Mark your calendars! FEBRUARY 5-7, 2010, the Real Food Challenge and students like you from across the South are coming together for a convergence!
February 5-7th 2010 the Real Food Challenge (http://realfoodchallenge.org) will be hosting the second annual Southeast Youth Food Activist Summit (SYFAS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. SYFAS will bring together over a hundred and fifty young activists and students from Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas. Through the conference, youth will learn about sustainable food issues, engage students in activist trainings, and build a movement toward a just and sustainable food system. Students and young people will come together for educational seminars, professional panel discussions, peer networking, activist workshops, and community dinners. Activities including a community garden caucus, organizing with farm workers, learning about art as an activist tool, and how to start a Real Food campaign on campus. SYFAS 2010 will emphasize several themes integral to the youth food movement including youth empowerment, equal access to Real Food, and social justice issues relating to food production. Through SYFAS, The Real Food Challenge hopes to grow the youth movement for Real Food and cultivate responsible and sustainable eating and dining practices in colleges, universities, and high schools across the Southeast.
Check back here to the SYFAS Website for updates and details!
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