[BCFSN] COVID-19 - supporting each other

Thu Apr 2 14:53:01 EDT 2020

Like many, I too want to use this crisis as an opportunity to create change
at a deep and systems level so that we can come into right relationship
with the first peoples of the places where we live, with the land, waters
and beings that nourish us all on so many levels. This pandemic is a direct
result of many of the systems that have wrought so much destruction over
time and across the world for far too long. I believe that with care,
generosity, wisdom and collective effort we can bring about the world we
all dream of.

with hope, tenacity and respect,
Abra

Abra Brynne
abra at foodshed.ca
604 Gore Street West, Nelson, BC V1L 3H3
Ph: 250.777.2480
she | her | hers

"Whoever suggested that good thinking should be in a straight line?"
Brewster Kneen

"Social justice does  not come from passivity or non-caring. Justice must
be struggled for. That is what life is, or should be all about - striving
for justice. Not only or primarily as individuals, but as members of larger
communities." Ursula Franklin

On Thu, 2 Apr 2020 at 11:13, Dawn Morrison <dmo6842 at gmail.com> wrote:

> HI All,
>
> I am interested in discussing important topics that have arisen during the
> COVID-19 crisis, and also looking at how we can use this time as an
> opportunity to scale deeper and scale out more radical systems change in a
> more socially and ecologically just transition to different kind of a food
> system. I am concerned that COVID-19 has us all so busy that we are not
> realizing how the colonial system is re-ordering power and entrenching
> society further into the systems that perpetuate social injustice in the
> land and food system. If this interests the group, then count me in.
>
> I feel very grateful to know that I am one of the privileged who has a
> warm and safe home to wait out the peak and fall of the pandemic and am
> able to feed myself (even though I am not food secure). I would like to use
> this time to concentrate on more radical deeper systems change that will
> better serve those less privileged than us.
>
> It would also feel good to be back with many of the BCFSN family.
>
> Well wishes,
>
> Dawn Morrison, Founder/Research Curator
>
> Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty
> Mobile: 778.879.5106
>
> Email: d <dmo6842 at gmail.com>awn.morrison at wgifs.org
> Websites: www.indigenousfoodsystems.org
> https://wildsalmoncaravan.ca
>
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 10:23 AM Cheryl Thomas <cheryl.thomas24 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I think this is leadership in action!
>>
>> I'm thinking the indigenous food system people will be willing to
>> contribute as well.
>>
>> Thank you Abra for volunteering yet again!
>>
>> Cheryl
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 2, 2020, 2:44 PM Abra Brynne <abrabrynne at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for those who are contributing to this important collective
>>> conversation.
>>>
>>> As I still have technical access to the BC Food Systems Network
>>> listservs and the website, I can set up a page where we could post
>>> resources related to COVID-19 on the website. I assume that it will be okay
>>> for me to revisit my long time role as volunteer communications coordinator
>>> for the Network.... Any objections?
>>> Abra
>>>
>>> Abra Brynne
>>> abra at foodshed.ca
>>> 604 Gore Street West, Nelson, BC V1L 3H3
>>> Ph: 250.777.2480
>>> she | her | hers
>>>
>>> "Whoever suggested that good thinking should be in a straight line?"
>>> Brewster Kneen
>>>
>>> "Social justice does  not come from passivity or non-caring. Justice
>>> must be struggled for. That is what life is, or should be all about -
>>> striving for justice. Not only or primarily as individuals, but as members
>>> of larger communities." Ursula Franklin
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, 2 Apr 2020 at 08:47, Seed, Barbara <Barbara.Seed at city.ac.uk>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks Abra and Linda for initiating this.
>>>> The Provincial Health Association of BC has launched a interactive site
>>>> for discussion of COVID: “PlaceSpeak”. Wondering if something like that
>>>> might be useful for us, and /or if anyone in our network has the capacity
>>>> to set this sort of thing up. But I also think it would be helpful  to have
>>>> an online discussion to start things off.
>>>> https://phabc.org/
>>>>
>>>> Best to all, Barb
>>>>
>>>> Barbara Seed, PhD, MPH, RD
>>>> B.Seed Consulting
>>>> Nutrition and Food Policy, Research and Education
>>>> British Columbia
>>>> 778-952-6509
>>>> https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-seed-7243a912/
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> *From:* food <food-bounces at bcfsn.org> on behalf of Abra Brynne <
>>>> abrabrynne at gmail.com>
>>>> *Sent:* Monday, March 30, 2020 3:40 PM
>>>> *To:* BC Food Systems Network <food at bcfsn.org>
>>>> *Subject:* [BCFSN] COVID-19 - supporting each other
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> Hello all,
>>>>
>>>> Many of us who are deeply involved in supporting our respective
>>>> community's food systems are experiencing huge demand on our time and
>>>> resources as we all struggle to figure out how to best survive the COVID-19
>>>> outbreak.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The BC Food Systems Network came together in 1999 to enable us to
>>>> better support each other in our work by sharing information and problem
>>>> solving together.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> We would like to launch a conversation on this listserv to enable us to
>>>> share our successes, our challenges and to support each other as we work to
>>>> ensure that, through this pandemic and into the future, our community
>>>> members are well nourished.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If you know others who would also benefit from information sharing
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>> in good food - together!
>>>>
>>>> Linda Geggie and Abra Brynne
>>>>
>>>> founding members, BCFSN
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Abra Brynne
>>>> abra at foodshed.ca
>>>> 604 Gore Street West, Nelson, BC V1L 3H3
>>>> Ph: 250.777.2480
>>>> she | her | hers
>>>>
>>>> "Whoever suggested that good thinking should be in a straight line?"
>>>> Brewster Kneen
>>>>
>>>> "Social justice does  not come from passivity or non-caring. Justice
>>>> must be struggled for. That is what life is, or should be all about -
>>>> striving for justice. Not only or primarily as individuals, but as members
>>>> of larger communities." Ursula Franklin
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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