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Join the Racial Equity in Food Systems Working Group Monday, September 16, 2019 from 3 - 4 p.m. EST, to learn about "Food Sovereignty and the Role of Extension." This webinar will provide an introduction to sovereignty, looking at how and why this principle is used in different First Nations communities. Following this introduction, two partners (one from the community and one from Extension) will describe how they have worked together on food sovereignty projects. They will describe how the partnership developed and key elements of a partnership that promotes food sovereignty. There will be time in the webinar for questions, comments, and suggestions of related resources. Presenters include: Janie Simms Hipp, Jennifer K. Gauthier, and Brian Kowalkowski. Follow this link to register. Sourced from: Michigan State University

Each of the five regions within NUEL has three Steering Committee positions. People in these positions serve as an action team chair, regional caucus chair, or executive committee member. Expectations of Steering Committee members are to serve a 2-year term, participate in bi-monthly Zoom meetings, attend in-person meetings (2 per year), and to fulfill their role as chair/executive committee member. Marie Ruemenapp has served on the NUEL Steering Committee representing the North Central Region and began serving as the NUEL Chair in 2019. Marie’s two-year term, however, ends at the end of this year. In Seattle, during NUEL's Caucus meeting, they decided to continue filling empty positions through an election process (with state director approval prior to self-nomination). If you are interested in becoming a NUEL Steering Committee member please forward a paragraph to Nicole Debose at debose.8@osu.edu and Carrie Edgar at carrie.edgar@wisc.edu. Please include your name, photo, current title, relevant background, and reason for wanting to serve on the committee no later than Friday, September 20, 2019. Sourced from: NUEL

The Ohio State University Initiative for Food and AgriCultural Transformation (InFACT), the Sustainability Institute (SI), University Libraries, and the College of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) are hosting Food Flash Talks on October 17, 2019, as a part of a series of events for World Food Day. In keeping with World Food Day's aim to promote worldwide awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger and for the need to ensure food security and nutritious diets for all, they are looking for speakers who are currently doing research or programming on the environmental, social, political, and/or economic components of food production, access, and distribution. Each flash talk presenter will have 7 minutes to provide a compelling overview of their work to an audience of students, fellow researchers and members of the general public. Open for students, staff, and faculty to submit a proposal until September 20. Follow this link to submit a proposal. Sourced from: CFAES

The affordable housing crisis looks different in every American city. Demographics, natural resources, and infrastructure are just a few factors that influence community needs, and they vary from place to place. NLC’s most recent report,  Homeward Bound: The Road to Affordable Housing provides direction for how elected officials and community leaders can implement policy changes, building projects, and planning schemes that support citizens’ growing need for dignified places to live. Partners for local governments are architects, many of whom are already renovating and building new living spaces in their own cities. Follow this link to read more. Sourced from: Cities Speak