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SUMMARY:Climate and Community Conversation—Region 8
DESCRIPTION:Shape the conversation on climate change\, income security\, and community resilience – farmers can’t be left out! \nWe are in a farm income crisis. The National Farmers Union (NFU) continues to expose the issue and seek systemic change. In a recent press release; Grocery Prices are Rising and Farmers’ Share Declining as Corporate Processors and Retailers Take More and More\, the NFU states: “public data shows that corporate food processors and retailers have relentlessly\, for decades\, pushed up retail prices even as the prices paid to farmers remained largely stagnant.” Given the state of farm income further detailed in the Tackling the Farm Crisis and the Climate Crisis\, the NFU is convening three virtual conversations in Northern BC and the Yukon\, Northern Alberta\, and the Northwest Territories\, and the Atlantic provinces on the links between climate change\, income security\, and community resilience in partnership with the Green Resilience Project. \nWe want to invite you to an upcoming event in your community. Dates & times: \n\nNorthern Alberta and the Northwest Territories: January 17 5:30 – 7:30 PM MST\nNorthern BC and the Yukon: January 18\, 6:30 – 8:30 PM MST\, 5:30 – 7:30 PM PST\nAtlantic provinces: January 20\, 5 – 7 PM AST\n\nWho: Farmers and farm workers from the above three regions (NFU members and non-members) \nPlease register to attend by filling out this google form. Thanks to funding and partnership with the Green Resilience Project\, we are able to offer participants a $50 honorarium for participation. We hope you’ll join us as we make farmers’ experiences heard.What is the Green Resilience Project? \nThe Green Resilience Project was launched by a group of individuals and organizations working in climate change and income security\, who received funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Climate Action and Awareness Fund to organize a series of conversations on the links between climate change\, income security and community resilience in communities. Farmers can’t be left out of these policy discussions and decisions. You can read more about the Project here.
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/climate-and-community-conversation-region-8/
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SUMMARY:Climate and Community Conversation—Region 7
DESCRIPTION:Shape the conversation on climate change\, income security\, and community resilience – farmers can’t be left out!  \nWe are in a farm income crisis. The National Farmers Union (NFU) continues to expose the issue and seek systemic change. In a recent press release; Grocery Prices are Rising and Farmers’ Share Declining as Corporate Processors and Retailers Take More and More\, the NFU states: “public data shows that corporate food processors and retailers have relentlessly\, for decades\, pushed up retail prices even as the prices paid to farmers remained largely stagnant.” Given the state of farm income further detailed in the Tackling the Farm Crisis and the Climate Crisis\, the NFU is convening three virtual conversations in Northern BC and the Yukon\, Northern Alberta\, and the Northwest Territories\, and the Atlantic provinces on the links between climate change\, income security\, and community resilience in partnership with the Green Resilience Project. \nWe want to invite you to an upcoming event in your community. \nDates & times: \n\nNorthern Alberta and the Northwest Territories: January 17 5:30 – 7:30 PM MST\nNorthern BC and the Yukon: January 18\, 6:30 – 8:30 PM MST\, 5:30 – 7:30 PM PST\nAtlantic provinces: January 20\, 5 – 7 PM AST\n\nWho: Farmers and farm workers from the above three regions (NFU members and non-members) \nPlease register to attend by filling out this google form. Thanks to funding and partnership with the Green Resilience Project\, we are able to offer participants a $50 honorarium for participation. We hope you’ll join us as we make farmers’ experiences heard. \nWhat is the Green Resilience Project? The Green Resilience Project was launched by a group of individuals and organizations working in climate change and income security\, who received funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Climate Action and Awareness Fund to organize a series of conversations on the links between climate change\, income security and community resilience in communities. Farmers can’t be left out of these policy discussions and decisions. You can read more about the Project here. 
