Fwd: [sdfoodnotlawns] on self-identification by watershed, earthcare nation

[San Diego Tijuana Permaculture Gathering]

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From: Colin Leath <cle...@j9k.org>
Date: 20-feb-2007 18:12
Subject: Fwd: [sdfoodnotlawns] on self-identification by watershed, earthcare nation
To: San Diego Tijuana Permaculture Gathering <sdt...@gmail.com>

post this. maybe it will show up?
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From: Colin Leath < cle...@j9k.org>
Date: 20-feb-2007 18:06
Subject: Fwd: [sdfoodnotlawns] on self-identification by watershed,
earthcare nation
To: sdt...@googlegroups.com


this did not go through the first time?
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From: Colin Leath <cle...@j9k.org>
Date: 12-feb-2007 12:44
Subject: Re: [sdfoodnotlawns] FW: Here it is! Conference Schedule
To: Mike <ammoni...@gmail.com>, sdt...@googlegroups.com ,
SDIs...@yahoogroups.com


Mike (and ishmael group and permaculture gathering planners),
Partly inspired by your ref to the gathering,
and partly by my reaction to "America's finest city" in the
Foodnotlawns conference description-- (we need to find ways to refer
to ourselves without using the language of nations and
nation-states/nationalism/nation-statism) I updated/added pages in the
google group for the gathering and in my blog.

http://groups.google.com/group/sdtjpcg
http://4602seminole.blogspot.com/

to reference Earthcare Nation, Pueblo Watershed, Turtle Island. . .



I hope that isn't too flakey. I don't want to ignore existing
political realities. . . but I want to help create new
earthcare-aligned ones. . . any ideas? I'm not yet sure what the best
synthesis is between old political boundaries and new
earthcare/bioregional/watershed awareness. . .or as to the role the
old political boundaries should/will have in the future.

Colin

[Actually first it was my awareness (as a carfree person) of the
ridiculousness of people in an area as vast as San Diego City
referring to themselves as residents of San Diego- - or for a group to
call themselves "San Diego" whatever . . . though we have benefited
from sdishmael, etc.!]

