Canadian Labour, Civil Society Groups Express Solidarity With Protesting Farmers The farmers are literally sacrificing their well-being and putting their lives on the line to uphold these constitutional guarantees on behalf of all the people of India and are setting a glorious example to the entire world.
Members of various farmer organisations during a protest against the Centre s new farm laws, in Tarn Taran district, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi:Â A group of labour, community and civil society organisations from Canada and elsewhere have issued a statement supporting protesting farmers in India.
“These laws were drafted without any consultation with farmers or their representatives, the farmersâ unions. The farmers have consistently opposed these laws, which go against the promises and commitments made to farmers by different governments over several decades,” the statement reads.
How the pandemic brought a N.B. First Nation together to tackle food insecurity
The COVID-19 pandemic has slashed millions of jobs, and with it, many Canadians’ ability to put enough food on the table. But in one New Brunswick First Nation, where access to food has been an issue for years, a local food centre is bringing community members together and helping them build resilience.
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River Ward helps prepare meals at the Natoaganeg Community Food Centre in Eel Ground First Nation, N.B. The organization is fostering a sense of unity among the community during the pandemic. (Submitted by River Ward)
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Reseau ACCESS Network has announced it has joined the Good Food Organizations (GFO) network, a project of Community Food Centres Canada.
Good Food Organizations are diverse they include health centres, food banks, community gardening organizations, as well as food skills and nutrition programs for children. Organizations join the network based on a set of shared good food principles, which speak to their commitment to develop grassroots food programs that support dignity and health for people living on low incomes. CFCC provides resources to support this development, such as training, manuals, grants and knowledge-sharing opportunities.
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The Réseau ACCESS Network based out of Sudbury has joined Community Food Centres Canada’s Good Food Organizations network, which now has more than 300 members across Canada.
Network program manager Heidi Eisenhauer says the partnership will help organizations to develop shared good food principles and grassroots food programs for people living on low incomes.
Eisenhauer says when an organization joins the larger network, they also add their voice to a broad national movement fighting for action on poverty, considered by many to be the underlying root cause of food insecurity.
Winnipeg chef helps serve up nutritious meals for those in need during pandemic
A Winnipeg chef is helping to make sure people have access to nutritious food during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the meals being served are intended to not only nourish the body, but also feed the soul.
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Ben Kramer and his team have made over 25,000 meals to help fill the void left by closed food centres
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Winnipeg chef and caterer Ben Kramer partnered with Community Food Centres Canada in May to create nutritious take-home meals for people living in low-income communities. The Made With Love initiative has served over 25,000 meals so far.(Holly Caruk/CBC)