272374 Food Security, Food justice or Food Soverignty: Countermovements to the global food regime

Monday, October 29, 2012 : 10:48 AM - 11:02 AM

Eric Holt-Gimenez, PhD , Food First, Oakland, CA
  
The global food crisis has brought a retrenchment of neoliberalization and weak calls for reform. The worldwide growth of food movements directly and indirectly challenge the legitimacy and hegemony of the corporate food regime. Regime change will require sustained pressure from a strong global food movement.

Learning Areas:
Advocacy for health and health education
Diversity and culture
Public health or related public policy
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
Attendees will be able to: Describe the nature and failings of the global food regime; Identify current global social movements for food and trade justice and the trends of conflict, co-option, convergence.

Keywords: Food Security, Challenges and Opportunities

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the Executive Director of a research center on food policy.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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