2007/2/11, Mike <ammoni...@gmail.com>:
> Thanks for bringing up the point about the SD/Tijuana bioregion, Michelle.  Perhaps there's a reason i don't know about why it was made just san diego, but i'm also guessing it's a bit late to change it if we wanted to.   It is good to keep in mind, tho, especially in terms of the border, and "decolonizing" our minds from that way of thinking. (although no matter how much we change our thinking, the border remains very real) Along those lines, Colin is organizing a San Diego/Tijuana bioregional permaculture gathering.   http://shared.nidelven-it.no/colin/j9k/pc/
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> MIke
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> On 2/11/07, Michelle Stuckey < michelle...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Food not Lawn,
> > I joined your mailing list not to long ago,but haven't been able to make it to any meetings so far, so I've been reluctant to contribute.
> >
> > I first want to thank you all for organizing this.  San Diego tends to be a bit lacking in the progressive organizing department, so it's very exciting to see folks getting out and getting important work done.
> >
> > I'd like to throw my two cents in on the conference description, if I may.  First, I recommend rethinking the first section in terms of the idea of San Diego and Tijuana as a bioregion that shares a unique topography that includes coastal, mountain, and desert lands, which are all affected by the ways in which the farming and food industries are structured.  Including Tijuana seems vital, particularly since so much of the produce in the U.S. comes from Mexico/Latin America.
> >
> > I would also recommend that you talk more about what you mean by food justice.  You don't mention it until the end, and it's really not clear how it connects to the buzzwords you discuss.  (Well, it's clear to peope who follow the issue, but it may not be to the more casually interested community member.)
> >
> > I also think it would be a good idea to be specific about how this conference is going to help people "nourish" change.  What are they going to learn?  What is the movement?  I think it's also a good idea not to only target people who are already "passionate" but to also extend the circle to people who don't know a lot about the poor ecological practices within the food industry but would like to.
> >
> > Those are my two cents.  Thanks again everyone for all the hard work you've done, and please let me know if I can be of any help.
> >
> > All best,
> > Michelle Stuckey
> >
> >
> > Colin Leath < cle...@j9k.org> wrote:
> >
> > Sounds good- (But I got to revising and here is my version! Which I like better!) Colin
> > [except for the part about the border being a vital component of a food system]
> >
> > [and in the rest of it: perhaps change "please preregister" to something more assertive]
> >
> > and because I worked so hard. . . of course I have to send it to the list (doing so may save other editors time). Only use it if you think it better though. A wiki would be good for this--. One last thing: Below-- I wish we had a better word than "concrete" (very infertile, contributes to global warming).
> >
> > ---------full thing with all my micromanagement:
> >
> > About the conference:
> >
> > San Diego is surrounded by farmland, an ocean, and a border. Each is a vital component of a local food system, and each is threatened by our policies and practices.
> > Buzzwords such as  "obesity," "globalization," "immigration," "local food," "global warming," and "peak oil" are flooding the media. Although you may see them in different news stories, their meanings are interconnected in ways that are too often ignored.
> > We can connect these words and the concepts they represent and create fertile, nourishing change for San Diego, or we can continue to feed, unaware of the spoonfuls of stories and connections behind each bite.
> >
> > We believe that the energy and ambition are there--that you and we have the passion to change the very soil of San Diego's current food system. We invite you join us on March 3rd for a free conference exploring food justice. Bring your enthusiasm, concern, and voice to the table and help grow our local movement.
> >  ---------------------------- Comments on the changes made:
> > Here's some micromanagement of the text-- but it is fine as is!
> > ------------
> >
> > Buzzwords such as  "obesity," "globalization," "immigration," "local food," "global warming," and "peak oil" are flooding the media.
> > . . .
> > their meanings are interconnected in ways that are too often ignored. [no "all"]
> >
> >
> > San Diego is surrounded by farmland, an ocean, and a border. Each is a vital component of a local food system, and each is threatened by our policies and practices. [is a border a vital component in building a local food system??]
> >
> >
> > [Why is now any more different than any other moment? why is now a "crossroads"? So I cut that]:
> >
> > We can connect these words and the concepts they represent and create concrete change for San Diego . . . or we can continue to feed, unaware of the spoonfuls of stories and connections behind each bite.  [ellipsis just three dots with spaces]
> > Bring your enthusiasm, concern, and voice [comma added after "concern"--you put a comma before the "and" in an earlier sequence, so stay with that--I prefer that way anyways, as do technical writers]
> >
> >
> >
> > [america's finest city makes me groan]
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 2007/2/9, Ellee Igoe < Ellee...@theirc.org>:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > This is the email that we will send out as soon as it is translated into Spanish.  Please take a look at it and forward me any changes.  Do not   start forwarding it until it is complete (probably Monday!)
