Youth for future of the Globe and Food Sovereignty

2009'08' 21-23
Fisher People’s Training Center, Negombo
Proposed Agenda of the Program

21 August 2009

2.00 -2.30 pm – Welcome and Objective Setting and Self Introduction

Laksiri Fernando
Youth Coordinator-NAFSO

2.30-4.00 pm : Current Situation of the Food Sovereignty in Sri Lanka and Global View
Geetha Lakmini
Admin Secretary-NAFSO

4.00-6.30 pm Global Food Crisis and the root causes

George Dixon
President-MIJARC

6.30-7.30 pm Rest

8.00-9.30 Video Presentation on Present Food Crisis and discussion

Shamitha Roshan- Media Coordinator, NAFSO

End of First day Sessions

22 August 2009

6.00 -7.00 am Morning Tea

7.00-7.30 am Meditation
Facilitator- Upul Ariyawansa

7.30- 8.00 am Breakfast

8.00-8.30 Preparatory work for the Book launching Program

[Youth Team Work]

8.30-12.30 Book Launching Program

[See Separate Program]

12.30-1.30 Lunch

1.30 -3.30 Identification of the issues on Food Sovereignty in the third world countries-
George Dixon

3.30-5.30 pm Food Sovereignty & Issues related to IDPs

A.Jesudasan- PPD Coordinator

5.30-6.30 pm : Food Sovereignty Concepts and Practical Applications

George Dixon

6.30 -8.00 Rest and Dinner

8.00-10.00 : Food Sovereignty issues related to the Global Climatic Changes and Environmental
issues
 Nalaka Rosairo-Coordinator-Policy Studies

23 August 2009

6.00 -7.00 Morning Tea

7.00-7.30 Meditation
[Environmental Related meditation organized by Youth Team]

7.30-8.00 Breakfast

8.00-10.30 pm – Identification of Activities related to Food Sovereignty:

How do we identify activities as Youth Leaders
Panel Discussion: Laksiri [Secretariat] : Sampath[Praja Sahayogitha Sansadaya]
: Dulip SFO-Galle] : Vincent [SVFWO] : Sahan [SFO-Matara]
Facilitator : George Dixon[MIJARC]

11.00-1.30 Group Activities to build up Action Plan

1.30- 2.30 –Vote of Thanks and Lunch

What is Food Sovereignty?

Food Sovereignty is the RIGHT of peoples, communities, and countries to define

their own agricultural, labour, fishing, food and land policies which are
ecologically, socially, economically and culturally appropriate to their unique
circumstances. It includes the true right to food and to produce food, which
means that all people have the right to safe, nutritious and culturally
appropriate food and to food-producing resources and the ability to sustain
themselves and their societies.