Welcome & Plenary:
Honoring the Roots of the Food Movement in the Bay Area
Sunday, November 6
8:30 am – 10:30 am
Speakers:
Susan Clark, Columbia Foundation
Larry Cohen, Prevention Institute
Eric Holt Gimenez, Food First (Moderator)
Judith Redmond, Full Belly Farm
Don Viallarejo, Founder & Director Emeritus, California Institute for Rural Studies
The San Francisco Bay Area has been a hotbed of food activism since at least the 60s. In this kick-off to the conference, we will hear from long-time food and farm leaders about the successes and remaining challenges for the food security movement in the Bay Area.
Food Sovereignty Prize Award Ceremony and Food Sovereignty Fair
Sunday, November 6
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
2011 Food Sovereignty Prize Winner:
Elias Araujo, Landless Workers’ Movement, Brazil (MST, Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra)
Honorable Mentions:
Samuel Nderitu, Grow BioIntensive Agricultural Centre of Kenya
Tezozomoc, South Central Farmers, US
Juan Manuel “Manolo” Moran Madrid, Campesino a Campesino Movement, Mexico
Malik Yakini, Detroit Black Community Food Security Network (Moderator)
Maria Aguiar, Grassroots International (Moderator & Interpreter)
Representatives of the former Black Panther Party
Join global and local leaders of the food sovereignty movement to hear how communities around the world are reclaiming their food systems. The ceremony will honor grassroots leaders of the movement, and former members of the Black Panther Party will address the roots of the food justice movement in the US. At the lively Food Sovereignty Fair, speak with the honorees, meet authors of new books on the issue, and learn about organizations working for food system equity. Read more about Food Sovereignty Prize Ceremony and Fair.
General Session:
Demystifying and Reclaiming the Food and Farm Bill
Monday, November 7
8:30 – 9:45 am
Joe Baca, House Agriculture Committee Member (invited)
Nicole Betancourt, Parent Earth
Dan Imhoff, Watershed Media
Pam Roy, CFSC Policy Committee co-chair (moderator)
Kathy Mulvey, CFSC Policy Director
Crystal Peoples-Stokes, Chair NY State Assembly Task Force on Food, Farm and Nutrition Policy (invited)
Chellie Pingree, House Agriculture Committee Member
Presenters will explain what the Food and Farm Bill is, what it does, and why its 2012 reauthorization matters. Advocates will highlight key policy priorities for CFSC and allies, and provide an update on organizing in Washington, DC and at the grassroots. Attendees will discuss local needs and select shared short-term targets. All plenary participants will be invited to participate in a timely Food and Farm Bill action.
Lunch and CFSC Annual Meeting
Monday, November 7
11:30 am – 1:15 pm
Jeanette Abi-Nader, CFSC Evaluation Program Director
Marion Kalb, CFSC Training and Technical Assistance Director
Young Kim, CFSC Board President
Gretchen Kunkel, CFSC Board Treasurer
Kathy Mulvey, CFSC Policy Director
Wayne Roberts, CFSC Board Member
Find out more about CFSC and its members over lunch. We’ll discuss our accomplishments this past year and our plans for 2012. Learn about how you can help recruit CFSC’s new Executive Director, give input into the public policy agenda, and hear the President’s remarks about the future direction of CFSC.
A Taste of Oakland Reception
Monday, November 7, 2011
6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Chabot Space and Science Center, 10000 Skyline Boulevard, Oakland, Ca 94619
Enjoy the tastes, sounds, and diversity of the beautiful Bay Area. The Chabot Space and Science Center overlooks lush redwood forests with amazing views of the city. The reception will showcase local foods from an array of cuisines such as Thai, Mediterranean, French, American, and Jamaican. Attendees will also enjoy planetarium shows, an outdoor patio, live music, and exciting exhibits.
Read more about the reception.
Closing Plenary:
Future Directions for the Community Food Movement
Tuesday, November 8
3:15 pm – 4:45 pm
Steph Larsen, Center for Rural Affairs (Moderator)
Richard McCarthy, marketumbrella.org
Raj Patel
Maya Salsedo, Live Real/ Rooted in Community
Valerie Segrest, Food and Community Fellow, Muckleshoot Tribe
Where will the food movement be in 2021? Yesterday’s news? Even more powerful? Still dealing with the same challenges? Or having made some substantial progress? In this closing plenary, we will ask today’s and tomorrow’s leaders to articulate their answers to this question in artistic terms. Conference attendees will then engage in an interactive discussion about how to make these visions a reality.
