2015 People’s Harvest Forum Program:
Saturday, December 5th, 2015
Centro del Pueblo Auditorium, 474 Valencia Street
| 10-10:40am | Registration |
| 10:45-11am | Welcome and Introduction |
| 11am-11:40am | Getting to the Roots of Food Crisis |
| 11:45am-1pm | Reclaiming our Diets and Food Systems The collapse of traditional Mexican food systems Indigenous veganism and decolonizing our diet |
| 1-2pm | Lunch Break |
| 2-3pm | The Hold of the Food Industry on our Habits How the food industry forges food cultures – the case of milk Soda Industry Tactics: manufacturing culture and targeting people of color |
| 3-3:15pm | Break |
| 3:15-7pm | Food justice and Food sovereignty in our Cities and Communities Land as a basis of food sovereignty and autonomy: the Zapatista struggle Organizing for food justice in the Tenderloin Beyond access: urban farming and the importance of growing where you are Land occupation and the need for direct action Urban farming in the Bay Area, a history to build on |
| 7:15-7:30pm | Closing comments |
| 7:30pm | End Day |
Sunday, December 6th, 2015
Centro del Pueblo Auditorium, 474 Valencia Street
Secret Garden, 2710a Harrison Street
| 10-10:20am | Registration |
| 10:20-10:40am | Local, sustainable food systems and animal liberation: a false dichotomy |
| 10:40-1pm | Agroecology in action: building food sovereignty without animal exploitation Food system revolution from the ground up From animal rights activism to vegan permaculture: creating liberatory systems Cultivating voluntary relationships: animal liberation, community building and regenerative options Veganic farming as a tool for food justice |
| 1pm-1:15pm | Break |
| 1:15-2pm | The Rest of the Story: How to Grow your Diet (Veganic farming 101 workshop) |
| 2-3pm | Lunch Break |
| 3-4pm | Back to our roots: The power of the sweet potato (Workshop at the Secret Garden) Building Black and Brown Unity through our relationship with the sweet potato. |
| 5-6:45pm | Improving Foodscapes and Building Resilient Communities in the Context of Heightened Vulnerability to Displacement |
| 6:45-7pm | Closing comments |
| 7pm | End Day |
Monday, December 7th, 2015
| 10am-12pm | Field Trip to the Gill Tract Community Farm |