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Feeding My Family: Story of Grassroots Organizing in Northern Canada - Call-in Program -Dec 4

December 3, 2012 - 10:39pm | by brianbeaton

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Feeding My Family: a Story of Grassroots Organizing in Northern Canada

December 4 at 1:00 pm EST (please adjust for your time zone)

Join Eric Joamie and Leesee Papatsi, co-founders of Feeding My Family, to hear the story of how they built a food movement in Nunavut through facebook that led to widespread protests and action.

Call in information is below.  Download the presentation from our website.

The Northern or Remote Food Network will be meeting immediately after this presentation (at 2pm EST).  The agenda is below.

Can't make it? You can listen to the audio recording after the fact on our website, or follow us on Twitter at #SOSNorth

The Feeding My Family Facebook Group has been working hard to bring awareness to the fact that the HIGH COST OF FOOD is preventing many Northerners from living healthy, happy and productive lives. From Northern Labrador in the east, to Northern Alaska in the west, we are using this group as a forum where Northerners can come together to work toward positive change, despite the distance that separates our communities. In the spring and summer of 2012 Nunavut saw protests across the territory denouncing the high cost of food and the federal government's denial of the food security problem faced by 70% of Inuit homes.

My name is Eric Joamie, I was born on the land on a very cold night as my mother reminded me. I live in Pangnirtung, Nunavut where I have lived most of my life with my wife and four grown children and raising our eldest grandchild. I run my own small business in the community in the business of communications and consulting and have been in the business for over twenty five years. I am presently the spokesperson of feedingmyfamily.org which is the web site for our drive against High Cost of Food in the North. I am also the co-creator of the facebook page called Feeding My Family, with 20, 000 members across Nunavut, the nation, and international members that share our need to deal with this plight in the North.

 

My name is Leesee Papatsie and I live in Iqaluit, I am a mother of 5.

When I was growing up, we did a lot of camping and hunting. I was able to see a bit of the old traditional life style growing up. My parents totally loved being out on the land, and they spent as much time as they can out on the land. I grew up with a lot of traditional food and there was a lot of sharing between the family members. My parents taught me what being an Inuk is, it is through them that I am able to do what I am doing today.

I believe in people working together and using the resources we have available and making it work. I believe in the Inuit traditional values and belief. I have heard of Inuit coming together and working together to feed the hungry. I have also seen Inuit come together to have one voice, for the creation of Nunavut. I believe Inuit are very capable of coming together as one, when needed be.

I grew up understanding hunger; there were times when we did not have food in the house. We were not completely hungry but there were days where we only had tea and bannock, with oatmeal as meals. For this reason, I have a passion to help people who are struggling for food.

Call in information

Call: 1-888-882-9090

Code: 701 4572 #

Agenda

Northern or Remote Food Network

December 4, 2012 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

stay on the phone line from the presentation above, or call in using the number above.

  1. Welcome - Agenda review - Check in (in 1 minute, please tell us your name, where you are from and one reason you are on the call today)
  2. Review what came out of the assembly
  3. High Cost of Food - What can we do together?
    • Feeding my Family plans
    • Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food presents report on Canada - March 2013
    • Alternative Federal Budget - including budgetary recommendation on Northern / Remote Food - who would like to work on this?
    • Industry Canada grant
  4. What is on the horizon
  5. Next meeting: January 17th 1:00 - 2:30 pm

If this is your first time on a Northern or Remonte Food Network call, please have a look at our website to learn more about the Northern or Remote Food Network.

Food Secure Canada - Sécurité Alimentaire Canada

info@foodsecurecanada.org

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Montréal, QC H2X 2J1
Canada

 

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