July Delegation to Venezuela: Human Rights, Food Sovereignty & Social Change
The Alberto Lovera Bolivarian Circle of NY invites you to join us in July for a 10-day trip to Venezuela examining advances in food sovereignty and other initiatives for social change. Start off in the capital city of Caracas, then travel to three additional states, including visits to newly formed cooperative farms and rural development projects in the countryside; community and national media outlets; government sponsored social programs, including Mercal markets and Barrio Adentro medical clinics, and much more. Meet with farmers, community leaders, and government officials. Sightseeing and visits to some of the country's beautiful natural areas will also be included. Basic information is below.
Anyone interested should email cbalbertolovera@gmail.com as soon as possible. Space is limited.
This is an article in the Monthly Review about a past trip to Venezuela:
http://www.monthlyreview.org/mrzine/magdoff040208.html
When:July 27 to August 5 2009
Cost for Airfare: $ 925. A limited number of tickets are currently reserved at this price.
Cost for Activities: $700. This will cover all lodging, all transportation, and some meals for the duration of the trip. Additional expenses will be minimal.
Community Food Security Coalition Annual Conference
From Commodity to Community: Food Politics and Projects in the Heartland
Workshop proposals due by April 30, 2009.
http://communityfoodconference.org/?utm_source=CFSC+Member+Updates&utm_c...
National Gathering of State and Local Food Policy Councils, Oct 10, 2009.
FAO announces a World Food Summit
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization web site will post details as they become available. The exact dates have not been announced yet.
Latest FAO figures published on June 19, 2009 indicate that 1.02 billion people, more than ever in human history, are undernourished worldwide. This figure is about 100 million more than last year and represents around one-sixth of all humanity.
FAO's Director General has stated that the goals of the summit are to solidify a strong and effective commitment from World leaders to eradicate hunger by 2025 and to address the root causes of the present situation through the full implementation of the Human Right to Food.
