Saturday, September 8th: Winning Food Sovereignty and Climate Justice:

Winning Food Sovereignty and Climate Justice:

Photo credit: wdm.org.uk

A Community Exchange between Local and Global South Social Movements

A chance to share lessons about local organizing and meet/learn from social movement leaders in the Global South, working toward food sovereignty and climate justice, including:

Camille Chalmers of the Haitian Platform to Advocate Alternative Development (PAPDA-Haiti)

Ibrahima Coulibaly of the National Conferation of Peasants/ La Vía Campesina (CNOP-Mali)

Herschelle Milford of the Surplus People Project (South Africa)

Lawrence Mkhaliphi of Biowatch (South Africa)

Rita Zanotto of the Landless Workers Movement/ La Vía Campesina (MST-Brazil)

Light refreshments, interpreting, and childcare will be available.

Sponsored by:

PODER, POWER, Movement Generation, Urban Tilth, Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, IDEX, and Grassroots International

For more information, contact katherinez@idex.org, or call Katherine at 415.824.8384

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Saturday, September 8th: Winning Food Sovereignty and Climate Justice:

Winning Food Sovereignty and Climate Justice: