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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Coordinator: Oakland Food Policy Council
Oakland, California, Full-time, permanent senior position
Coordinator, Oakland Food Policy Council
Oakland, California
Full-time, permanent senior position
Background:
Food First, the City of Oakland and various community-based organizations (CBOs) are collaborating to build greater food security and a sustainable city food system by the establishment of an Oakland Food Policy Council (OFPC) to advance public policies that favor locally-owned neighborhood food systems.
Hambre, crisis y negocio: la tormenta perfecta de la ayuda alimentaria
Por Eric Holt-Giménez, Director, Food First
América Latina en Movimiento No 433
24 Junio 2008
Please fax Bunge, one of the three largest food producers in the world
Protest unnecessary force used against peaceful protesters outside of a Bunge soy production facility in Brazil
In response to violence against peaceful protesters in front of a Bunge soy crushing facility last week in Brazil, Rainforest Action Network has set up an e-mail action alert. Please click the link below and send Bunge an instant fax expressing your outrage that non-violent protesters were met with rubber bullets and tear gas as they were trying to call attention to the food crisis and policies that favor agribusiness over small producers.
The Food Crisis Bites Back
As depicted by agribusinesses like Monsanto, Cargill, and BP the food crisis is a problem of supply and demand, and can be resolved by increased/efficient agricultural production. Groups like Via Campesino say this is short-sighted and corrosive to local farmers and food sovereignty. They want to see more equitable long-term solutions such as fair trade and sustainable agriculture.
Civil Society Statement on the World Food Emergency: Sign on Letter
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No More "Failures-as-Usual"!
Terra Preta: Forum on the Food Crisis, Climate Change, Agrofuels, and Food Security
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Industrial Transformation of our Food and Fuel System-a powerpoint presentation by Eric Holt-Gimenez
View this presentation here:
http://www.foodfirst.org/en/node/2132
Food First Fellow Dr. Raj Patel testified at the House Committee on Financial Services
Contributing Factors and International Responses to the Global Food Crisis
Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 10:00 a.m., 2128 Rayburn House Office Building
To listen to the webcast:
From Food Rebellions to Food Sovereignty: Urgent call to fix a broken food system
By Eric Holt-Giménez and Loren Peabody
Hunger in a World of Plenty
The skyrocketing cost of food has resurrected the specter of the "food riot."
DEVELOPMENT REPORT NO 18: Ghana: Gold Strike in the Breadbasket
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| DR 18 Ghana's Gold Mining.pdf | 2.09 MB |
By Albert T. Armstrong
April 2008
To read the entire report, open the pdf file at the bottom of the executive summary. To order additional copies contact Food First Books directly.
Price: $5.00 plus $4.05 shipping and handling within the U.S..
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Newsletter for the African Agroecological Alternatives to the Green Revolution
- 06/24/08