September 12 – Newark, New Jersey – one day food policy council training sponsored by Rutgers University. 1 Washington Street, Newark, NJ. For more information contact Xenia Morin at xmorin@SEBS.Rutgers.edu.
September 13 – Passaic County, New Jersey – half-day food policy council training (by invitation only) in Passaic County New Jersey. Exact location TBA. For more information contact Ucheoma Akobundu at ucheoma@unitedwaypassaic.org.
September 15 – Bloomington, Indiana – “America’s Food System – A Cause for Concern, A Time for Action,” a community lecture by Mark Winne at the Bloomington/Monroe County Convention Center – 7:00 PM. For more information contact Michael Simmons at simmonsm@bloomington.in.gov
September 20 – Buffalo, New York – food policy training workshop as part of local food summit followed by evening Food Rebels book event. For more information contact Jessie Hersher at jhersher@bnmc.org.
October 1 – New Orleans, Louisiana – “Hunger, Factory Farms, and GMOs: Where’s the Rage?” a community lecture by Mark Winne. 5:00 PM. First Unitarian Universalist Church of New Orleans, 2930 Jefferson Ave. (corner of South Claiborne). For more information contact Jyaphia Christos-Rodgers at jyaphia@aol.com or Cathy Cohen at cathynola@earthlink.net.
October 4 – Silver City, New Mexico – Evening talk by Mark Winne in conjunction with Grant County Food Policy Council Awards Banquet. For more information contact Andrea Sauer at asauer@grmc.org.
October 6 – Chicago, Illinois – Food Policy Council training and book signing with Mark Winne. For more information contact Lara Jaskiewicz at lara.jaskiewicz@phimc.org.
October 11 – Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut – afternoon panel on food, hunger, and sustainable farming with Mark Winne and Connecticut food system experts. For more information contact Caitlin Aylward at caylward@wesleyan.edu.
October 12 – Hartford, Connecticut – keynote for Hartford Food Policy Council awards banquet – For more information contact Gloria McAdam at gmcadam@foodshare.org.
October 13 – Old Saybrook, Connecticut – Keynote for food security forum at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. This event is sponsored by the Rockfall Foundation. For more information contact Claire Rusowicz at crusowicz@rockfallfoundation.org.
October 14 – Olympia, Washington – 7:00 PM – Community lecture as part of community-wide food summit. For more information contact TJ Johnson at tjjohnson@scattercreek.com.
October 21 – University of Montana, Missoula, Montana – Keynote presentation as part of “Beyond the Breadbowl: Hunger, Excess, and the American Appetite.” For more information contact Valerie Coulter at v.coultermt@gmail.com.
October 24 – Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana – 1:00 PM – public lecture by Mark Winne. For more information contact Alison Harmon at harmon@montana.edu.
October 27 – Peterborough, Ontario – 7:00 PM – lecture and panel discussion by Mark Winne for the Bring Food Home conference. For more information contact Ravenna Nuaimy-Barker at 641-348-0235
November 8 – Cape Charles, Virginia – 6:00 PM – The Palace Theater – Panel presentation with Mark Winne, David Kirby, Carole Morison, and Ted Wycall. Moderated by Marc Steiner. Sponsored by Food and Water Watch and Virginia Eastern Shorekeeper. For more information contact Kathy Phillips at coastkeeper@actforbays.org.
November 9 – Salisbury, Maryland – 6:30 PM – Henson Hall, Salisbury University. Same panel and contact information as the Cape Charles, VA event.
November 10 – Chambersburg, Pennsylvania – Wilson College – Regional food system conference – Keynote address by Mark Winne. For more information contact Cheryl Burns at cburns@capitalrcd.org.
November 12 – Bethesda, Maryland – 2:00 PM – Mark Winne will deliver the Kiplinger Lecture at the Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church, 9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda, Maryland. For more information contact Kenneth Jones at Kenneth.a.jones162.civ@mail.mil.
November 15 – Harvard Law School – Cambridge, Massachusetts – 12:00 noon – Mark Winne will address the Harvard Food Law Society. For more information contact Nate Rosenberg at nrosenberg@jd11.law.harvard.edu.
November 17 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Food Policy Council training for the State of Oklahoma. For more information contact Jason Harvey at Jason.harvey@ag.ok.gov.
November 18 – Des Moines, Iowa – Keynote for Iowa Food System Council annual meeting. For more information contact Angie Tagtow or go to www.iowafoodsystemcouncil.org.