> > > Thanks…  Ellee
> > >
> > > Cultivating Food Justice:  Building a Local Movement
> > > a free, one-day conference for everyone
> > > About the Conference
> > > San Diego is surrounded by farmland, an ocean, and a border – all vital components in building a local food system, all components currently threatened by our policies and practices.
> > > Buzzwords flood the media, ones like obesity, globalization, immigration, local food, global warming, and peak oil to name a few.  Although you may see them in different news stories, their meanings are interconnected in ways that are all too often ignored.
> > > We stand at a crossroads, a point in time where we can connect these words, these concepts and create concrete change for San Diego…..or we can continue to feed ourselves, unaware of the spoonfuls of stories and connections behind each bite.
> > > We believe the energy and ambition are there, a passion so great it can change the very fabric of San Diego's current food system. We invite you join us on March 3rd for a free conference exploring food justice. Bring your enthusiasm, concern and voice to the table and help grow a local movement in America's Finest City.
> > >
> > > When:   Saturday, March 3rd
> > > Where:  City College, downtown San Diego (1313 Park Blvd  San Diego, California 92101)
> > > Parking:  Free parking along Park Avenue and East of the 5 freeway
> > > Public Transportation:  Take the Blue or Orange Trolley Line to City College
> > > Food: Breakfast, lunch and snacks will be provided free…if you register at www.sdfoodnotlawns.comor call                             619-641-7510 ext. 234
> > >
> > > Youth Activities:  A full day of youth activities have been planned to coincide with the conference.  Please register at www.sdfoodnotlawns.com if you plan to take advantage of the free childcare.
> > > Hosted by:   San Diego Food Not Lawns, San Diego City College World Cultures Department, Community Food Security Coalition and International Rescue Committee
> > >
> > > Support by:  Ocean Beach People's Grocery, Activist San Diego, Alliance for a Food Secure Future, Tierra Miguel Foundation and San Diego Roots
> > >
> > > Conference Schedule:
> > >
> > > Registration
> > > 8:30am at B-Building
> > > free coffee & cappuccino, fruits and pastries
> > > (please pre-register at www.sdfoodnotlawns.com)
> > >
> > > Opening Speaker
> > > 9am in B-103
> > > Michele Simon, author of Appetite for Profit:  how the food industry undermines our health and how to fight back.
> > >
> > > Workshops Session One
> > > 10:15am-11:30pm in B and L Buildings
> > >
> > > - Globalization at the Crossroads
> > > - Peak Oil and the 100 Mile Diet
> > > - Nutritional Racism, the inequitable impacts of our food system
> > > - Blue Gold:  water, agriculture and food security
> > > - A Closer Look at GE (Genetic Engineering)
> > > - Migration, Farming and the Crisis of our Immigration Policy
> > > - Over-fishing Our Oceans
> > > - Fighting to Farm, the experience of a Mexican farmer and gardener
> > >
> > > Local Food Snack Break
> > > 11:30-11:45
> > >
> > > Workshop Session Two
> > > 11:45am-1:00pm in B and L Buildings
> > >
> > > - Becoming Food Self Sufficient in the San Diego/Tijuana Region
> > > - Hunger Amid Abundance
> > > - Food Literacy in Our Schools
> > > - Affecting Local, National and International Food Policy
> > > - Land Use, City Design and Food Security
> > > - Food Not Lawns, how small-scale urban agriculture can impact food security
> > > - Challenging Big Food Business
> > > - Growing an Edible Landscape in San Diego
> > >
> > > Lunch, Seed Swap and Entertainment
> > > 1pm – 2pm  L Building Courtyard
> > > (you must register a t www.sdfoodnotlawns.com or call 619-641-7510 ext. 234 for free lunch)
> > >
> > > Bring your excess seeds and your own bags to swap with fellow gardeners.
> > >
> > > Workshop Session Three—Hands-on!
> > > 2:00pm-4:00pm (locations TBA)
> > >
> > > - Organic Gardening
> > > - Mobilizing Your Community for Change
> > > - Composting and Worm Bins
> > > - Cooking for Social Change
> > > - Herbal Medicine Making
> > > - Rooftop Gardening
> > >
> > > Community Forum/Fishbowl—What would a food justice movement look like?
> > > 4:30pm-5:30pm at the World Beat Center
> > > (just a short walk from campus)
> > >
> > >
> > > Community Tabling, Music and Dinner
> > > 5:30pm-6:45pm at the Harry West Gymnasium patio
> > > Affordable, local food vendors will be on hand to make dinner convenient
> > >
> > > Keynote:  Dolores Huerta
> > > 7pm at the Harry West Gymnasium
> > > Dolores  co-founded United Farm Workers (UFW) with Cesar Chavez and has played a major role in the American civil rights movement.  She is most well known for directing the UFW national grape boycott which resulted in the first contract to provide health care and unemployment benefits for farm workers and protected their right to organize as a union.  She is the mother of 11 children and grandmother to 14.  Dolores has been arrested 22 times in her struggle for human rights and food justice and continues to be a powerful voice within the movement.
> > > For more information visit:  www.sdfoodnotlawns.com or call  619-641-7510 x234
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http://sdfoodnotlawns.com
http://j9k.org/pc TJ/SD permaculture gathering
http://carfreeuniverse.org


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Pueblo Watershed, Turtle Island, Earthcare Nation
http://sdfoodnotlawns.com
http://j9k.org/pc TJ/SD permaculture gathering
http://carfreeuniverse.org