#Liviana2024 - Session 10.2

Session 10.2

Transforming regional food governance in the Northeastern US

A conversation about participatory action (research) and activist teaching and learning
15 November (Friday)
2 hours, online only
New York 18:00Buenos Aires 20:00Amsterdam 00:00 (16 Nov)Nairobi 02:00 (16 Nov)Bangkok 06:00 (16 Nov)Warrane-Sydney 10:00 (16 Nov)Aotearoa-NZ 12:00 (16 Nov)
Organiser: Anisah Madden
CEI Liaison: tba

AbstractJoin us for a 2-hour session that will bring together folks from the CERN and guests for a conversation about their work on transforming food governance across the Northeastern US. Session participants will talk about their work (see more below), and explore the meaning and relevance of concepts like "the region", their approach to participatory action (research) and activist teaching and learning to support and strengthen transformations toward more democratic, equitable, and ecological food and agriculture governance. The session will be guided by the following questions, as starting points for exploration and exchange:· What does 'the region' mean to you in the context of your work? (How) is 'the region' a useful concept / approach for thinking about and enacting food systems governance transformation?· Talk about your PAR approach - what are some specific strategies have you been working with to catalyse / support food systems transformations, and what kinds of transformations have emerged?· How do you see the relationship between PAR (or "participatory action", or "activist teaching") and grassroots democratic agency to transform 'politics / governance as usual' The 2-hour session will consist of informal presentations, followed by an open discussion and exchange. Session will be held in English and are open to non-CERN members.Session participants: o Colin Anderson - UVM Institute for Agroecology), Karen Nordstrom (University of New Hampshire / Food Solutions New England), Molly Anderson (Middlebury College) (post doc mentorship team) on UVM and Food Solutions New England's work in the region to transform food governance.o Ethan Miller on Land in Common Maine and Land Back effortso Kevin St Martin on community mapping / fisheries governance and marine policy and planning in the Northeastern USo Boone Shear (UMass) and Penn Loh (Tufts) on Boston's Food Solidarity Economy (and other initiatives)Convenor: Anisah Madden, who is about to start a 2 year post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of Vermont's Institute of Agroecology to explore the complementarity of two frameworks - the Right to Food (RtF) and Agroecology (AE)– in the governance of food system transformation in the New England Region.Any questions please contact Anisah a.madden@westernsydney.edu.au

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