Bits and Bytes April 2015
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Food security groups agree ON CECIL STREET STATEMENTOn March 25, 2015, twenty Canadian community food sector leaders, academics engaged in food insecurity research, and other professional and non-governmental stakeholders concerned with food insecurity, gathered to discuss the latest research on household food insecurity, and to examine potential areas of collaboration. |
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"Let's Talk food politics"Food Secure Canada members hosted a jam-packed luncheon “Let’s Talk Food Politics” at the Broadbent Institute’s Progress Summit. It was a great chance to engage with politicians, policy makers, journalists, trade unions and NGO leaders on our election campaign.
FSC staff also attended one of three round table discussion hosted by the Public Policy Forum last week. A fruitful conversation took place between a number of government representatives, academics and civil society leaders. Stay tuned for their report containing policy recommendations for addressing the complex issue of food insecurity in Northern Canada, due to appear in June, 2015.
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Toronto scores ON SCHOOL FOODLast March, Toronto's City Council approved an increase of funding for student nutrition. The revised budget will now include nearly $1.4 million in new funding, including for 27 new programs. Local student nutrition program supporters were instrumental in changinghow things unfolded with city councillors.
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WHO classifies glyphosate as "Probably Carcinogenic to humans"The world's most widely used pesticide, glyphosate, has been under the microscope lately. The International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization released a report in March classifying it as "probably carcinogenic to humans".
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an energizing staff retreatSpring has finally arrived in Montreal and, just like maple sap, the FSC team is boiling up with new ideas! We had reinvigorating staff retreat earlier this month, including a delicious dinner at a sugar shack in Mirabel.
We are now ready to embark on the next phase of our election strategy and we need your support to get our campaign off the ground. Help us raise $40,000 to hire an election campaign organizer (see job offer below) and ensure that our talks with candidates across the country get media attention and political traction.
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host the next assembly of fsc - deadline may 1stSusan Roberts, Chair of Alberta Food Matters, shares reasons for organizations to host FSC's next National Assembly:
"An amazing and welcoming opportunity to talk to movers and shakers in the Canadian Food Movement. Now we must work together toward a National Food Strategy that is true to the recommendations of the People's Food Policy Project. The 2016 Assembly will be even more informative and energizing!"
You have until May 1st to submit your proposals. |
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2015 annual Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System now availableAn economic overview of the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system, indlucing a special section on Food Loss and Waste (FLW) is now available online at Ag Canada's website. FSC is hiring!Are you passionate about food, and interested in federal politics? Are you an organizer who believes in bringing grassroots input to policy change? Then maybe you are the organizer we are looking for to run a Food Secure Canada election campaign! Canadian Wheat Board: more bad newsFollowing on the heels of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision earlier this month to not hear a class action lawsuit on the dismantling of Canadian Wheat Board (CWB), federal Minister of Agriculture, Gerry Ritz, announced that the assets of the CWB are being handed over to the G3 Global Grain Group, a joint -venture between Bunge Ltd and a subsidiary of the Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Co. "Changing the Menu" - Call for proposalsYou can now submit workshops, posters, short talks / creative presentations, research and experience presentations for “Changing the Menu”, the first-ever national school food conference (Montreal, November 12-14, 2015). Food Jobs-- The Ecology Action Centre is looking for a Community Food Coordinator (maternity leave replacement). View the posting Deadline to apply: April 30th, 5pm. -- CFCC is looking for a Knowledge Exchange Coordinator. View the posting Deadline to apply: May 4th, 5pm. --
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Upcoming EventsWebinar: Dollars & SenseApril 27, 2015 Join two of the authors of Dollars & Sense, Dr. Rod McRae and Dr. Atif Kurbursi, to discuss their findings and understand the research process behind Dollars & Sense and its extensive background reports.
Ottawa: Tamarack Poverty Reduction SummitMay 6-8, 2015 The Summit will motivate collective action leading to poverty reduction for 1 million Canadians.
Saskatoon: Food Environments in Canada Symposium and WorkshopMay 21-23, 2015 This symposium and methodological workshop will bring together researchers, students and practitioners to discuss Canadian food environments research, and to strategize for how to move this research forward.
Ottawa: 2015 CAFS ConferenceMay 30-June 2, 2015 The Canadian Association for Food Studies (CAFS) will host its tenth annual assembly in May-June at the University of Ottawa. This year’s theme is Capital Ideas: Nourishing Debates, Minds, and Bodies.
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