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/climate-and-community-conversations-region-7/
ORGANIZER;CN="National Farmers Union":MAILTO:nfu@nfu.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201210T120000
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SUMMARY:NFUniversity Climate Class: Understanding Emissions Trading\, Carbon Markets\, and Offsets
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the inaugural NFUniversity Climate Class\, where we will take a critical look at emissions trading and carbon markets. \n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\n\nIs it a good idea to use financial markets to trade soil carbon sequestration credits or tree planting credits to companies like Exxon in order to enable them to offset emissions or get to “net zero”? Is net zero even a credible concept? How should governments structure programs and payments designed to incentivize farmers to adopt practices that build soils? How can we better understand the carbon “offset” protocols now being developed by Canadian federal and provincial governments? \n\n\n\nAbout NFUniversity\n\n\n\nThe National Farmers Union is launching a series of monthly webinars wherein experts\, researchers\, farmers\, and others will provide advanced (but accessible) analysis and information to NFU members and the public on a range of topics\, including seeds\, livestock\, climate\, sustainability\, and justice. The sessions will build upon the foundational knowledge many NFU members and others already have and delve deeper into issues to raise our understanding to a higher level. The aim is to increase citizens’ capacities to analyze\, advocate\, and act. \n\n\n\nClasses will consist of approximately 90 minutes of presentations and Q and A\, followed by an informal discussion if participants wish to continue the conversation. \n\n\n\nSessions will be conducted in English\, with French interpretation provided.
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/nfuniversity-climate-class/
CATEGORIES:NFUniversity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20201119T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20201119T210000
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SUMMARY:Food and Farming in a Climate Emergency
DESCRIPTION:Webinar Topic – Food and Farming in a Climate Emergency \nDescription – The climate crisis will impact Manitoba farms and food systems\, but it’s also a chance to restructure and reimagine how we farm and feed our province. Join the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Manitoba Office\, the National Farmers Union\, the Manitoba Eco-Network\, Manitoba’s Climate Action Team\, and the Winnipeg Food Council for a discussion on the future of food and farming in Manitoba. \nModerated by Molly McCracken\, Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Manitoba office\, and member of Manitoba’s Climate Action Team. \nClick here to register
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/food-and-farming-in-a-climate-emergency/
LOCATION:Webinar\, online\, Winnipeg\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Other Events
ORGANIZER;CN="National Farmers Union":MAILTO:nfu@nfu.ca
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DTEND;TZID=America/Regina:20200404T173000
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED - NFU Region 5 (Manitoba) Annual Convention
DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED due to the COVID 19 pandemic. New date TBA \nEveryone is invited to the NFU Region 5 Annual Convention which will be held at Little Britain United Church Hall\, Lockport\, 5879 Highway 9 (Directions: while traveling north of Winnipeg on #9 HWY turn east at 5879\, and it is right next to the Red River – click here for a map) \nOur theme is Challenges to our Farm Community. \nRegistration fees: $35 for non-members; $25 for members; $15 for youth under 26 . Lunch buffet soup and sandwich is included with registration. PLEASE RSVP to mb@nfu.ca \nNFU REGION 5 CONVENTION PROGRAM\n9:00 AM – Registration\n10:00 AM – Start Time – Updates from Elected Officials\n12:30 PM – Lunch  (Included with registration)\n1:30 PM – Afternoon Session\n5:30 PM – Meeting Adjournment\n6:00 PM – Socializing at a local restaurant TBA \nPresentations and Speakers:\nNFU Manitoba Update – Ian Robson \nTackling the Farm Crisis and Climate Crisis Document Discussion – NFU President Katie Ward (via Skype) \nWhat does Canadian Grain Commission ‘modernization’ really mean? – Doug Chorney\, CGC Commissioner \nUnderstanding the need for Small Scale Farm Insurance – Justin Girard – Direct Farms MB & MB Fruit Growers \nThe Challenge to Local Cheese Processing in Manitoba – Dustin Peltier – Loaf and Honey \nBring your Own Topic – Don’t see a topic you’d like to discuss related to our theme? This year we’re giving members up to 15 minutes each to discuss a key topic of their choice. 3 TOPIC LIMIT: Based on best topics submitted to mb@nfu.ca by March 31. \nElections:\nElections for 2 National Board members for Region 5\, 1 Women’s Advisory Committee member\, 1 Youth Advisory Committee member; and 1 International Program Committee representative. Nomination for the NFU Grassroots Member Award (Member Recognition of significant contribution to building the NFU). \nResolutions\nPlease bring your written resolution(s) about the farming issues you identify for needed debate and action decision. Resolutions on current policy issues may be presented to this Convention and\, if they are passed\, they will be forwarded to National Convention to be held in Saskatoon\, SK\, November 26 to 28\, 2020. \nFor further information\, call Ian Robson at (204) 858-2479 or Dean Harder (204) 797-6388; or e-mail: mb@nfu.ca \nWe look forward to seeing you on April 4th!
