Women –Right to Food, Food Security, Food Sovereignty
Alexandra's presentation, Women in Agriculture: a Voice and Vision for Food Security, is now available to download, attached to this information.
Distinguished Speakers were:
- UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food - Mr. Olivier De Schutter
- Ms. Marcela Villareal, Ph.D.- FAO Director: Gender, Equity & Rural Employment Division
- Ms. Devaki Jain - Women, Food, Economics Expert & Writer
- WOCAN - Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture & NRM - Alexandra M. Spieldoch, Food Security Coordinator
- Ms. Marilee Karl - ISIS International Co-Founder & Honorary Chairperson, Guest Editor of Harvest Reaped but Hard to Reach: Impact of the Food Crisis on Grassroots Women
- Ms. Elly Pradervand - CEO of Women's World Summit Foundation - Rural Women as Key to
Household Food Security - Ms. Lois A. Herman - Coordinator WUNRN - Women's UN Report Network: Power Point on Global. Perspective of Women & Food Security, Food Crisis, Nutrition, Poverty - Intersectionalities of Gender Food Issues
Moderator was: WILPF Secretary General. Ms. Madeleine Rees - Women's International League for Peace & Freedom.
Sponsors were:
- WILPF - Women's International League for Peace & Freedom
- WUNRN - Women's UN Report Network
- WWSF - Women's World Summit Foundation
- WOW - Worldwide Organization for Women
