The Food Institute Graduate Council (FIGC) at Berkeley presents the 3rd Annual Food Systems Conference—“Food Futures: Ancestral and Contemporary Methods for Transforming Food Systems.”
Friday, April 7: 12:30pm to 5:00pm (PST), Conference on Zoom (Friday)
Saturday, April 8: 11:00am to 6:00pm (PST), in-person at UC Berkeley (Saturday)
To register for Day 1, click here.
To register for Day 2, click here.
The Food Institute Graduate Council (FIGC) at Berkeley is excited to invite graduate student scholars, community members, and artists to submit proposal abstracts of speeches, scholarly papers, or in-progress film/mixed media works to discuss at our third annual Food Systems Conference, titled “Food Futures: Ancestral and Contemporary Methods for Transforming Food Systems.”
The term “Food Futures” emphasizes the relational and material possibilities of food in a climate changing world. Thus, the Food Futures conference will focus on alternative methods to understand food. Discussions will look beyond Industrial agricultural practices, which may inspire change in Food Systems across all Global Directions. A few topics that align with the theme of Food Futures include Indigenous and Black futurities, agroecology, and value-based commodity chains. Additionally, the Food Futures conference seeks to bridge communities of scholars, community members, artists, and policy makers through varying critiques and discussions of food system practices and methods that interrupt existing systems of oppression including colonization, heteropatriarchy, and capitalism, to conjure alternative food systems.
The Conference will include:
Two Keynote Speakers
Laura Harjo, PhD
Charisma Acey, PhD
Three Panels
Alternative Food Networks for Agroecological Transitions and Good Living
Sourcing Sustainably: Perspective on contemporary food gathering practices
Food Justice Networks: Decolonizing Foodways and Land Stewardship
A Movie screening: Gather Film
Registration for the Food Futures conference is free to all participants and attendees. Complimentary food and beverage available from 11am to 12pm.
This conference is organized by the Food Institute Graduate Council (FIGC) at Berkeley, and sponsored by the Berkeley Food Institute (BFI), the Graduate Assembly (GA), the Green Initiative Fund (TGIF), the Native American Studies center, the Multicultural Community Center (MCC), and the Big C Fund. Inquiries to FIGC can be made via: figc.berkeley@gmail.com
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Accessibility
Spanish to English interpretation will be provided on April 7, 2023. C.A.R.T Captioning will also be provided. If you require any other accommodation for effective communication in order to fully participate in this virtual event, please contact FIGC (figc.berkeley@gmail.com) at least 7–10 days in advance.