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/nfu-region-5-manitoba-annual-convention-2/
LOCATION:Little Britain United Church Hall\, 5879 Highway 9\, Lockport\, Manitoba\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="National Farmers Union":MAILTO:nfu@nfu.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Regina:20200331T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Regina:20200401T163000
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED Region 6 (Saskatchewan) Annual Convention 2020
DESCRIPTION:Region 6 Convention has been POSTPONED due to the COVID 19 Pandemic. New date TBA \nPlease join us at our annual Region 6 (Saskatchewan) Convention on Tuesday\, March 31 and Wednesday\, April 1 at Manitou Springs Resort and Mineral Spa\, at Manitou Beach. \nCONVENTION DETAILS: \nRegistration – Tuesday\, March 31 at 6:30 PM \nSPECIAL PRESENTATION – Saskatchewan Low Carbon Stories\, by Margret Asmuss\, Project Coordinator for the NFU Climate Leadership Project at 7 PM\, Tuesday\, March 31 following registration \nCall to Order – 9:00 AM\, Wednesday\, April 1 \nConvention Adjournment – 4:30 PM\, Wednesday\, April 1. \nRegistration Fees: $45/person; Youth (under 25 years) $30.\nMembers are responsible for their own meals and accommodations. \nIf you wish to stay at Manitou Springs Resort and Mineral Spa\, contact the hotel directly at 306-946-2233. Accommodations are $140/night (2 queens). Manitou Springs is one of Saskatchewan’s more famous attractions. Come early\, or even book an extra night\, but be sure to bring your bathing suit! The Spa is included with your overnight stay. \nThe agenda includes: \n\nReports\nElection of officers\nResolutions\nUpdates on the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission\, the Western Grains Research Foundation\, international trade agreements\, and more. Dr. Christy Morrissey from the University of Saskatchewan has also been invited to update us on the effect of pesticides on prairie ecosystems\n\nResolutions on current policy issues may be presented to this convention and those passed will be forwarded to National Convention. Please bring your ideas! \nElections for three National Board members\, a Women’s Advisory Committee member\, a Youth Advisory member\, and an International Program Committee member will also be held\, as well as nominations for the Grassroots Member Award. \nWe encourage all members to attend our Saskatchewan Convention. Our conventions are always lively where new ideas are explored and direction is given for our Region.
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/region-6-saskatchewan-annual-convention-2020/
LOCATION:Manitou Springs Resort and Mineral Spa\, 302 McLachlan Ave\, Manitou Beach\, Saskatchewan\, S0K 4T0
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SUMMARY:NFU National Convention
DESCRIPTION:Farmers on the Frontline: Celebrating 50 years of the farm movement\nFifty years ago\, the National Farmers Union held its inaugural convention in Winnipeg\, Manitoba. And this year\, we’re returning  — to celebrate our achievements\, honour the members whose dedication and wisdom helped us achieve so much\, pass on the lessons we’ve learned along the way\, and help shape a vision for what the National Farmers Union and agriculture in Canada will look like in our next fifty years. \nPlan Now and Book Early!\nRoom Rates: $119 (plus taxes) Single King bed or Double Queen beds (Parking included ) Call: 1-204-775-8791 Ext. 5 (direct to hotel) or\nEmail: shepner@canadinns.com Use room block #371730 \nClick here to see the Convention Program highlights \nClick here to Register Online and/or buy Banquet Tickets \nIf you have a piece of NFU history to share with convention-goers\, whether it be a news clipping\, a story to tell\, memorabilia\, or pictures\, you are encouraged to email nfu50@nfu.ca or to call the NFU national office at 306-652-9465. \n 
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/nfu-national-convention/
LOCATION:Canad Inns Destination Centre Polo Park\, 1405 St. Matthews Ave.\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, R3G 0K5\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Regina:20191007T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Regina:20191007T183000
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SUMMARY:Webinar – Building solidarity with Indigenous peoples for food sovereignty Part III
