Chicago Events – Tues. Oct. 22nd
Tues. Oct. 22nd 12:00 noon Harper 140, UChicago (1116 E. 59th St.) Presentation by the winners of this year’s World Food Sovereignty Prize, Rose Edith Germain, veteran leader of the National Peasant Movement of the Papaye Congress (MPNKP) and Executive Director of MULAC (Joined Hands for Community Liberation and Advancement) and Flavio Barbosa, coordinator of the Via Campesina Brazil solidarity Dessalines Brigade, located in Artibonite, Haiti, and working in solidarity with regional and national peasant movements. Cosponsored by the UIC Social Justice Initiative, Friends of MST, and Ag Missions.
Tues. Oct. 22nd 6:00- 8:00 pm Jane Adams Hull House (800 S. Halsted) in Chicago Haiti Food Sovereignty Tour – local food potluck and discussion with the winners of this year’s World Food Sovereignty Prize, Rose Edith Germain, veteran leader of the National Peasant Movement of the Papaye Congress (MPNKP) and Executive Director of MULAC (Joined Hands for Community Liberation and Advancement) and Flavio Barbosa, coordinator of the Via Campesina Brazil solidarity Dessalines Brigade, located in Artibonite, Haiti, and working in solidarity with regional and national peasant movements, Cosponsored by the UIC Social Justice Initiative, Friends of MST, and Ag Missions. Info? https://www.facebook.com/events/518691488216097/
Madison Events – Wed. Oct 23rd & Thurs. Oct. 24th
Wed. Oct. 23rd 12:00 Noon UW-Madison, Rm. 113 Ingraham Hall (1155 Observatory Dr.). How Haitian Farmers Feed Their Own Communities – Lessons for the Rest of Humanity and a “Lesson” for Monsanto – discussion with the winners of this year’s World Food Sovereignty Prize, Rose Edith Germain, veteran leader of the National Peasant Movement of the Papaye Congress (MPNKP) and Executive Director of MULAC (Joined Hands for Community Liberation and Advancement) and Flavio Barbosa, coordinator of the Via Campesina Brazil solidarity Dessalines Brigade, located in Artibonite, Haiti, and working in solidarity with regional and national peasant movements. Member of the Landless Rural Workers Movement of Brazil (MST). Cosponsored by the UW Latin American Caribbean and Iberian Studies (LACIS) Program. Info? #608-260-0900
Thurs. Oct. 24th 9:00 am – 4:00pm Tour of Sustainable Agriculture in South Central Wisconsin with the Haitian Winners of the 2013 World Food Sovereignty Prize! Carpool meet-up at 9:00 am at Nature’s Bakery (1019 Williamson St.) in Madison with estimated return time of 4:00 pm. Tour stops include Cedar Grove Cheese in Plain, WI with its innovative “living machine” waste water treatment system, John Kinsman’s farm near La Valle, lunch at the Deli Bean in Reedsburg, Amish homesteads, among others. Info? #608-260-0900
Thurs. Oct. 24th 5:30 – 8:00 pm Fitchburg Public Library (5530 Lacy Rd) in Fitchburg, WI. 2013 Food Summit: Connecting with the Land – in celebration of World Food Day! Great local food reception, welcome by Fitchburg Mayor, Shawn Pfaff, followed by a panel facilitated by UW Prof. Jack Kloppenburg featuring local and international experts on food sovereignty – including this year’s Haitian winners of the World Food Sovereignty Prize. Registration is $5 (by Oct. 15) or $10 (after Oct. 15). Also, please bring a non-perishable item for the Verona Area Food Pantry! To register, visit: http://fyi.uwex.edu/danefoodsystem/2013/09/21/2013-food-summit/
