From the organizers:
Working Theme: Women, Intersectionality and Food Systems
Day One:
Introduction: TBD: 8:00 am to 8:15 am – Lieutenant Govenor Nancy Wyman (Pending)*
Sessions:
Breaking Ground: How to Access NEGEF Awards & Sponsorships
Systems Change through Story Telling/Making w/ Anha Kruzic
The Behavioral Health of Women and Minorities Involved in Agriculture w/ Michael R. Rosmann Ph.D.
Re-focusing the Image of Women Farmers, One Story at a Time w/ Lise Metzger
Women in Cannabis by Kristin Jordan
Day Two:
Introduction: 8:30 am to 9:00 am – Women in Agriculture –Commissioner Reviczky, Connecticut Department of Agriculture (Pending*)
Sessions:
Planting Sacred Seeds in a Modern World; Restoring Indigenous Seed Sovereignty w/ Rowen White
At the Root: An Examination of White Sepremacy and Systemic Racism in US Food Systems w/ Ahna Kruzic
Feminism Is Not Enough! Reviving the Yoni Culture – A Celebration of the Feminine, An Awakening of the Goddess Within w/Ruby Olisemeka
Day Three:
Community Volunteering Opportunity:. Habitat for Humanity WomenBuild, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm (*****By registration only. Volunteers MUST COMMIT TO THE WHOLE DAY! Please check for more details on this opportunity by September 2018*****.).
OR
Community Farm Tour # 1: Common Ground High School, TBD
Community Farm Tour # 2:. TBD
Community Farm Tour # 3: Slate School, TBD
Community Farm Tour # 4: TBD
Full Agenda on Eventbrite Website
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