DESCRIPTION:The National Farmers Union’s 2019 Webinar Series on Indigenous Food Sovereignty and Settler-Colonialism in Canadian Agriculture\nThe NFU invites all our members and allies to join a series of on-line discussions (“webinars”) on Indigenous food sovereignty and settler-colonialism in Canadian agriculture.  The third webinar will take place on-line on 7 October 2019 at 5:00 PM Central Standard Time (Saskatchewan time). We are very pleased to be welcoming Priscilla Settee. \nTo register for this webinar Click here. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. \nPriscilla Settee is a member of Cumberland House Swampy Cree First Nations and a Professor of Indigenous Studies where she teaches an Indigenous Food Sovereignty course as well as other courses. Settee is Adjunct Professor for the Natural Resources Institute at the University of Manitoba where she serves graduate students on Indigenous Food Sovereignty. She has won recognition nationally and internationally as an award-winning professor and as a global educator/activist. \nPriscilla is the author of two books Pimatisiwin\, Global Indigenous Knowledge Systems (2013) that looks at global Indigenous Knowledge Systems and The Strength of Women\, Ahkameyimohk (2011) that examines the role of Indigenous women’s stories in establishing truth\, reconciliation and social change. She is also co-editor of early Indigenous textbook called Expressions in Canadian Native Studies (2001). Dr. Settee’s new co-edited book on Indigenous Food Sovereignty will be published in 2019. Her other research includes gang exiting Indigenous youth and Indigenous social economies. She is a kohkum (grandmother) to Nya Lily and Lola Rose and is a founding member of the City Park community garden. \nPurpose of the webinar series:\nThe NFU has a firm commitment to building relationships of solidarity with Indigenous peoples in Canada. We hope this webinar will:\n1. Deepen our understanding of on-going settler colonialism in Canada from the perspective of Indigenous peoples who are the experts of their own histories and experiences;\n2. Build relationships based on shared interests in food sovereignty and acknowledgement of differences;\n3. Discuss pathways for solidarity and joint action between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples to challenge settler-colonialism in the food system and contribute to building food sovereignty for all. \nThank you to the Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation for their financial support \n 
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/webinar-building-solidarity-with-indigenous-peoples-for-food-sovereignty-part-iii/
ORGANIZER;CN="National Farmers Union":MAILTO:nfu@nfu.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190615T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20190615T163000
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SUMMARY:NFU Region 7 (Alberta) Annual Convention
DESCRIPTION:Everyone is welcome to attend this year’s Region 7 (Alberta) Annual Convention at the Knee Hill Valley Community Centre Hall (located ten miles east of Innisfail\, Alberta\, AB – see map). The Convention will be followed by a barbecue supper. Overnight camping is available at the Hall or at the Norman farm. \nRegistration will begin at 9:30 A.M. The Convention will commence at 10:00 A.M. The registration fee is $20 per member. Lunch will be provided. \nThis year’s convention speakers will include: \n▪ Cam Goff\, NFU 1st Vice President (Policy) —  SOS (Save Our Seeds) Campaign\n▪ Toby Malloy\, NFU Women’s President — Wellness\, mental health and agriculture\n▪ Mandy Melnyk — NFU’s 50th Anniversary\n▪ Regan Boychuk — Alberta’s insolvent polluters and captured regulators \nResolutions on current policy issues may be presented to this Convention and if they are passed\, they will be forwarded to National Convention. \nElections will be held for National Board members\, Women’s Advisory Committee \, Youth Advisory Committee\, and International Program Committee member\, as well as nominations for the Grassroots Member Award. \nIf you require further information\, please call Doug Scott at (780) 358-2376 or Glenn Norman at (403) 227-2253. \nWe look forward to seeing you on June 15th! \nDirections to Hall:\nFrom Hwy. 2 Exit Hwy. 2 at Innisfail. Then East on Hwy. 590 (10 miles)\, Turn Right (south) onto Range Road 265\, Go 4 miles South to the T-intersection and the Hall is on your left at the T-intersection of Township rd. 350 and Range Rd. 265.
