The Politics of Food Conference

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Hi All,
I am a member of a food coop in Brooklyn, NY and just found out about a conference in May 2009 that I thought may be of interest in this forum, especially those in the NY area...
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The Politics of Food Conference
Food prices are skyrocketing, monocrops and agribusiness
have damaged the environment, farmers cannot afford to
buy the food they grow, farm workers live in poverty, and epi-
demics of obesity and diabetes worsened by farm subsidies for
sugar and corn (corn sweetener) extract a huge personal and soci-
etal toll and an irrational system of food production and distribu-
tion based on short-term corporate profits has created a mess for
us to clean up and change. The world is experiencing a food
crisis. What can we do about it?
The Safe Food Committee of the Park Slope Food Coop is orga-
nizing a conference on the Politics of Food—to be held on May 2,
2009—which explores the above themes and seeks to answer that
last question. With much support from Coop leadership, our goal
is to reach out to people all over Brooklyn. We’ve been reaching
out to the many community organizations that have exciting ini-
tiatives on food: community gardens, urban agriculture, farmers
markets, youth education programs, school food activists, local
restaurants, health professionals, fair and local traders and, of
course, coops. We hope to engage as many members of the PSFC
as possible. We ask you to introduce us to your friends, neighbors,
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read more at this link:
http://foodcoop.com/files_lwg/lwg_2008_09_25_vCCn20.pdf