Community Food Security Coalition Annual Conference plus US Working Group on the Food Crisis

From Commodity to Community: Food Politics and Projects in the Heartland

Opening Plenary:
What are the Roles of Food Policy Councils in Promoting a Just and Sustainable Food System?
Presenters:
Wayne Roberts of Toronto Food Policy Council, Phyllis Shulman of the Office of Seattle City Council and Richard Conlin, President: Cindy Torres of the Boulder Food Policy Council.

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National Gathering of State and Local Food Policy Councils, Oct 10, 2009.

Food First and the Community Food Security Coalition will release a report based upon interviews with activists from food policy councils in the U.S. and Canada. The aim of this report is to identify factors that may lead to a successful and robust food policy council.

Food Crisis Campaign Strategy and Networking Session, October 13, noon-5 P.M.

The goal of this campaign is to bring attention to the underlying causes of the food crisis and to promote the real solutions needed to fix our broken food system. For more information and to RSVP contact Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau at tristan@whyhunger.org.