In 2021, UN Secretary-General António Guterres will convene a Food Systems Summit as part of the Decade of Action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Guided by five Action Tracks, the Summit will bring together key players from the worlds of science, business, policy, healthcare and academia, as well as farmers, Indigenous Peoples, youth organizations, consumer groups, environmental activists, and other key stakeholders. Before, during and after the Summit, these actors will come together to bring about tangible, positive changes to the world’s food systems. Food Systems Summit Dialogues offer a powerful opportunity for people everywhere to have a seat at the table at this milestone UN Summit.
Dialogues bring together a diversity of stakeholders, including voices that are seldom heard, and provide an important opportunity for participants to debate, collaborate, and take action towards a better future. The ideas, solutions, partnerships and action plans generated in the Dialogues are critical to the Summit’s success. UN Food Systems Summit 2021: https://www.un.org/en/food-systems-summit/about
Join Denisa Livingston (Diné), Appointed Member of the Champions Network of the UN Food Systems Summit, with fellow Indigenous organizers from Turtle Island for a series of dialogues in April 2021:
Thursday, April 1st from 2 – 3:30pm Mountain Time (MT)
Dialogue Topic: Grief, Trauma, Care
Moderated by Denisa Livingston & Dr. Rod McCormick (Kanienkehaka-Mohawk), Senior Professor and Research Chair in Indigenous Health, Thompson Rivers University
Register Here https://forms.gle/PqabHit7Z4zBCNCfA
Thursday, April 8th from 2 – 3:30pm MT
Dialogue Topic: Traditional Harvesting
Moderated by Denisa Livingston & Ken Paul (Wolastoqwey Neqotkuk First Nation) Lead Researcher & Negotiator of Fisheries of Wolastoqwey First Nation
Register Here https://forms.gle/UsCx1s86LnyJUqFw9
Thursday, April 15th from 2 – 3:30pm MT
Dialogue Topic: Transforming Isolation
Moderated by Denisa Livingston & Jane Lokomaika`ikeakua Au, Program Director, `Āina Momona
Register Here https://forms.gle/kAHVaDZpe6WW1eMA7
Side Events co-organized by FAO Indigenous Peoples Unit at the United Nations 20th Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII):
Monday, April 19th
9 – 10am PDT/10-11am MDT/12 – 1pm EDT
“Contributions of Indigenous Youth in the strengthening of Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems” *Denisa Livingston will be one of the panelists*
Register here:
https://fao.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6D3S8xEVQh6T7aG1D2cGxA
Wednesday, April 21st
9 – 10:30am PDT/10 – 11:30am MDT/12:00 – 1:30pm EDT
“Sustainable Development Goal 16; Indigenous Peoples’ Collective Rights: The Role of FAO in Contributing to Achieving Peace and Justice for Indigenous Peoples”
Zoom Link : https://fao.zoom.us/j/97146540275
Passcode: 55932826
Thursday, April 22nd
10 – 11:30 PDT/ 11am – 12:30pm MDT/ 1 – 2:30pm EDT
“Towards the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022): Indigenous Peoples’ inland small-scale fisheries for healthy food systems”
Zoom Link: https://fao.zoom.us/j/95113031144
Passcode: 82471736
Monday, April 26th
6 – 8am PDT/ 7 – 9am MDT/ 9 – 11am EDT
“Indigenous Peoples’ agency to contribute to the UNFSS Action Track 3 and Action Track 4 game-changing initiatives”
www.ifad.org/en/web/latest/event/asset/42512417
Find additional information on the 20th Session: https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/unpfii-sessions-2/unpfii-20th-session.html
Background info and insights:
Find more here: UPDATES and MORE INFO
More info: https://summitdialogues.org/
Become a UN Food Systems Hero: https://www.un.org/en/food-systems-summit/become-food-systems-hero
General Resources about the Summit
UN Food Systems Summit homepage: https://www.un.org/en/food-systems-summit
Action Tracks: https://www.un.org/en/food-systems-summit/action-tracks
UN Food Systems Summit Scientific Group: https://sc-fss2021.org/
2030 Agenda & 17 Sustainable Development Goals: https://sdgs.un.org/goals
General Resources about Summit Dialogues
UN Summit Dialogues homepage: https://summitdialogues.org/
Independent Summit Dialogues Platform: https://summitdialogues.org/overview/independent-food-systems-summit-dialogues/
Main Resources available: https://summitdialogues.org/engage/
Take Part Zone: https://summitdialogues.org/take-part-zone/dialogue-materials/ Principles of Engagement: https://summitdialogues.org/overview/un-food-systems-summit-principles-for-engagement/
Orientation and Training Planning: https://summitdialogues.org/overview/food-systems-orientation-training/
Resources to organize your own Independent Dialogue
If you are interested in becoming an Independent Dialogue Convenor or have been invited to take part in a Dialogue, we invite you to:
1. Familiarize yourself with the relevant roles: Dialogue Convenor, Dialogue Curator, Dialogue Facilitator and Dialogue Participant. https://summitdialogues.org/engage/
2. If you would like to be a Convenor, please download and read the Convenors Reference Manual and the Independent Dialogues Handbook. Convenors Reference Manual: https://summitdialogues.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Manual-for-Convenors.pdf
Independent Dialogues Handbook: https://summitdialogues.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Handbook-for-Independent-Dialogues.pdf
3. Explore Dialogues to see learn about the other Dialogues taking place https://summitdialogues.org/explore-dialogues/
4. Register for the Take Part Zone to see if there are training sessions to participate in https://summitdialogues.org/take-part-zone/
5. When you are ready to start organizing your Dialogue including announcing it publicly and inviting Curators, Facilitators and Participants, you can do so in the “Your Dialogues” section of the c Take Part Zone.. https://summitdialogues.org/take-part-zone/
6. After your Dialogue event, complete the Official Feedback Form so your outcomes contribute to the Food Systems Summit! https://summitdialogues.org/overview/official-feedback-to-the-summit/
Additional Resources: UN Food Systems Summit Community Groups
https://foodsystems.community/
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights
Free, Prior and Informed Consent Manual: http://www.fao.org/3/i6190e/i6190e.pdf
Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Indigenous Peoples Unit homepage: http://www.fao.org/indigenous-peoples/en/
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) homepage: https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/unpfii-sessions-2.html
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