The summit is at Newman Cathloic College in Harlesden 4pm-7pm today. Tickers here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brent-right-to-food-summit-tickets-268924559597
Programme:
Welcome: Alex Colás, Brent Rig ht to Food co-chair
16:00-17:00 - Food as Right: International and Legal Perspectives
(Facilitator: Rajesh Makwana)
Clive Baldwin, Human Rights Watch
Dee Woods, Civil Society and Indigenous People's Mechanism western Europe focal point for the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS )
17:00-18:00 - The Brent Food System
(Facilitator: Alex Colás )
Rajesh Makwana, Sufra NW London
Katie Pascoe, Let's Grow Brent
Jake Thomas, JustEat Rider and IWGB union organiser
18:00-19:00 - Designing a Right to Food Strategy for Bent
(Facilitator: Dee Woods)
Kemi Akinola, CEO/MD of Be Enriched and Brixton People's Kitchen, and Labour & Co-operative Councillor in Wandsworth
Anne Kittappa, Brent Senior Policy Officer
19:00 - Light Refreshments
Food is obviously essential to sustain the lives of all humans.
ReplyDeleteIf, and when, access to food becomes difficult, social inequality is almost certainly one of the root causes of 'food poverty.'