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🌽 Growing a Just Food System 📍Online 🗓 November 30th | 4:30pm EST There are still a few days left to join author of Harvesting Freedom, Gabriel Allahdua, and Drs. Janet McLaughlin and Jenna Hennebry as they discuss migrant work in Canada. Register: bit.ly/3MLfMgB

In light of postponing our event, Growing a Just Food System, join IAVGO and Justice4MigrantWkers November 30th at 6:15pm EST to celebrate their efforts in the fight for injured and migrant worker’s rights. Find the zoom link here: lnkd.in/gKstvS7q Learn more: injuredworkersonline.org/iwevents/event…

Review of Harvesting freedom: The life of a migrant worker in Canada by Gabriel Allahdua Reviewed by Noura Nasser #Migration #Labour #SeasonalWorkers #Agriculture #AgriculturalWorkers #Memoir #BookReview #BooksAboutFood #CurrentlyReading #CanAg #Canada canadianfoodstudies.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cfs/…

Dec 14 | 11:30 AM,Tech-Enhanced Biodiversity: Cultivating a Sustainable Food Ecosystem will explore how biodiversity & cutting-edge technologies can shape the future of our food industry🌱🌍 Register!bit.ly/3RlZ8GP #FoodTech #Biodiversity #Sustainability #buildthefuture

Starting tomorrow, stay tuned for presentations by Mark Terry, Wilfrid Laurier University representative, documentary filmmaker and film professor, at this years UN Convention on Climate Change #COP28 #COP28UAE #ClimateAction

As discussions continue this week @COP28 about tackling #climatechange, we must remember that the agricultural sector contributes to nearly 15% of warming levels. Read more from sustainable views sustainableviews.com/cop28-the-chal… #ClimateAction #foodsystem

🌎 Transforming the global #foodsystem starts with #divesting pension funds and investments from polluting multinationals and diverting them to more sustainable funds! Read more from Alison Blay-Palmer about making food and farming systems sustainable 👉sustainableviews.com/cop28-the-chal… #COP28

#Laurier researcher Andrew Spring is in #Kenya to help announce a new partnership with Rongo University. Over 7 years, the program will leverage local media to educate farmers on modern approaches to food production. UNESCO Chair, FBSS Learn more: kenyanews.go.ke/rongo-universi…

Register for the latest instalment of the Laurier Northern Webinar Series: Indigenous Leadership in Conservation and Protected Areas🌲 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… Feb. 8 at 3 p.m. EST on Zoom Presenters: Dawn Dietrich, Andrew Spring, Jessica Jumbo, Ryan Planche, Emily Sabourin

Looking for a graduate student position? Andrew Spring is looking for exceptional MES, MSC, and PhD candidates to join on-going food systems research in the Northwest Territories. Find the full posting here bit.ly/3TU22EA with information on how to apply!

Recent work by the Region of Waterloo Public Health shows that in 2023, the cost of eating healthy for a family of four totalled $1124.79 per month, an 5.2% increase from 2022 (or an additional $55.63 per month). #foodflation #CostOfLivingCrisis #FoodSecurity Read more bit.ly/4885eA0

Rescheduled! 🌽Growing a Just Food System 🗓 March 1 2024 ⏰ 2 - 3:30pm EST Join activist Gabriel Allahdua (Justice4MigrantWkers) and Drs Janet McLaughlin and Jenna Hennebry online for a panel discussion on the migrant workers who grow our food in Canada Register Now brownpapertickets.com/event/6236026

Remember our Growing A Just Food System panelist, Gabriel Allahdua? His memoir, Harvesting Freedom, reveals what life is like for the people who produce Canada’s food. Join the author and activist online March 1 | 2pm EST Register below: brownpapertickets.com/event/6236026

Interested in working with UNESCO Chair, FBSS and The Laurier Centre for Sustainable Food Systems? Check out the open position below! More details here: tinyurl.com/2vvd8stf Apply or inquire via email to [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you! #hiring #sustainability #foodsystems #research

As we wrap up Feb, here are a few resources developed in partnership with The Laurier Centre for Sustainable Food Systems - an opportunity for continued learning, and a reminder that every month is Black History Month. Link here: tinyurl.com/n8fjsphk #BlackHistoryMonth #Food #Sustainability #FoodSystems

Don't forget to stop by the Balsillie School of International Affairs at Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo March 14 4:30-6:00pm EST for a great in-person discussion on Women, Food, Sustainability with @AndreaMBrownYun and others! Registration here: womensday.bpt.me #InternationalWomensDay2024 #FoodSystems

We're super excited to explore Laine Young's research in Quito at our panel on March 14. Make sure to check out the newest season of @handpickedpodc, produced and co-hosted by Laine, for more of her work Event registration is open now. See you there! tinyurl.com/3rmdxu6v

At Women, Food, Sustainability, we'll hear from Carla Johnston about gender and NWT food systems. Check out some of her work ahead of time here! tinyurl.com/3n26mmyt Register for the panel: womensday.bpt.me #Sustainability #FoodSystems #InternationalWomensDay2024

Upcoming press conference on the presidential decree to end glyphosate use in Mexico - highlighting 25 research projects dedicated to finding feasible, sustainable alternatives

UNESCO Chair, FBSS renewed for another four years at Wilfrid Laurier University! Learn more about the past 4 and future 4 years of the Chair here: tinyurl.com/3nw9jvh5 “I see my role as a conductor, enabling these people and projects to work together in a positive way," says Alison Blay-Palmer