Bits and Bytes March 2014


	Call for Proposals: Food Secure Canada’s 8th Assembly November 13-16, 2014 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada No matter where you stand in the food system or the food movement, we want to hear from you! Co-hosted with the Food Action Research Centre (FoodARC) in collaboration with ACORN and the NS Food Security Network, Canada’s food movement will gather in Halifax this year for its biennial feast of food and ideas – the first in Atlantic Canada! For three action-packed days, people from many different walks of life who are passionate about building healthy, sustainable food systems where no-one is hungry will gather to share, strategize and build a better future for food in Canada. Check out and share our call for proposals.
	Conference Board of Canada to unveil Food Industry’s Strategy By Kathleen Gibson, FSC Board member, Victoria BC As an organization with an active interest in a national food policy for Canada, FSC has been watching the Conference Board of Canada (CBOC)’s progress on its “Canadian Food Strategy”. This work has been under way since 2010. The CBOC has issued 19 research papers and has held a nationwide consultation process based on an online survey. It has held two national “Food Summits” and , as we go to press, is about to unveil its national food strategy at a third Summit, March 18-19, 2014 in Toronto. Read more about it.
	Local & Sustainable Food Systems Network News Members of the Local & Sustainable Food Systems Network tend to be doers – engaging actively in the work of re-creating vibrant, place-based food systems. Working groups have begun emerging where there is a critical mass of people interested in a particular facet of food systems work. Two of these groups held their first meeting in January, coming together via teleconference to learn about each other’s initiatives, to exchange information and to commit to future encounters Read more here.
FSC at PowerShift Atlantic! FSC will be facilitating a workshop at Powershift Atlantic. Through sharing their experiences and engaging in groupthinking, the participants will critically examine their social justice movements with an anti-racism lense. We hope to see you there. Video - How to post a resource on FSC's website Posting on FSC’s webiste is a one stop shop to share your favourite toolkit, website, video and more with a national and international community. Learn how to do it here A petition on BC's Salmon Fisheries Department of Fish and Oceans is proposing sweeping changes to how BC’s salmon fisheries are managed. At the core of this proposal is a shift to Individual Transferable Quotas, or ITQs. Read more here. ITQ’s are not inevitable. Read more here Sign the petition here JOIN FOOD SECURE CANADA We offer a sliding scale of membership depending on your organization's budget, but if you are unable to meet any of these rates, call us or send us an email. We'll be happy to discuss possibilities of other forms of collaboration.
		Job opportunity FSC is hiring! Last day to apply! We are looking for a new program manager on Institutional Food , a program jointly managed with the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation. There are other food movement job opportunities here Upcoming Events Conference: What's Race Got to Do with It: Food, Diversity and Inclusion. Presented by the University of Toronto's New College Equity Studies and New One, and Laurier's Centre for Sustainable Food Systems. March 19, 2014. Sign up now. Exposition: Expo manger santé et vivre vert. In Montreal. March 21 to 23, 2014. More information. Event: Food Talks- Yukon Food and You. Presented by Growers of Organic Food Yukon. March 26 to 28, 2014. More information. Webinar: Measuring the Impact of “Feeding our Future” Student Nutrition Program Beyond Nutrition and Health. Hosted by OPHA's Nutrition Resource Centre. March 27, 2014. More information. See full events calendar and post your own!