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Date & Room Location: 

Sunday, September 12th, 2010, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

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Native Americans have used traditional methods to farm, observe the elements, climate, respect nature and preserve Mother Earth for future generations.

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• Canaries in the Mine Shaft: Climate Injustice - Tools for Change, by Jim Embry, Obiora Embry & Ceci Charles-King
• Pathways to P.E.A.C.E and a New Prosperity, by Costa Ndayisabye & Laura K. Greiner
• Knowledge is Power:  Connecting Creative Resources to Make a Difference, by Jacquelyn Smith-Crooks, Omawali Olatunji & Patrice B. Sapp
• The Unhappy Meal:  How Fast Food Corporations Target Low-Income and People of Color Communities, by Deborah Lapidas

9/10/10, 3:30 to 5:00

• Stories of Fast Food and Seeds of Good Food, by Randy Jewart & Christie Zangrilli
• Planting the Seeds of Change, by Rebecca Flournoy, Mary Lee & Solana Rice
• The Biggest Tent on Earth:  How Chicago's Englewood Neighborhood is Developing Urban Ag and Food Enterprises for the 21th Century, by Harry Rhodes & Warren King

9/11/10, 1:30 to 3:00

• Art Garden to Create Sacred Earth Connections, by Jim Embry & Obiora Embry
• Unpacking the Knapsack:  Planning for the Positive Potential of Power and Privilege in Your Project, by Felix Wai, Rafter Sass, Will Lintilhac & Sarah Kadden
• Recognizing Racism & Elevating Consciousness Thru Music, Spirit & Culture, by Asantewaa Gail Harris
• Tending our Spiritual Gardens, by Sangoma Oludoye

9/11/10, 3:30 to 5:00

• Where's the Soil?  Where Are You? by Randy Jewart
• Weaving the Web of Food Sovereignty: A Panel Sharing Examples of Working With Non-Food Centered Organizations to Strengthen Food Justice, by Andrea Godshalk, Henry Harris, Matthew Kochka & Hakim Cunningham
• Case Study: Bridging Sustainable Communities to Fight Hunger, by Jeremy Terhune & Betsy Reifsnider
• Shared Vision For Well-Being of All People, by Steven McFadden

9/12/10, 1:30 to 3:00

• Wholistic Health Care, by Joanne Tate
• Climate Change:  Indigenous Perspective, by Ben Yahola
• Fomenting the Good Food Revolution:  Utilizing the Stages of Change to Bring 'Em In, by Jamie Fershinger, Gretchen Mead, and Beth Lukomski