• Hungry for Change? Then go see FOOD INC. ( beginning June 19)
• 2009 Couchiching Conference: the Global Politics of Food (Aug 6-9)

Hungry for Change? Then go see FOOD INC.
You are what you eat. It is a simple expression that bears scary implications as you watch the acclaimed documentary, FOOD, INC.

Director Robert Kenner draws upon the searing reportage of authors Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) and Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma) to explore how modern developments in food production pose grave risks to our health and environment. These writers aren't radicals or even vegetarians (Schlosser admits that his favourite meal is a hamburger and fries), but they are crusaders when it comes to exposing problems and naming offenders.

There are stories of heartbreak and outrage, but the film carefully channels these emotions towards opportunities for activism.

Watching FOOD, INC. gives you a strong appetite for better meals.

FoodShare's Debbie Field is speaking at the Toronto premiereof Food Inc. The movie will be opening in theatres in Toronto as of June 19th. Click here for Canadian listings and locations.

Want to watch the panel discussion that took place at the film's Toronto premiere? Click here>>

For more about Food Inc. and to watch trailers >>

2009 Couchiching Conference:
The Global Politics of Food

Aug 6-9, 2009

Food is a basic building block of evolution and civilization. It lies at the heart of highly complex and political relationships. It nourishes and nurtures. It can also divide and destroy. Today’s headlines are full of food issues: security and safety of production, the health costs of poor dietary choices, the growing number of the world’s population without access to healthy and sufficient food. Among other hot topics – climate change and the environment, urbanization, corporate and government regulatory lapses – food emerges as a common thread, woven through most human concerns.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8

7:30 The Politics of Diet: How Can We Strike the Right Balance?

The food we consume affects our health, our cultural identities, our ethical commitments and, for some, our political beliefs. In North America, the issue of food consumption has become increasingly fraught, with the rise of obesity and constant concern about what we can or should eat. Yes, we have seen a rise in organic foods and vegetarianism, and the slow food movement places food at the centre of human activity, but the consumer still has a seemingly unlimited appetite for convenience and low prices. Can there be a happy medium?

Speakers: RICHARD ELLIS, Senior Vice President, Communication and Corporate Affairs, McDonald’s Canada, DEBBIE FIELD, Executive Director, Foodshare, and GALEN G. WESTON, Executive Chairman, Loblaws

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