March 31st Forum on Food Security

This is a reminder  on behalf of the PEI Food Security Network of another upcoming forum on food security

• Tuesday March 31st, 2009, 10am-4pm
• Murchison Centre (15-17 St. Pius X Avenue, Charlottetown – off St. Peter’s Road)

The forum will feature two guest speakers, Ubali Guerrero, and Celerino Tlacotempa, both farms leaders from Mexico and members of Via Campesina.

The forum will be a chance to hear about the work that Ms. Guerrero and Mr. Tlacotempa are doing in Mexico and with Via Campesina, and to discuss the challenges and successes that people face in working towards food security. They will have the chance to comment on how the right to food is being addressed on PEI.

The forum will also feature a presentation by Sara Roach-Lewis of Women for Environmental Sustainability (WES), about that group’s research on the role of women in fisheries management.

This is also an invitation to a meeting with the guest speakers, after the forum from 4:00pm to 4:45pm, to speak about addressing fair trade and the right to food on PEI. This will be a great opportunity to get some suggestions on how best to move forward with these issues.

For more information, or to register for the forum, call Michelle
MacCallum at 368-5040.

Hope to see you on the 31st!