Strengthening OUR voice for a just food economy

Sponsored by The Real Food Challenge

February 13-15, 2009 in Chapel Hill, NC

The Southeast Youth Food Activist Summit (SYFAS), the first of its kind in our region, will bring together students and other youth activists from across the Southeast to share strategies and strengthen a youth network in the region. SYFAS will feature student and youth led workshops, peer networking and seasonal community dinners. FLO Food, a student organization at UNC -CH working to promote the availability of fair, local, and organic food on campus, and the Real Food Challenge, a national student campaign for a just and sustainable food system, are collaborating with many students and other organizations to plan the summit.

Attendees will gain skills to act for greater social, environmental, and economic justice in their local communities & institutions, learn from successful models and case studies, build lasting relationships toward future collaborations, and return home with an enriched skill set to foster problem-solving and change-based solutions.

Goals:

1) Build coalitions on campus, in local communities, and across the state and region;

2) Share strategies and creatively problem-solve on starting campus farms or gardens and other sustainable food initiatives;

3) Discuss methods of integrating food activism with university research and education;

4) Examine and challenge the legacy of racism in the food system and in our work;

5) Form a regional steering committee and create specific action plans for each state and the region as a whole;

6) Improve future summits, as we strive to make this movement sustainable and inclusive for all.

To register log onto: http://www.syfas.org