{"id":1011,"date":"2013-10-16T21:30:39","date_gmt":"2013-10-17T02:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familyfarmers.org\/?p=1011"},"modified":"2013-10-16T21:30:39","modified_gmt":"2013-10-17T02:30:39","slug":"midwest-haitian-food-sovereignty-tour-with-the-2013-winners-of-the-world-food-soveriegnty-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyfarmers.org\/?p=1011","title":{"rendered":"Midwest Haitian Food Sovereignty Tour with the 2013 Winners of the World Food Soveriegnty Prize!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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joint UofC-UIC poster<\/a><\/p>\n

Chicago Events – Tues. Oct. 22nd<\/p>\n

Tues. Oct. 22nd 12:00 noon Harper 140, UChicago (1116 E. 59th St.) Presentation by the winners of this year\u2019s 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.\u00a0 Cosponsored by the UIC Social Justice Initiative, Friends of MST, and Ag Missions.<\/p>\n

Tues. Oct. 22nd 6:00- 8:00 pm Jane Adams Hull House (800 S. Halsted) in Chicago Haiti Food Sovereignty Tour \u2013 local food potluck and discussion with the winners of this year\u2019s 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\/<\/div>\n
Madison Events – Wed. Oct 23rd & Thurs. Oct. 24th<\/div>\n
Wed. Oct. 23rd<\/sup> 12:00 Noon UW-Madison, Rm. 113 Ingraham Hall (1155 Observatory Dr.).\u00a0 How Haitian Farmers Feed Their Own Communities – Lessons for the Rest of Humanity and a \u201cLesson\u201d for Monsanto \u2013 discussion with the winners of this year\u2019s 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.\u00a0 Member of the Landless Rural Workers Movement of Brazil (MST).\u00a0 Cosponsored by the UW Latin American Caribbean and Iberian Studies (LACIS) Program.\u00a0 Info?\u00a0 #608-260-0900<\/div>\n
Thurs. Oct. 24th<\/sup> 9:00 am \u2013 4:00pm\u00a0 Tour of Sustainable Agriculture in South Central Wisconsin with the Haitian Winners of the 2013 World Food Sovereignty Prize!\u00a0 Carpool meet-up at 9:00 am at Nature\u2019s Bakery (1019 Williamson St.) in Madison with estimated return time of 4:00 pm.\u00a0 Tour stops include Cedar Grove Cheese in Plain, WI with its innovative \u201cliving machine\u201d waste water treatment system, John Kinsman\u2019s farm near La Valle, lunch at the Deli Bean in Reedsburg, Amish homesteads, among others.\u00a0 Info?\u00a0 #608-260-0900<\/div>\n
Thurs. Oct. 24th<\/sup> 5:30 \u2013 8:00 pm\u00a0 Fitchburg Public Library (5530 Lacy Rd) in Fitchburg, WI.\u00a0 2013 Food Summit: Connecting with the Land \u2013 in celebration of World Food Day!\u00a0 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 \u2013 including this year\u2019s Haitian winners of the World Food Sovereignty Prize.\u00a0 Registration is $5 (by Oct. 15) or $10 (after Oct. 15). Also, please bring a non-perishable item for the Verona Area Food Pantry!\u00a0 To register, visit:\u00a0 http:\/\/fyi.uwex.edu\/danefoodsystem\/2013\/09\/21\/2013-food-summit\/<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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