EVENTS
Locating The Agrarian Struggles For Land: A symposium organised by Root and Branch Collective
This symposium intends to bring the land and agrarian struggles into a spatial design audience while laying the groundwork to break through these deadlocks, with an eye to synergising ecological reforms with land and agrarian change, rather than these two things being at odds. Architecture-and-landscape-oriented design tends to focus on urban narratives, concealing the global food system's detrimental impacts and forms of oppression, even though agriculture occupies nearly half of the Earth’s surface and more than 70% of UK land. Centring these struggles aims at proposing new ways of seeing the landscapes that fuel urbanisation processes, bringing to the fore those dependencies. It seeks to reflect on practical pathways for transformation out of the failures of the good food movement in Europe and – by extension – other wealthy nations.
Cultivating Socialism - Book Launch
Hear from Dr Rowan Lubbock for the launch of 'Cultivating Socialism: ALBA, Venezuela and the Politics of Food Sovereignty'
Summit on Health and Inequalities
The UK is facing a health emergency that cannot be ignored; widening health inequalities, the cost of living crisis, and a decrease in life expectancy are affecting the most vulnerable groups in our society. The issues are complex and there are a variety of social, structural, political and environmental challenges that need attention. Despite well-established evidence of such health inequalities, effective and sustainable ways to address these issues are urgently needed.
Connecting Struggles Across the Food Supply Chain
This workshop to be held at Birkbeck, University of London aims to facilitate some early conversations on “supply chain solidarity” and explore how we might connect different movements organising across the supply chain. We will focus on horticulture as a case study but hope the workshop will be useful to anyone working and/or organising within the food system.
Agroecology and the Labour Movement
A day of discussion and political education organised by the Food and Work Network, with support from the Experimental Humanities Collaborative Network (EHCN) at Birkbeck, University of London
Keeping the Hunger Crisis on the Political Agenda - at the General Election and Beyond
A Parliamentary event sponsored by Ian Byrne MP showcasing FAWN research with Dr Naomi Maynard and Prof. Lydia Hayes (Liverpool University), Dr Jasber Singh (Coventry University), Ian Byrne MP, Sarah Woolley (General Secretary of the BFAWU), Emma Rose (NEU President)
The School Meals Service in a Changing Society: Aims, Achievements and Limitations
Professor Gary McCulloch
The provision of school meals has undergone significant changes since the earliest national legislation to support it was passed in 1906. This keynote lecture will examine its general aims, achievements and limitations over this time in the context of a changing society …
Call for Papers: Rethinking Poverty, Insecurity and the Cost of Living Crisis in the North West and Beyond
Insecurity and the Cost of Living Crisis in the North West and Beyond Conference
The Long Lunch, Seminar 2: Addressing food insecurity in challenging times
Focusing on the causes of food insecurity among two groups at particular risk - families with insecure migration status and older people
FAWN Workshop III : Child Food Poverty and Whole-Foodchain Organisation
Programme
10:30-12:00 Roundtable: Children, Families and Food Security
Chair: Hannah Lambie-Mumford (Sheffield University)
Panellists: Ian Sinha (consultant paediatrician, Liverpool); Megan Blake (Sheffield University); Gurpinder Lalli (Wolverhampton University); Niamh Sweeney (Deputy General Secretary, NEU)
12:00-13:30 Knowledge Exchange on Exploitation across the Food Chain
Chair: Sarah Woolley (General Secretary, BFAWU)
Panellists: Sam Scott (University of Gloucestershire); Catherine McAndrew (Landworkers' Alliance); Mariko Hayashi and Nova Silitonga (Southeast and East Asia Centre); Jackie Simkins (War on Want), TBC.
13:30-14:00 lunch
14:00- 15:30: Knowledge Exchange on Organising across the Food Chain
Chair: Ian Hodson (President BFAWU)
Panellists: Ursula Huws (independent scholar); Olivia Blake (Labour MP for Sheffield Hallam); Bob Jeffrey (Sheffield Trades Council); James Farrar (App Drivers and Couriers Union)
15:30-16:00 Break
16:00-17:00 Business Meeting on publication plans, network activities and future research
Free School Meals for All Conference: forging a future where no child is left behind
We're calling the coalition of MPs, local authorities, charities, medical bodies, faith leaders and unions for a one day conference all about Free School Meals for All.
Together, we'll discuss the policy, strategies for winning and the experience of people who have implemented it from Southwark to Scotland.
Join us for a day of movement building, learning and action to:
- Hear from experts on food, health and education about why this is a policy whose time has come.
- Explore how we must build the case in our communities, workplaces and Westminster and mobilise to pass the Free School Meals for All Bill.
- Meet like-minded organisations and groups in and beyond your sector and coordinate action together to win for children.
From panels to workshops, we’ll begin to plan a week of action to end the school year and show our decision-makers that this is a movement that won’t be ignored.
The strength of this campaign is in our broad coalition. United we can convince the Government to do what’s right and win a future where every child has the basics to learn and thrive.
Free to all and lunch provided. You are welcome to send more than one person from your group or institution. Please RSVP by Wednesday 1st March to confirm attendance.
If travel costs might be a barrier for you or your organisation, please contact campaigns@nochildleftbehind.org.uk Limited assistance with travel is available.