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/nfu-region-7-alberta-annual-convention/
LOCATION:Knee Hill Community Centre\, 26478 Township Rd 350\, Wimborne\, Alberta\, T0M 2G0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Regional Convention
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190410T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190410T153000
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SUMMARY:NFU-NB's Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the RBC Room for the NFU-NB’s Annual General Meeting. \nThe $25 registration fee includes lunch using local ingredients provided by Chess Piece Café. This years theme is Ensuring Farmers Rights: At Home and Abroad. \nRejoignez-nous à la salle RBC pour l’assemblée générale annuelle de l’UNF-NB. Le frais d’inscription de 25 $ comprennent le dîner composé d’aliments locaux fournis par Chess Piece Café. Le thème de cette année est : Assurer les droits des fermiers et fermières: à la maison et à l’etranger \nProgram:\n\n\n\n09:30 Registration\, coffee\, tea and snacks – Inscription\, café\, thé et collations \n\n\n\n10:00 Welcome by the Board of Directors & AGM Business – Bienvenue de la conseil d’administration & Affaires de l’AGA\n11:00 UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants – Déclaration des Nations Unies sur les droits des paysans\n11:30 Seed sovereignty – Souveraineté des semences\n12:00 Lunch with invited MLA’s – Dîner avec des députés invités\n13:30 Presentation on Farm Land Identification Program (FLIP) – Plan d’identification des terres agricoles\n14:00 Pesticide/herbicide use and management & discussion – Utilisation et gestion des pesticides / herbicides et discussion\n\n14:30 Voting on resolutions & election of officers – Vote sur les résolutions & élection des membres du conseil administratif
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/nfu-nbs-annual-general-meeting/
LOCATION:Beaverbrook Art Gallery\, 703 Queen Street\, Fredericton\, New Brunswick\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="National Farmers Union":MAILTO:nfu@nfu.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Regina:20190308T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Regina:20190308T173000
DTSTAMP:20260407T202616
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SUMMARY:NFU Region 5 (Manitoba) Annual Convention
DESCRIPTION:Registration fee: $35 for non-members and $25 for members. Youth under 26 can attend for free. Lunch buffet soup and sandwich is included with registration. \nSchedule\nRegistration  – 9:30 am\nCall to Order – 10:00 am\nLunch (included) – 12:30 pm\nAfternoon Session – 1:30 pm\nMeeting Adjournment  – 5:30 pm\nSocializing at a local restaurant TBA  -6:00 pm \nProgram\nSpeakers: \nMartin Entz\, U of M Professor and Organic Researcher speaking on Regenerative Agricultural Practices; \nMatthew Wiens\, Manitoba Agriculture – in charge of Best Management Programming delivery to MB Farmers and Made in Manitoba’s Climate Action Plan; \nKatie Ward\, NFU President: NFU Updates and Discussion (via Skype); \nStewart Wells\, NFU VP of Operations: Discussion NFU policies on Regenerative Agriculture & Seeds. \n50th Anniversary of NFU in Manitoba Discussions: Members Forum and NFU 50th Anniversary Convention in Winnipeg Updates. Open to more ideas on our celebration. \nElections: Two National Board members for Region 5; a Women’s Advisory Committee member; a Youth Advisory Committee member; an International Program Committee representative. \nNomination for the NFU Grassroots Member Award: Member Recognition of significant contribution to building the NFU. \nResolutions: Please bring written resolution(s) on farming issues that matter to you. They will be debated and voted on; if they are passed\, they will be forwarded to National Convention. \nFor more information  call Ian Robson at (204) 858-2479 or Dean Harder (204) 797-6388; or e-mail: mb@nfu.ca \nPlease RSVP to mb@nfu.ca.
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/nfu-region-5-manitoba-annual-convention/
LOCATION:Riverbank Discovery Centre\, #1-545 Conservation Drive\, Brandon\, Manitoba\, R7A 7L8\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="National Farmers Union":MAILTO:nfu@nfu.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Regina:20190212T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Regina:20190212T123000
DTSTAMP:20260407T202616
CREATED:20190208T204725Z
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SUMMARY:NFU Agriculture Day Town Hall
DESCRIPTION:The National Farmers Union wants to share its 50th Anniversary year with you.  For our Agriculture Day Town Hall this Tuesday\, February 12 we hope to link up with farmers and eaters to talk about our celebration year. \nIncluded in our discussion will be \n\nNFU’s 50th Anniversary and the NFU with our President\, Katie Ward.\nFarm Youth Activities from Youth President Stuart Oke\nAg Policy Issues from Director of Policy\, Cathy Holtslander\nSave our Seeds Campaign from NFU Seeds Committee Chair\, Terry Boehm\n\nWe will follow with some Q & A after as time permits. Suggested timeframe will be 1.25hrs. \nJoin by going to https://zoom.us/j/527333589 or call 1-647-558-0588 – meeting ID: 527 333 589 \n 
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/nfu-agriculture-day-town-hall/
ORGANIZER;CN="National Farmers Union":MAILTO:nfu@nfu.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181122
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181127
DTSTAMP:20260407T202616
CREATED:20180426T221250Z
