UT: April 15 - A Public Forum on Food and Religion

In case you are interested:

The University of Toronto Religion in the Public Sphere (RPS) Initiative presents:

A Public Forum on Food and Religion

April 15, 2011 2:30-5:00 pm
Great Hall, Hart House
University of Toronto

Toronto is a hub for immigrants from all over the world, who practice a dizzying array of culinary and religious traditions. How do these food traditions intersect with the sustainable food movement and how are religious organizations responding to the ethical concerns raised by food activists? Moderated by Department of Religion Professor and RPS Founder Pamela Klassen, the RPS public forum for 2011 will bring together scholars, activists, food practitioners, and policy makers to discuss the significance of religious diversity for the burgeoning food movement.

Speakers Include:

Nancy Chen - Professor of Anthropology at University of California at Santa Cruz, a medical anthropologist who examines cultural and spiritual practices of self care through eating and medicating.

Nigel Savage - Founder of Hazon, the largest Jewish environmental organization in North America, dedicated to creating healthy and sustainable communities in the Jewish world and beyond.

Yasir Syeed - Founder of Green Zabiha, a business which produces organic, halal, pastured and grass-fed meats and is devoted to promoting the importance of conscious eating.

Elbert van Donkersgoed - An agricultural journalist and consultant who served for over three decades as the Strategic Policy Advisor of the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario.

For more information: http://rps.chass.utoronto.ca

Event poster available for download at the above link.

Organized by the Department for the Study of Religion's Religion in the Public Sphere Initiative, with co-sponsorship from the University of Toronto Centre for Jewish Studies, the University of Toronto School of Public Policy and Governance, and Greening Sacred Spaces.

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