"Food Sovereignty in the Sound Sound"
A presentation by IPE professor Emelie Peine
Wednesday, November 5th, 7-8 pm, Wyatt 109

 

Food Security and Food Sovereignty are both critical pieces to the whole of Food Justice, and this lecture and discussion will focus on Food Sovereignty, which is defined as "the right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agriculture systems."

Dr. Peine will discuss the origins of Food Sovereignty as a global movement, as well as local Food Sovereignty projects right here in the South Sound region. A discussion about Food Sovereignty and the University of Puget Sound will follow.

About Dr. Emelie Peine
Emelie Peine received her BA from the Evergreen State College and her MS and PhD degrees from Cornell University. She teaches courses on International Political Economy, theories of IPE, food and hunger, and Brazil-China relations. Her research focuses on the role of multinational agribusiness in the global food regime, including Chinese investment in the Brazilian soy industry and the implications for Brazilian food sovereignty.