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Spring 2009 Seminar Series
Building a Sustainable Food System in Detroit
Wednesdays, 5:30 to 6:45 PM, 3339 FAB (Unless otherwise specified)
(Meets with: UP 5999_0901_001: CITIES AND FOOD; Instructor: Dr. Kami Pothukuchi)
· Seating is limited. Please check if space is available, by emailing Kami Pothukuchi at k.pothukuchi@wayne.edu, BEFORE NOON of the Wednesday you wish to attend. · Students of the class will get priority for speaking during discussion.
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DATE
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TOPICS AND SPEAKERS (Titles are tentative)
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Wednesday,
January 28
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Attracting Grocery Stores to Detroit: The Task Force Report
Olga Savic Stella, Vice President, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, Detroit
James Johnson-Piett, (formerly of The Food Trust, Philadelphia; now Principal at Urbane Development, LLC, Philadelphia)
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Wednesday,
February 25
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Hunger in Detroit: The Benefits and Limits of Food Assistance Programs
DeWayne Wells, President, Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan, Detroit
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Wednesday,
March 11
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A City Food Resource Center?: The Eastern Market
Dan Carmody, Executive Director, The Eastern Market Corporation, Detroit
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Wednesday,
March 25
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Making Local Sourcing Work: The Henry Ford
Susan Schmidt, Director of Food Service and Catering Operations, The Henry Ford, Dearborn; and co-chair of Food System Economic Partnership, Ann Arbor
Jennifer Fike, Executive Director, Food System Economic Partnership, Ann Arbor.
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Wednesday,
April 1
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Urban Agriculture for Food Security: The Detroit Garden Resource Program Collaborative
Patrick Crouch, Manager, Earthworks Urban Farm (Capuchin Soup Kitchen), and Collaborator, Garden Resource Program Collaborative, Detroit
Ashley Atkinson, Director of Urban Agriculture and New Program Development, Greening of Detroit, and Convenor, Garden Resource Program Collaborative, Detroit
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Wednesday,
April 8
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Organic Food and Farming: Politics and Practice
Jim Bingen, Ph.D., Professor of Community, Food, and Agriculture, Michigan State University; Board President of Michigan Organic Food and Farming Association, Lansing
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Wednesday,
April 15
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Community Food Planning and Policy: Justice, Self-Reliance, and Prosperity in Community Food Systems
Malik Yakini, Co-chair, Detroit Black Food Security Network, Detroit
Nikita Buckhoy, Coordinator, Detroit Food and Fitness Collaborative, Detroit
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TUESDAY,
April 21
5:30 to 7:00 PM
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The Right to Food Security: Lessons from Belo Horizonte (Brazil)’s Policies and Programs
Spencer Partrich Auditorium, WSU Law School
Cecilia Rocha, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Nutrition Policy, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada; Research Associate of the Reference Center for Food and Nutrition Security, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Wednesday,
April 22
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The Right to Food Security: Lessons from Belo Horizonte (Brazil)’s Policies and Programs
Cecilia Rocha, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Nutrition Policy, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada; Research Associate of the Reference Center for Food and Nutrition Security, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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