****POSTPONED: WE HAVE MADE THE DECISION TO POSTPONE THIS SESSION AS AFSA SECRETARY BEN (AND SESSION LEAD) IS DOING US PROUD BY JOINING THE RISING TIDE BLOCKADE AGAINST THE WORLD’S LARGEST COAL PORT. WE WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH A RESCHEDULED DATE IN JANUARY***
Join us for a Solidarity Session on the different tools we can use to build strength in numbers and collect wins for people and planet!
First Peoples, farmers and eaters are grappling with a myriad of issues in the food system, such as climate change, biodiversity destruction, and corporate capture of land, the native food industry, and essential processing infrastructure. So, how do we use the tools available to us to build movements and secure some wins for food sovereignty?
Join us for a Solidarity Session that will unpack the differences between advocacy, mobilising and organising–and when to use each–to amplify our collective voices and ensure that colonial capitalism does not crush our ability to produce socially-just, ecologically-sound and culturally-appropriate food for all.
This session will be led by AFSA Secretary Ben Trethewey, who recently organised and undertook the six-week Skills to Win workshop with the UC Berkeley Labor Center, along with a group of AFSA members. During this session, Ben will recap what we learned over the six weeks, and delve into:
- Differences between advocacy, mobilising and organising, and why this matters
- Identifying ‘organic leaders’ who can expand our base
- Having successful organising conversations
- Charting the workplace, neighborhood, or any other collective structure
- Analysing and understanding power dynamics to inform your strategy
- Integrating issues in the workplace and the community to build more resilient working-class and/or agricultural communities
- How we can apply this to Meat Collectives Australia to secure a WIN for small-scale livestock farmers seeking control of critical infrastructure such as micro abattoirs, boning rooms and processing facilities.
After a discussion of these key points, we will also recap learnings from AFSA’s recent Agroecology Roadshow and Food Sovereignty Convergence, to set a clear pathway towards mobilising and organising meat collectives across the country, in addition to many other areas in which we need to better collectivise to win. Finally, we’ll then open up the floor for a Q&A with attendees to hear your say.
Event details:
- Date: TBC – JANUARY 2025
- Time: 6.30-7.30pm (AEDT)
- Cost: FREE
- Location: Online (Zoom)