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SUMMARY:49th Annual National Convention
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/49th-annual-national-convention/
LOCATION:Hilton Garden Inn\, Sasatoon\, 90-22nd Street East\, Saskatoon\, Saskatchewan\, S7K 3X6\, Canada
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ORGANIZER;CN="National Farmers Union":MAILTO:nfu@nfu.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180623T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180623T180000
DTSTAMP:20260407T202616
CREATED:20180605T211335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180719T132754Z
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SUMMARY:Region 7 Convention
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/region-7-convention/
LOCATION:LaGlace Library\, 9924 97 Ave\,\, La Glace\, Alberta\, T0H 2J0\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="National Farmers Union":MAILTO:nfu@nfu.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171123T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171125T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T202616
CREATED:20171007T071030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171008T081503Z
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SUMMARY:Farm Renewal: the 48th Annual National Farmers Union Conference
DESCRIPTION:About | Highlights | Programme | Social Events | Registration | Lodging and Travel | Sponsors\n\nWe have lost more than a quarter of the farms across Canada and the average farmer age continues to climb. Many farmers are looking for ways to pass on their operations to a new generation of farmers. We have also lost\, or are in danger of losing\, many of the institutions that were and are vital to rural Canada. \nRenewal can mean many things but what the NFU will be exploring at this year’s convention is how we can reimagine\, restore and reinvigorate rural Canada. \n\n\nConvention Program Highlights\nPUBLIC EVENT – Keynote Speaker\nThursday\, November 23\, 7 to 9:30 PM \nJanine Wedel: New Influence Elites\, the Corrosion of Democracy\, and Trump as Trickster \n\nOver the past year much attention has belatedly focused on the white working class and “populist” movements far and wide. But what about the behavior of elites that allowed this discontent to simmer for decades until it boiled over? \nThis talk by Janine Wedel will examine the latest scholarship\, hers and others\, to better understand how the activities of influence elites helped give Trump and similar figures his entrée. As both a public policy professor and a social anthropologist\, she will also examine Trump’s role as “trickster\,” how Trump and other taboo-breaking\, sys \nJanine Wedel is an award-winning author who writes about governance\, corruption\, influence elites\, and accountability through the lens of an anthropologist. She is a professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University\, as well as a Global Policy Chair at the University of Bath\, UK\, and Fellow at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin. She is the author of several prize-winning books\, including Unaccountable: How the Establishment Corrupted Our Finances\, Freedom\, and Politics and Created an Outsider Class; Shadow Elite: How the World’s New Power Brokers Undermine Democracy\, Government\, and the Free Market; and Collision and Collusion: The Strange Case of Western Aid to Eastern Europe. She also published Political Rigging: A Primer on Political Capture and Influence in the 21st Century (2017\, with Nazia Hussain and Dana A. Dolan); Confronting Corruption\, Building Accountability (2010\, with Lloyd J. Dumas); The Unplanned Society (1992); and The Private Poland (1986). \nA public intellectual\, Wedel has frequently contributed analysis pieces to major news outlets\, and her work has been reviewed or translated into more than a dozen languages. A five-time Fulbright fellow\, she has also won the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order\, as well as major awards from the National Science Foundation\, MacArthur Foundation\, Ford Foundation\, New America Foundation\, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars\, and Institute for New Economic Thinking\, among others. Wedel is co-founder and past president of the Association for the Anthropology of Policy (ASAP)\, a section of the American Anthropological Association. \n\nThank you to our keynote speaker public event co-sponsors\nSyndicat Agricultural Union\, Inter Pares\, Council of Canadians and Public Service Alliance of Canada. \n\n\n\nThursday\, November 23\n9:00 AM: WORKSHOP 1: Succession Planning (presenter TBA) \n10:30 AM: WORKSHOP 2: – Convention 101 with Cory Ollikka and Karen Pedersen \nCory Ollikka is a 4th generation farmer from Waskatenau\, Alberta. He operates an organic grain and beef cattle farm as well as holding an off-farm job in Municipal Government. Cory has held numerous positions at the District\, Regional and National levels of the NFU since 1986 and was the NFU‘s 7th National President from 1998-2001. He has helped chair several NFU conventions. \nKaren Pedersen is a 5th generation beekeeper who farms at Cut Knife\, SK with her parents. She is a past NFU Womens President and past NFU Youth President. Before settling in Cut Knife\, Karen worked on farms in the United States\, Denmark\, Grenada and New Zealand. \nThursday afternoon: PANEL 1– Restoring resilience\, regenerating the farm \nSpeakers: Sarah Rotz\, Anna Korzenszky\, Meghan Entz \nSarah Rotz is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Geography