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| Title: | Slow Food talk |
| When: | 03.07.2012 |
| Location: | Cape Town |
| Description: | Lecture 1: The Food Journey: what our labels tell us about our food (and what they don’t) This year, SFMC is planning a series of informative lectures aiming at empowering us all to become more ethical consumers. You can read more about the lecture series at the bottom of this post. For Lecture 1, Glenn Ashton, a prominent food and environment activist, will be taking us through the relevant laws which govern food labelling. He will highlight the good aspects, as well as those aspects which are lacking. He’ll also be drawing our attention to areas where we aren’t very well protected and telling us how we can go about making the food system work for us, the consumers it is built to serve. The format of the session will be about 40 minutes of presentation from Glenn and the rest of the time will be devoted to questions and discussion. Please note that you need to sign up and pay (R25 pp) online to secure your place (due to limited seating). The venue for the talk is the Josephine Mill Museum in Newlands. The fee will be used to make a donation towards the upkeep of the Museum space as well as Glenn’s time in preparing for the lecture (dredging through the relevant legal updates etc) and the online booking fee we pay to process your payment. For more info, and to RSVP, please click here. Event Details: Date: Tuesday 3 July 2012 Time: 6.30pm – 8.00pm (please make sure you arrive at least ten minutes early to sign in and find a seat) Venue: Josephine Mill, Newlands (map available at www.josephinemill.co.za) Cost: R25 pp (payable online in advance) About Glenn Ashton Glenn Ashton has actively been involved in the debate around food safety and security for over 15 years. He has contributed input to various food labelling laws and regulations through parliamentary processes and has a broad knowledge of the various participants, both from government and industry. Glenn has a multidisciplinary background with interests in geography, food security, biodiversity, marine and coastal management, alien invasives (not ET!), genetically modified food and biotechnology, amongst others. He believes that we can creatively solve the many challenges we face through broad public participation. He is presently reading his Masters in Sustainable Development at Stellenbosch University. www.slowfoodmothercity.co.za |
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