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A Movement

All over the world, groups, organizations and collectives are fighting to take back control of their lives - starting with their food and agriculture systems.

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The Forum

From August 16th to 21st 2011 the Nyeleni Europe Food Sovereignty Forum will take place in Krems, Austria.

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Nyeleni | a History

Nyéléni is a woman who left her mark in the history of Mali, as a woman and as a great farmer. She stands for the struggle for food sovereignty.

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Participation

If you want to come to the Forum - join the delegation in your country. Throughout Europe people are organizing to come to the Forum  - get involved and find the contact in your region below.
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PARTICIPATION

Participation at the Forum is only possible if you join your national Delegation.
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The process towards the forum

"It is time for our forces to come to the fore and build a new way of organizing our food systems."

The Forum will be developed by participating organizations, individuals and initiatives from all over Europe in an inclusive bottom up process. This process prioritizes the involvement of new groups and organizations from civil society, particularly in Eastern Europe.

European working groups consisting of different members coming from different backgrounds (farmers, environmental and consumer groups, local initiatives etc.) and from different European countries as well as Europe-wide Networks will develop and facilitate the process towards the Forum on Food Sovereignty. The working groups will work on content proposals, methodology and structure of the Forum as well as mobilization. The developed proposals will be fed back with other groups in several steps of consultations.

Key features and guidelines for the Forum

Besides creating spaces for discussion and sharing of experiences around core issues of food and agriculture, several transversal axis across themes will be organized, such as a women's day on the first day of the forum or specific spaces for youth participation. In order to also connect with local farmers, on day of the Forum will be dedicated to this, e.g. by working with farmers.

The Forum itself will be organized with participatory methods and approaches, using various methodologies and facilitation systems for it's workshops. Practical as well as theoretical work will be undertaken on different levels using diverse levels of participation.

As food is the key topic of the meeting also the provision of food for the participants will be part of the whole concept. All food will be grown in the Region of Krems by local farmers who support the Forum and it will be prepared and cooked by young people and peasants together in people's-kitchens to feed the participants.

A local cinema will organize a film festival on Food Sovereignty during the Forum and the local institute for film studies in will be embedded in the documentary-making process.

A market will be held in the City of Krems which will bring together participants in the Forum and local initiatives and farmers in order to present the work they do and the products they produce.

Additional infomation

  • Location and how to get there

  • Goals and Objectives


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Upcoming Events

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Soziale Netzwerke in der biologischen Landwirtschaft

Transformation der Lebensweise


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Goals and Objectives

The key goals of the forum:

Strengthening, broadening and building a movement for Food sovereignty in Europe by;

  1. Reinforcing our common understanding of what Food Sovereignty means in Europe
  2. Identifying common challenges and obstacles to Food Sovereignty in Europe
  3. Constructing common strategies to make Food Sovereignty a reality in Europe

Objectives:

  • Strengthen local actors for food sovereignty
  • Build a sense of common purpose and understanding, as well as a joint agenda for action
  • Celebrate the struggle for food sovereignty already underway in Europe
  • Inspire and motivate people and organizations to work together

Based on key values of trust, transparency and participation

A grassroots process - building the forum

Read more about how the Forum will be organized here

International Nyeleni Newsletter

Click on the banner for the latest version of the Nyeleni Newsletter - this newsletter was developed as an educational tool for the grassroots of the movements struggling for food sovereignty which participated in the Nyeleni Forum in Mali in 2007

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Background Documents

Building on the work of the past - find out more here about the documents which provide our shared understanding of Food Sovereignty

6 Principles of Food Sovereignty:

 6 Principles of Food Sovereignty  6 Principios de Soberania Alimentaria

 6 Principes du Sauverainete Alimentaire

6 Prinzipien der Ernährungssouveränität

6 Principii ale Suveranitatii Alimentare

Food Declaration -

http://www.europeanfooddeclaration.org/

Useful links:

http://www.epfs.eu/content.aspx?l=007?=ENG