Department at the University of Guelph where she studies the political ecology of food systems. Her passion for climate justice and interest in the political ecology of climate change vulnerability and governance\, along with love of gardening\, food\, ecology\, and political economy\, drives Sarah to study how different food systems can mitigate and/or reproduce social and environmental injustice. Thus\, her PhD research examined industrial and alternative food systems. Her research has been published in Geoforum\, Captalism\, Nature\, Socialism\, and the Journal of Peasant Studies as well as in popular media and blog sites. Sarah holds a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada. \nAnna Korzenszky is from Hungary. She is exploring mechanisms for farm succession outside of the family as a possible contribution to the generational renewal of small scale farming and agrarian culture. In addition to her sociology studies at the University of Vienna\, she has been active with the Nyeleni Europe Movement for Food Sovereignty and is a member of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization team in Rome that facilitates relationships between the FAO and civil society organizations. \nMeghan Entz grew up in a Manitoba family involved in agriculture\, where she was inspired to focus her studies on the issues facing food producers in Canada and around the world. Since graduating\, Meghan has worked as a consultant with the Canadian Foodgrain’s Bank\, and as a Research Assistant under Dr. Annette Desmarais\, Canada Research Chair in Human Rights\, Social Justice and Food Sovereignty. She was involved in an analysis of students’ food insecurity at the University of Manitoba and studied the NFU’s involvement in protesting the closure of the Federal Prison Farms. Recently she has been working on a project about the challenges and motivations of young farmers in Manitoba\, Ontario and abroad. She is a Master’s student at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. \nFriday\, November 24:\nFriday morning: PANEL 2 – Renewing our Relationship to the Land\nSpeakers: Danielle Boissoneau\, Christopher Kelly-Bisson\, TBA \nDanielle Boissoneauu is Anishnaabe kwe from the shorelines of the Great Lakes. She is a writer\, a seed saver\, a gardener\, and works towards food sovereignty for her people through education and action. Her work might see her on the frontlines of resistance to tarsands expansion projects or she might also be found showing children how to care for gardens. Her dedication to the resurgence and revitalization of Anishnaabek food systems is rooted in her love for her people\, the land and the water. Danielle has written for publications such as Briarpatch Magazine\, GUTS Magazine and the Dominion\, as well as being a contributing writer for the Two Row Times\, a newspaper out of Six Nations\, Ontario. She also works for the Hamilton Community Food Centre as the Community Action Coordinator. Here\, she helps to empower community members to reclaim their food systems and their communities through a variety of means and projects. Danielle is from the Old Turtle Clan. \nChristopher Kelly-Bisson is documenting the farmland consolidation by financial entities in eastern Ontario to determine the economic and political determinants of that result in this consolidation. He is a PhD candidate in the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa and is the lead researcher on the farmland preservation policy stream for the Farming and Farmland Network of Sustain Ontario. As a member of the Ottawa Food Policy Council\, he advocates for strengthened farmland protection bylaws. Christopher is an experienced horticulturalist and permaculture design consultant who started farming ten years ago as a field hand for an ornamental perennial farm and later operated an organic market-garden operation for five years. \nTBA \nFriday afternoon: PANEL 3 – Generating Farmer Power \nSaturday\, November 25:\nSaturday morning: PANEL 4 – NAFTA 2.0: Questions of Power and Democracy\nSpeakers: Haroon Akram-Lodhi\, Gus Van Harten\, Chris Holman \nDr. A Haroon Akram-Lodhi is an economist who focuses on the political economy of agrarian change in developing countries\, the economic dimensions of gender relations\, and the political ecology of sustainable rural livelihoods and communities in contemporary poor countries. He teaches at Trent University on global human inequality\, the future of smallholder peasant communities in the world food system\, the sustainability of rural social structures\, relations\, institutions and communities\, and gender and economic policy. He edits two academic journals and has been appointed to prestigious roles in his field at universities in Canada\, the USA\, Mexico and at the United Nations. His most recent book is Hungry for Change: Farmers\, Food Justice and the Agrarian Question. It explains how the creation\, structure and operation of the world food system is marginalizing family farmers\, small-scale peasant farmers and landless workers as it entrenches us all in a global subsistence crisis and how building upon the concerns of food sovereignty can solve the current crisis. \nGus Van Harten is a professor at Osgoode Hall Law School of York University in Toronto. Previously he was a faculty member in the Law Department of the London School of Economics. He specializes in Canadian administrative law and international investment law. His books include Investment Treaty Arbitration and Public Law; Sovereign Choices and Sovereign