District 1 Region 1 Convention will be held on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at the Milton Community Hall, North Milton, PEI. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. with the meeting getting underway at 10:00 a.m. The registration fee of $20 per person covers the cost of registration plus the noon meal. Our keynote speaker will be
With classes on the second and fourth Thursday of each month from October through April, NFUniversity features experts, researchers, farmers, and others on topics ranging from climate change, agroecology, seed policy, carbon markets, and beyond. The sessions build upon the foundational knowledge many NFU members and others already have, delving deeper to advance our understanding
What is the relationship between economic progress in the land now called Canada and the exploitation of Indigenous peoples? And what gifts embedded within Indigenous world views speak to miyo- pimâtisiwin ᒥᔪ ᐱᒫᑎᓯᐃᐧᐣ (the good life) and specifically to good economic relations? Upholding Indigenous Economic Relationships draws on the knowledge systems of the nehiyawak ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐊᐧᐠ (Plains Cree people) to explain settler colonialism through the lens of economic exploitation.
The National Farmers Union (NFU) BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour) Caucus is hosting a series of in-person farmer-led events coast to coast to coast! We are inviting current and aspiring BIPOC farmers and farm workers together to connect, learn, and organize together. The NFU BIPOC Caucus has identified access to technical training as
Join other NFU members who employ migrant workers for an on-line meeting to connect and brainstorm on what is working, what isn’t, and how the NFU might better advocate for changes to the temporary foreign worker programs that will improve the experience for everyone involved. This event is open to current employers of migrant workers,
The National Farmers Union (NFU) BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour) Caucus is hosting a series of in-person farmer-led events coast to coast to coast! We are inviting current and aspiring BIPOC farmers and farm workers together to connect, learn, and organize together. The NFU BIPOC Caucus has identified access to technical training as a
The National Farmers Union (NFU) BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour) Caucus is hosting a series of in-person farmer-led events coast to coast to coast! We are inviting current and aspiring BIPOC farmers and farm workers together to connect, learn, and organize together. The NFU BIPOC Caucus has identified access to technical training as a
Region 6 Executive/Council would like to invite you to the annual summer picnic, at the Gardiner Dam visitor centre park, Sunday, July 23rd, beginning at 12 noon. Mark your calendars for a time of good food, sharing, networking, and good company! The Gardiner Dam is located at the north end of Lake Diefenbaker—108 km from Saskatoon, 211 km from
It is a great honour to invite not only our fellow Islanders (District 1), our Acadian Family (District 2) but now officially our Schooner brothers and sisters as a newly minted District 3! We invite you all to attend the 2023 Region 1 Convention in central PEI on August 12th and 13th, 2023. On Saturday
This year’s Region 7 (Alberta) Annual Convention will host Alex Pulwicki as a guest speaker to speak on Land Linking in Alberta and Land Access Support in Alberta, and will include reports, elections, resolutions and updates. The convention will be held on Saturday, August 12, 2023. Join us for an informative afternoon of speakers, updates and
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