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Vfpc & wgifs july 10th meeting poster & agenda
1. INDIGENOUS
FOOD
SOVEREIGNTY
in
VANCOUVER
& THE BIOREGION
WEDNESDAY
JULY 10th
THE VANCOUVER FOOD POLICY COUNCIL
& THE WORKING GROUP ON
INDIGENOUS FOOD SOVEREIGNTY
INVITE YOU TO A
POTLUCK,
PRESENTATION & DISCUSSION
ABOUT
INDIGENOUS FOOD SOVEREIGNTY
IN VANCOUVER & THE BIOREGION
6:00-8:30 PM
PLEASE BRING YOUR FAVORITE FOOD TO SHARE!
AND YOUR OWN BOWL/FORK/SPOON (AS THESE WILL BE IN SHORT SUPPLY)
PhotostakenwithpermissionbyKateKittredge
@ UBC Farm’s
TU’WUSHT GARDEN PROJECT
2. A POTLUCK DINNER, PRESENTATION & DISCUSSION on
Indigenous Food Sovereignty in Vancouver and the Bioregion
Date: July 10th
2013
Time: 6:00 – 8:30 pm
Location: UBC Farm – Tu’wusht Garden Project
Address: 3461 Ross Drive, Vancouver, BC V6T 1W5
Chairperson: Brent Mansfield
Facilitator: Dawn Morrison, Secwepemc
Purpose: Share food together, build relationships, and strengthen awareness of food related issues,
concerns and strategies of Indigenous peoples living in Vancouver and the bioregion. Explore the
potential for collaboration between the Vancouver Food Policy Council (VFPC) and the Working
Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty (WGIFS), and begin to identify pathways whereby the
Vancouver Food Strategy can support Indigenous food-related action happening within the City of
Vancouver and the bioregion.
Agenda:
1. Traditional welcome and opening prayer
2. Introductions (VFPC, WGIFS, Coast Salish representatives and other honoured guests)
3. Overview and purpose of the gathering
4. Blessing of the food
5. Potluck dinner and Tu’wusht Garden Project tour
6. Year of Reconciliation with Aboriginal Peoples in the City of Vancouver
7. Presentation on Indigenous Food Strategies in Vancouver and the Bioregion (Dawn Morrison)
8. Facilitated discussion
9. Next steps
10.Closing
*** Please bring your favorite food/dish to share,
and your own bowl/spoon/fork (as these will be in short supply)! ***
PLEASE JOIN US - EVERYONE WELCOME!
The Vancouver Food Policy Council &
The Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty
invite you to…