INDIGENOUS

FOOD SOVEREIGNTY

in VANCOUVER

& THE BIOREGION

WEDNESDAY

JULY 10th

THE VANCOUVER FOOD POLICY COUNCIL & THE WORKING GROUP ON

INDIGENOUS FOOD SOVEREIGNTY INVITE YOU TO A

POTLUCK, PRESENTATION & DISCUSSION

ABOUT

INDIGENOUS FOOD SOVEREIGNTY IN VANCOUVER & THE BIOREGION

6:00-8:30 PM

PLEASE BRING YOUR FAVORITE FOOD TO SHARE! AND YOUR OWN BOWL/FORK/SPOON (AS THESE WILL BE IN SHORT SUPPLY)

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@ UBC Farm’s TU’WUSHT GARDEN PROJECT

A POTLUCK DINNER, PRESENTATION & DISCUSSION on

Indigenous Food Sovereignty in Vancouver and the Bioregion Date: July 10th 2013 Time: 6:00 – 8:30 pm Location: UBC Farm – Tu’wusht Garden Project Address: 3461 Ross Drive, Vancouver, BC V6T 1W5 Chairperson: Brent Mansfield Facilitator: Dawn Morrison, Secwepemc Purpose: Share food together, build relationships, and strengthen awareness of food related issues, concerns and strategies of Indigenous peoples living in Vancouver and the bioregion. Explore the potential for collaboration between the Vancouver Food Policy Council (VFPC) and the Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty (WGIFS), and begin to identify pathways whereby the Vancouver Food Strategy can support Indigenous food-related action happening within the City of Vancouver and the bioregion. Agenda:

1. Traditional welcome and opening prayer

2. Introductions (VFPC, WGIFS, Coast Salish representatives and other honoured guests)

3. Overview and purpose of the gathering

4. Blessing of the food

5. Potluck dinner and Tu’wusht Garden Project tour

6. Year of Reconciliation with Aboriginal Peoples in the City of Vancouver

7. Presentation on Indigenous Food Strategies in Vancouver and the Bioregion (Dawn Morrison)

8. Facilitated discussion

9. Next steps

10. Closing

*** Please bring your favorite food/dish to share, and your own bowl/spoon/fork (as these will be in short supply)! ***

PLEASE JOIN US - EVERYONE WELCOME!

The Vancouver Food Policy Council & The Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty

invite you to…