Upcoming event: National Farmers Union convention
| November 20, 2008 | to | November 22, 2008 |
The theme of the 39th annual convention of the National Farmers Union, which starts today, is “Food and Community: Local to International”.
Keynote speakers for the convention include:
- Raj Patel (author of Stuffed and Starved): “Markets, power and the hidden battle for the world food system”
- Judy Rebick (CAW-Sam Gindin Chair in Social Justice and Democracy at Ryerson University in Toronto): “Rebuilding the food system for the future”
- Bob Kingston (President of the Agriculture Union of the Public Service Alliance of Canada): “Agriculture quality and food safety”
- Larry Hill (Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Wheat Aboard): “Strengthening farmers’ market power”
- Juana Ferrer (leader with the National Confederation of Rural Women of the Dominican Republic): “Food sovereignty: feeding the pople”
- Paul Nicholson (International Representative for the Basque Farmers and Ranchers Union): “Farmers and the global food crisis”
- Elwin Hermanson (Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commmission): “Bill C-39 and changes to the Canada Grain Act”
- Jacques Laforge (President of the Daiiry Farmers of Canada): “Supply management: a system that works for everyone”
- Darrin Qualman (Director of Research for the National Farmers Union): “Building solutions to the livestock crisis”
When: 20-22 November 2008
Where: Hilton Garden Inn, 90 22nd St E, Saskatoon (Google map)
For more information: Call 652-9465 or email nfu@nfu.ca
