70 people attend an October 12th evening on Food Sovereignty at St. Rita’s Parish Hall in Castlegar, hosted by Development and Peace and Alex. Panellists included Sandi McCreight of Kootenay Food Strategy Society, Jon Steinman of Community Food Matters and Kootenay Co-op Radio’s Deconstructing Dinner, Barry Nelson of Development & Peace, and Alex.
Posts Tagged ‘food security’
Food Sovereignty Forum in Castlegar well-attended
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010Budget Fails to Address Priorities of Farmers
Friday, March 5th, 2010Ottawa, ON – Alex Atamanenko, MP (BC Southern Interior) NDP Agriculture Critic, says it’s time for the government to get their priorities right. “Instead of substantially addressing the farm income crisis affecting so many other sectors the government has chosen to undermine the grain industry, one of the few sectors that is doing just fine,” [...]
Speech to Biofuels Bill C-33: Food Sovereignty
Thursday, April 17th, 2008The following in an excerpt from a speech Alex made in the House of Commons on April 17, 2008.
39th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION
EDITED HANSARD • NUMBER 081
…a number of issues have to be addressed in the area of food sovereignty. Next week, for example, I will be in the small community in my riding of Princeton [...]