Receptions, Plenaries and Keynotes
Welcome & Plenary:
Honoring the Roots of the Food Movement in the Bay Area
Sunday, November 6
8:30 am – 10:30 am
Speakers:
Susan Clark, Columbia Foundation
Larry Cohen, Prevention Institute
Eric Holt Gimenez, Food First (Moderator)
Judith Redmond, Full Belly Farm
Don Viallarejo, Founder & Director Emeritus, California Institute for Rural Studies
The San Francisco Bay Area has been a hotbed of food activism since at least the 60s. In this kick-off to the conference, we will hear from long-time food and farm leaders about the successes and remaining challenges for the food security movement in the Bay Area.
Food Sovereignty Prize Award Ceremony and Food Sovereignty Fair
Sunday, November 6
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
2011 Food Sovereignty Prize Winner:
Elias Araujo, Landless Workers’ Movement, Brazil (MST, Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra)
Honorable Mentions:
Samuel Nderitu, Grow BioIntensive Agricultural Centre of Kenya
Tezozomoc, South Central Farmers, US
Juan Manuel “Manolo” Moran Madrid, Campesino a Campesino Movement, Mexico
Malik Yakini, Detroit Black Community Food Security Network (Moderator)
Maria Aguiar, Grassroots International (Moderator & Interpreter)
Representatives of the former Black Panther Party
Join global and local leaders of the food sovereignty movement to hear how communities around the world are reclaiming their food systems. The ceremony will honor grassroots leaders of the movement, and former members of the Black Panther Party will address the roots of the food justice movement in the US. At the lively Food Sovereignty Fair, speak with the honorees, meet authors of new books on the issue, and learn about organizations working for food system equity. Read more about Food Sovereignty Prize Ceremony and Fair.
General Session:
Demystifying and Reclaiming the Food and Farm Bill
Monday, November 7
8:30 – 9:45 am
Joe Baca, House Agriculture Committee Member (invited)
Nicole Betancourt, Parent Earth
Dan Imhoff, Watershed Media
Pam Roy, CFSC Policy Committee co-chair (moderator)
Kathy Mulvey, CFSC Policy Director
Crystal Peoples-Stokes, Chair NY State Assembly Task Force on Food, Farm and Nutrition Policy (invited)
Chellie Pingree, House Agriculture Committee Member
Presenters will explain what the Food and Farm Bill is, what it does, and why its 2012 reauthorization matters. Advocates will highlight key policy priorities for CFSC and allies, and provide an update on organizing in Washington, DC and at the grassroots. Attendees will discuss local needs and select shared short-term targets. All plenary participants will be invited to participate in a timely Food and Farm Bill action.
Lunch and CFSC Annual Meeting
Monday, November 7
11:30 am – 1:15 pm
Jeanette Abi-Nader, CFSC Evaluation Program Director
Marion Kalb, CFSC Training and Technical Assistance Director
Young Kim, CFSC Board President
Gretchen Kunkel, CFSC Board Treasurer
Kathy Mulvey, CFSC Policy Director
Wayne Roberts, CFSC Board Member
Find out more about CFSC and its members over lunch. We’ll discuss our accomplishments this past year and our plans for 2012. Learn about how you can help recruit CFSC’s new Executive Director, give input into the public policy agenda, and hear the President’s remarks about the future direction of CFSC.
A Taste of Oakland Reception
Monday, November 7, 2011
6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Chabot Space and Science Center, 10000 Skyline Boulevard, Oakland, Ca 94619
Enjoy the tastes, sounds, and diversity of the beautiful Bay Area. The Chabot Space and Science Center overlooks lush redwood forests with amazing views of the city. The reception will showcase local foods from an array of cuisines such as Thai, Mediterranean, French, American, and Jamaican. Attendees will also enjoy planetarium shows, an outdoor patio, live music, and exciting exhibits.
Read more about the reception.
Closing Plenary:
Future Directions for the Community Food Movement
Tuesday, November 8
3:15 pm – 4:45 pm
Steph Larsen, Center for Rural Affairs (Moderator)
Richard McCarthy, marketumbrella.org
Raj Patel
Maya Salsedo, Live Real/ Rooted in Community
Valerie Segrest, Food and Community Fellow, Muckleshoot Tribe
Where will the food movement be in 2021? Yesterday’s news? Even more powerful? Still dealing with the same challenges? Or having made some substantial progress? In this closing plenary, we will ask today’s and tomorrow’s leaders to articulate their answers to this question in artistic terms. Conference attendees will then engage in an interactive discussion about how to make these visions a reality.