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Nourishment for bodies: what are the issues around food security and access?


Date & time
Thursday, October 13, 2016
6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Cost

This event is free

Contact

Alex Megelas
514-848-2424 ext. 4893

Where

La Place Commune
7669, Querbes ave

Our University of the Streets Café public conversations are much like any you’d have with friends or family around a dinner table, except with more people, more points of view, and slightly more structure. Conversations are hosted by a volunteer moderator who is there to welcome everyone and keep things on track. To get things started, there’s a guest, or sometimes two, who get the ball rolling by sharing their ideas, experiences and questions. After that, it's all up to the participants.

What are the health and social impacts of poor nutrition? How do communities become more self-sufficient, resilient, and proactive about increasing healthy food for all?

Art Hives’ Science Shop presents UrbanBodies : an exploration of what matters in our everyday lives and neighborhoods. This series of public art making conversational labs, held in collaboration with the University of the Streets Café program at Concordia University, will explore the theme of the body as it lives and dies, grows and ages, struggles and thrives in the urban environment.

Guests:
Satoshi Ikeda engages in community food action in Montreal and in Concordia University where he teaches sociology of food and social economy. With the students working in Concordia Food Coalition, he tries to create a healthy and affordable food system that creates meaningful work and life particularly for those who are marginalized.

Anna-Liisa Aunio teaches in the department of Sociology at Dawson College and at the Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability, Concordia University.  She is currently a coordinator of environmental studies as well as Dawson rooftop gardens at Dawson College. 

Moderator:
Rehab Mahmoud is a human and organization learning facilitator. She is passionate about people, learning, and growth; a passion that inspired her practice throughout her career in the domain of learning and development. She worked as a consultant, facilitator, trainer, university teacher, and program manager. She has a special interest in the art of hosting, systems thinking, and conversations as a way of knowing.

Accessibility info: La Place Commune is on the ground floor. There is one single-use washroom on the main floor. It is not equipped with a grab bar.

Note: Please make sure to arrive early in order to secure a seat.


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