of developing an ethical, healthy and sustainable world food system that provides people with a decent living in stable communities.
What's on?
Speakers:
- Kath Dalmeny (from Sustain) whose special interests are food, sustainability and climate change, and local food systems
- Sue Branford (from GRAIN) a journalist who writes on land and environmental problems and on Latin America
- Josie Cohen (from HungerFREE) campaigns officer for ActionAid, HungerFREE is a campaign dedicated to putting hunger on the top of the political agenda and promoting low-impact farming by small-holder farmers.
Workshops (choose two of three)
- Cooking demonstration by Jed Hayward: bringing together favourite British dishes and sustainable food production
- Simulation on the global food system by Claire Plumb (from the Leicester Masaya Link Group and Global Education Leicester (GELS): how the way we eat in Britain affects a Nicaraguan village
- Rebecca Morahan (from the Co-operative College) presenting "Fair and Square", a look at difficulties surrounding trying to be an ethical shopper.
A 'marketplace' of stalls offering a range of "just food" and information about what steps we can take next
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How do I register?
If you wish to pre-register, you can buy your tickets from EventBrite here. Tickets are £3 per person, £2 concessions, and free to teachers and PGCE students.
If you do not want to pay in advance or do not want to book online, you can call Solent University to register your interest in attending on 023 80 319 639 and then pay on the door.
Spread the word
We’d love to have people attend the event who already support fair trade movement, who are interested in local food, who wonder about global food security, or who have heard about some of these things and want to know more.
If you want to help us publicise the event, please click to download our flyer and poster:
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We also have a facebook event set up here
The New Forest Food Challenge: Eat local, grow local
Challenging individuals, families, schools, colleges and businesses in the New Forest area to find ways of using more local food produce.
The New Forest Food Challenge is a project run by the New Forest Transition Hub. It encourages people to buy local produce; get involved in growing food – in your garden, on an allotment, in a community garden; help others - schools, community groups - to learn how to grow; share your favourite seasonal food recipes; try out ways to reduce your food waste.
For dates and details of specific events relating to the Challenge, and to exchange ideas and experiences, go to the New Forest Challenge interactive website: www.newforesttransition.org/foodchallenge",
By encouraging people to take these kinds of action you can help prepare the New Forest to meet the demands that the future will bring, to reduce its lower its overall energy use and carbon emissions, and so move towards more sustainable lifestyles.
The New Forest Food Challenge is a project of the New Forest Transition Hub and is part funded by the New Forest National Park Authority’s Sustainable Development Fund.
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