Constraints: Judicial Restraint in Investment Treaty Arbitration; and Sold Down the Yangtze: Canada’s Lopsided Investment Deal with China. His academic articles are freely available on SSRN . \nChris Holman and his partner Maria Davis own and operate Nami Moon Farms outside of Stevens Point\, WI. The 41-acre farm focuses on pasture-raised poultry and hogs\, perennial and annual fruits and vegetables\, chicken and duck eggs\, and small grains for feed components. Chris and Maria are lifetime members of the Wisconsin Farmers Union\, and Chris currently serves on the state board. He also serves on the National Farmers Union (US) board as the representative for next generation issues. As a veteran\, Chris has worked closely with the Farmer Veteran Coalition and he also served on USDA’s Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers. Maria works full-time off of the farm for WorldBuilders\, a non-profit that raises millions of dollars each year for Heifer International. Chris has a M.A. in Geography from the University of Oregon. He taught Arabic and Middle Eastern Geography for 15 years before quitting his academic career to farm full-time. \nSaturday afternoon: PANEL 5 – Cultivating Communities\nSpeakers: TBA – NFU members putting Farm Renewal into action on their own farms. \n\n\nConvention Social Events\nWednesday\, November 22— 7 to 9:30 pm NFU Brew: Hops\, malt and you! Get together with old friends and new while enjoying some local craft beer\, specially bottled with a souvenir NFU label. \nFriday\, November 24 — 6:30 pm to midnight: Banquet and Dance. Bring your dancing shoes to Convention! Jackson Miles is playing! \n\n\nRegistration\nRegistration begins at 6 PM\, Wednesday November 22 \nRegistration fees are $175 for NFU delegates\, NFU members and non-NFU members (includes spouse and children); NFU Youth ages 14 -25\, free; $85 per day for those not planning to attend the entire convention; $15 per day for students. Meals are not included. Registration is in-person only – there is no pre-registration. \n\n\nLodging and Travel\nRoom Reservations\nTo make room reservations\, please call the hotel directly at 613-744-1060 or 1-800-387-9979 (toll free). Group Code: NFU or refer to the NFU Convention and dates of event. The room rate is $129 single or double\, $10 additional fee for third/fourth person – available if you book before October 22. Parking is ample and complimentary. \nTravel arrangements\nFor transportation\, VIA Rail Canada and WestJet are offering special discounts to NFU convention attendees. VIA Rail is offering a 10% discount on Economy\, Economy Plus\, Business\, Business Plus\, Sleeper class fares from any VIA station to Ottawa and return from November 21st to November 27th 2017. \nWestJet is offering a discount of 10% off Econo fares and 15% off Plus base fares. The offer is valid for travel between Ottawa and anywhere WestJet flies in North America if you book by December 7\, 2017 for travel from November 17 to December 7\, 2017. For information about how to take advantage of these offers\, please email the NFU office at nfu@nfu.ca. \n\n\nThe NFU extends our gratitude to our sponsors:
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/farm-renewal-the-48th-annual-national-farmers-union-conference/
LOCATION:Holiday Inn East\, 1199 Joseph Cyr St.\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:NFU Convention
ORGANIZER;CN="National Farmers Union":MAILTO:nfu@nfu.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Regina:20131128T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Regina:20131128T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T202616
CREATED:20131026T003530Z
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SUMMARY:OUR Communities. OUR country. OUR world. OUR economy.
DESCRIPTION:OUR Communities. OUR country. OUR world. OUR economy.*  \nA public event featuring Jim Stanford\, PhD\, economist with the Unifor. \nHow can people effectively navigate this increasingly globalized and fragmented world\, where corporate power trumps that of elected governments? What can we do when we are systematically stripped of our democratic right to information so that we can provide feedback and make recommendations about policy decisions that profoundly affect our government’s ability to act in our best interests; when our freedom to dissent and resist becomes criminalized or labelled as terrorism; when governments enact legislation with the specific intent to crush organized resistance and dissent\, such as labour unions provide? \nEconomist Jim Stanford will talk about these and other economic and political factors that affect how Canadians organize themselves to represent their interests\, recreate democratic processes\, and reclaim and transform an economic system that has been hijacked by global corporate tycoons. He will tell the story of how two unions\, CAW and CEP (Communications\, Energy\, and Paperworkers)\, began to talk about doing things differently\, how that conversation ultimately resulted in the formation of Unifor\, Canada’s newest and largest labour union\, and what the NFU might learn from Unifor’s experience. \nEveryone is welcome – Admission is free.
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/our-communities-our-country-our-world-our-economy/
LOCATION:Travelodge Ottawa Hotel & Conference Centre\, 1376 Carling Ave.\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1Z 7L5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="National Farmers Union":MAILTO:nfu@nfu.ca
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