Listen "Food Sovereignty in False Creek | Leona Brown & Zaida Schneider"
Episode Synopsis
False Creek was once a place of abundant food, and we believe it can be once again.In this episode, we explore a big vision for False Creek's future — one that includes engaging educational opportunities, decolonization, and ultimately, the return of food sovereignty to these shores and waters.We also discuss the need for deep community democracy, and a brief history of how False Creek took the shape it is today. Leona Brown is a Gitxsan and Nisga’a mother of 3 children, of the Fireweed House and the Killerwhale Clan, an Indigenous Independent Cultural Facilitator, and a food sovereignty activist and advocate working with the Vancouver Urban Food Forest Foundation and the False Creek FriendsZaida Schneider is the president of the False Creek Friends Society, captain of the Seren Claer, an educator, and a retired TV journalist (where he covered national politics, technology, and social issues)— — —Learn more about the False Creek Friends Society, and get involved: https://falsecreekfriends.org/Join our newsletter for updates and volunteer opportunities: https://falsecreekfriends.org/newsletter
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