Local food movements are part of a grassroots movement toward community food security globally, not just in Canada; Foodgrains Bank participates in these discussions but focuses on its own role in food justice.
11. ROOT CAUSES of HUNGER Trade Policies (globalization) Conflict and Governance(access to resources) Access to land, employment, health care, etc (structures and systems) Disasters (climate and geography-related)
12. Give a man a fish…and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish…and he’ll for a lifetime. Teach a woman to fish…and the whole family will eat for a lifetime. But what if they have no access to the pond?
33. WHAT CAN YOU DO? Talk to Elected Officials about the importance of Food Security Eat, Live, and Shop Consciously Write to your MP, MLA or Councilor Support and cooperate with farmers Support Canadian Foodgrains Bank or other agencies which provide food Think About Entitlements and “Enough” Learn and Share
34. Write a letter or send a postcard to Prime Minister Harper and the Minister of Environment Ask them to help small-scale farmers adapt to the negative effects of climate change