National Food Sovereignty Gathering

EVENT DATES: 23-26 October 2015

Location:Hebden Bridge – Birchcliffe Centre, HX7 8DG

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War on Want would like to invite you to the 2015 National Food Sovereignty Gathering.

Another food system is possible! National gathering to build a stronger movement for food sovereignty in the UK.

The UK food sovereignty movement has been growing rapidly since it started in 2012. Hundreds of people across Britain are working to build a sustainable and fairer food system. It is three years since we had our first national gathering at the workers’ cooperative, OrganicLea, in London. War on Want’s Graciela Romero who has been at the forefront of building the movement said: “building the food sovereignty movement in the UK is vital to ensure that policies affecting British people and everyone else in the planet are geared to protect our food and the planet, not for profit.”

Join us to continue building a food system that cares about people and the planet. You will be part of a vibrant and fulfilling experience.

The gathering will look at themes of:

· agroecology and small scale food growing

· food justice / food poverty

· fixing broken food systems

· linking global to local

· diversifying the food movement

· access to land

· strengthening the UK food sovereignty movement

The shape across the four days will be:

· Friday – Welcoming food movements from across the country

· Saturday and Sunday – workshops, skill sharing, meal sharing, action planning and much more

· Monday – field visits and next steps

Do you have ideas for a workshop, skill share or action you want to coordinate at the gathering? If so please Click here for more details on how to do it.

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Event date:

Thursday, 27 August 2015 - 5:45pm

Event location:

Location: Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire – Birchcliffe Centre, HX7 8DG