Members of the Leeds Co-operative Group warmly invite you to attend Hungry for Activism: A conference to inform, educate and inspire action on food politics!

Supported by The Co-operative Group and TIDAL, Hungry for Activism will offer people in Leeds the opportunity to learn more about the food politics, engage in debate on the topic and organise for change. The day will contain a mixture of presentations, discussions, hands-on workshops, and will close with an open space session.

There are a dozen sessions to choose from, hosted by organisations as diverse as the Permaculture Association, This is Rubbish, Sustain, Leeds City Council, the Fairtrade Foundation and Friends of the Earth to name but a few. There will also be stalls from local organisations involved in food campaigning, distribution and production.

(Please note change of timetable below from that originally advertised)

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For more information visit: http://www.hungryforactivism.org.uk

1st round of workshops | 12:25 – 12:15

Dr Andrew Challinor, University of Leeds
Growing crops worldwide in a changing climate

Fairtrade Foundation
Fairtrade and Trade Justice

Mags Shevlin, Leeds Urban Harvest
The Urban Harvest Project

Friends of the Earth
Fix the Food Chain: Campaigning to revolutionise meat and dairy farming

2nd round of workshops | 13:20 – 14:10

This is Rubbish
Food waste & The Feeding of the 5000

Lizzie Fellows, Sustain
The beginner’s guide to setting up local food co-ops

Leeds City Council
The Future of Food in Leeds

Leeds Palestine Solidarity Group
The boycott, divestment and sanctions movement

3rd round of workshops | 14:35 – 15:25

Andy Goldring, Permaculture Association
Permaculture and the politics of food

Matt Carmichael, Stop Climate Chaos Leeds
Ecotarianism: Responsible eating on a hot, crowded planet

Jenny Cooke, Leeds SPEAK
Supermarket power and how to challenge it

Making Local Food Work
Mapping Local Food Webs