[BCFSN] Reminder upcoming BCFSN AGM - Dec 20th, 7-8pm

[Colin Dring]

Hi all,



Greetings and a reminder of our upcoming invitation to the 2018 AGM of the
BCFSN, 7 pm on 20 December via Zoom online meeting platform
<https://zoom.us/j/780582667> (*please ensure that you download the Zoom
App*). As part of our ongoing process of reflection we wanted to share our
current thinking and some contextual information:


   1. The BCFSN was founded in 1999 for people working in their communities
   to share and support one another in organizing around food.  We welcomed
   every participant as both teacher and learner and built a network based on
   personal relationships with an annual Gathering that emphasized Indigenous,
   traditional and place-based food knowledge and participatory processes.
   2. In 2004, the BCFSN formally incorporated as a BC not-for-profit
   Society.  The Society was put on hold when the BCFSN became a project of
   Tides in 2014.  The decision was made to keep the Society status valid in
   case at some future date the BCFSN might wish to leave Tides and resume
   operation as a stand-alone not-for-profit.  Currently we have a Society
   structure in good standing under the new Societies Act with six Directors.
   To keep the Society in good standing, an AGM must be held each calendar
   year and a financial statement presented.
   3. As noted in the previous email, the BCFSN is currently without staff
   or funding, which means (if $100,000 cannot be raised by March 31st, 2019)
   that it will cease to be a Tides project.

In preparation for the meeting, we would appreciate if each person who
attends considers the following questions:


   1. Do you think there is an ongoing need for a food-centered network?
   2. If yes, what role(s) should such a network fulfil?
   3. Would you consider joining at least four others to help advance
   ongoing dialogue (if this is what should be done at this time)? *Note:
   we anticipate that over the next year, work could include hosting and
   convening discussions with the BCFSN listservs and contacts on the
   questions above; helping navigate an exit from Tides, if needed; and/or
   developing a future path for the Society based on feedback received (this
   could include dissolution; dormancy; or a nominations process for a 2019
   Board of Directors).*

With the above in mind, and valuing each of our experiences to date with
the Network, we look forward to this discussion with you to determine the
future direction, if any, of the BCFSN.  It is our belief that we should be
putting efforts into a deeper conversation and hope you will join us in
these first steps.


Best,


--
Chair, BC Food Systems Network <http://bcfsn.org/>
Secretary, Sustainable Agriculture Education Association
<http://www.sustainableaged.org/>
Teaching Assistant Training Program Coordinator, Land and Food Systems
Graduate Facilitator, Centre for Teaching Learning Technology
Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at
the UBC Farm
The University of British Columbia | Unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Territory
Phone 778 859 1148
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