Join me in DC on Monday to Celebrate Food Sovereignty

CELEBRATE THE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENTS FOR FOOD SOVEREIGNTY
a two-part event at Busboys and Poets Monday, February 19, 2007
Both events will be held at Busboys and Poets2021 14th St. NW
www.busboysandpoets.com
PART ONE: A WORKSHOP ON FOOD SOVEREIGNTY--4:30pm to 6:00pm
The National Family Farm Coalition and Grassroots International co-present a workshop about the domestic campaign on Food Sovereignty. Innovative tools and methods will be shared to scale up the ongoing work for justice in the food system.
PART TWO: CELEBRATION DINNER--Starting at 6:30pm
Immediately following the workshop from 6:30 - 9:30 is a dinner celebration and "send-off" for the U.S. delegation participating in the “Nyélení 2007 - Forum for Food Sovereignty” in Mali, Africa from February 23-27. The U.S. delegation represents farmers, farmworkers, fisher-folk, NGO's, faith based and citizen/consumer organizations. A 45 person delegation from North America (U.S., Mexico, and Canada) will be joining 450 delegates from around the world in Mali. To learn more about Nyélení, visit www.nyeleni2007.org.
The dinner is co-hosted by Busboys and Poets will present the local, regional, national and international approaches to food sovereignty through the voices of those attending the Forum. A celebratory feast of family farm raised food reflects the cultures represented by the delegation through the sourcing and/or donations of Louisiana shrimp, humanely raised poultry, wild rice, local salad, and cheese from Cedar Grove/Family Farm Defenders in Wisconsin. RSVP to NFFC at nffc@nffc.net by Thursday, February 15th. Click here to RSVP now and include the event(s) you plan to attend.
We are asking for a $20 minimum donation (included in registration for NFFC meeting attendees) for the dinner celebration. There is no charge for the afternoon workshop. You will also have the opportunity to bid on items donated by family farmers and local supportive businesses at our silent auction. For more information http://stats.emaillogics.com/sendlink.asp?HitID=0&StID=5669&SID=1&EmID=0&Link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nffc.net%2F and www.grassrootsonline.org.
Questions? Call 202-543-5675 or e-mail nffc@nffc.net