Seeds! Seeds! Seeds!

THURSDAY JULY 2nd 2009

USC Canada would like to invite you to….

Seeding Change

Linking Youth for Food Sovereignty in Honduras and Canada

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

7:00 to 9:00pm

Umi Café, 610 Somerset Street West, Ottawa

How does the work that you can do in your own backyard – gardening, farming, activism – connect with the global movement for a more just food system?

Seeding Change brings young organic farmers from Honduras, as well as youth promoting food justice in Canada, to share stories and photos from their communities. Though this is a youth-friendly and youth-oriented event, all ages are welcome. On July 2^nd at Umi Café, we’ll explore food sovereignty – the global movement to reclaim control over good, healthy, local food.

• Deysi Marisol Ramos Ramírez and Sergio Ramírez will present on how youth groups in Honduras are improving native seeds, conserving healthy soils, and promoting ecological agriculture on their family farms.
• David Burnford from Riverglen Biodynamic Farm will share his experiences, challenges and joys as a young farmer.
• Geoff Cross will tell us about growing food at the OPIRG Ottawa Community Garden.

• Lively discussion to follow.

Admission is free. Donations are appreciated. Adult accompaniment will be present. Download the event handbill, and share it in your community. For more information email Sarah at smohan@usc-canada.org or call 613-234-6827 x230.

Help create a planet-friendly food future!

Organized by USC Canada with help from The Otesha Project, Sierra Youth Coalition, Canadian Environmental Network, Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN), OPIRG-Ottawa, and Just Food.

Friday July 3rd 2009

THE SNAKE CHARMERS - + open mic Sessionz

Once again our favorite fusion group returns for the last time in the summer to Umi.
If you've seen them, you need to catch them before Amar Ghelani departs for another journey,
andif you haven't seen then, do yourself a favor and catch them live.

Afro-Indian Fusion...there is nothing more sweet for the soul, body and mind.

8:00 Start Time
$5 Suggested