Food Sovereignty Now!

FOOD SOVEREIGNTY NOW!
Inspired by La Via Campesina’s rallying cry, this year’s EUC Seminar Series - in partnership with SeedChange - will showcase the work of Indigenous, small farmer and peasant movements across Turtle Island and the Global South. Four webinars held over the winter term will explore themes related to Food & Seed Sovereignty, featuring movement leaders working to strengthen traditional and agroecological food systems and to defend women’s and farmers rights, in the face of land grabbing, restrictive intellectual property right regimes and policies designed to support the expansion of corporate agribusiness. The series will be co-facilitated by Dr. Martha Stiegman (York, EUC), Beatriz Oliver and Leticia Ama Deawuo (SeedChange) with panels exploring: Indigenous seed sovereignty, seed laws & farmers’ rights, regional perspectives on agroecology as a movement and practice, and women seed keepers and leaders in agroecology.