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Overview

 

Goals

Food Justice explores the history, present and future of the food system.

The goals of the conference are to:

• Examine the meanings and tensions among the three conference concepts: community, equity and sustainability
• Share research from across disciplines
• Build opportunities for collaboration among scholars, policymakers, practitioners and activists
• Connect Eugene’s food and agriculture community to national and international groups
• Investigate the relationship between regional food movements and social media
• Consider the roles of women, indigenous groups and youth in farming and food culture

Invited participants include national policymakers, nonprofit leaders, farmers and emerging artists as well as scholars in anthropology, literary and cultural studies, law, ethics, environmental studies, plant genetics, soil sciences, geography, sociology, agriculture, marine biology and visual art. The conference program is full. However, the conference is free and open to the public to attend, as space allows. Free tickets to Vandana Shiva's plenary talk are available through the UO Ticket Office, beginning January 19, 2011.

Highlights

We are fortunate to have two renowned people as plenary speakers:

• Dr. Vandana Shiva, Indian food activist and writer
• Frederick L. Kirschenmann, U.S. sustainable agriculture leader

The program also features:

• A discussion with founding editor of Gastronomica, Darra Goldstein
• A talk and demonstration of the Cross Species Adventure Club facilitated by conference artist Natalie Jeremijenko
• A keynote panel on emerging research in transgenic seeds, plant genetics and soil ecology
• A roundtable with nationally recognized food and agriculture leaders
• An art exhibition—organized broadly around the theme of food—featuring work from six artists
• A special food fair and conference exhibition hall that will connect conference goers with nonprofit organizations, community groups, chefs and farmers