[Antiracism] Western MA Real Food Summit Draft Plan -- Next Meeting May 22

[Patrick Gibbs]

Hi,

Five people met today and created a brief draft plan for the Real Food 
Summit, and we set the date for the next meeting. The meeting notes and 
the draft plan and space for ideas and feedback are at:
http://www.wiserearth.org/group/realfoodwma

I've also pasted the draft plan below, though the formatting on the web 
page above makes the layout much clearer.


The next meeting will be:

Thursday, May 22
7:00-9:00pm
The Frances Perkins House at Mount Holyoke College

more details at:
http://tinyurl.com/6z6kr3


peace,
Patrick

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Patrick Gibbs
pag05 at hampshire.edu
832-524-9414
http://www.wiserearth.org/group/realfoodwma


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Notes of 1st Real Food Summit Planning Meeting

Next Meeting:
Thursday, May 22
7:00-9:00pm
Mount Holyoke College, in the Francis Perkins House

Next Steps:
- by May 22, gather feedback from our groups about this "May 3 Draft"
	- Is this plan realistic?
	- Is this summit something that people you know would come to?
	- What would motivate you to come to this summit?
- by May 15, have one contact person at each college in Western MA
(Patrick coordinates)

This meeting:
May 3
1-3pm
Hampshire College, in FPH 106

Present:
Robin Claremont (The Food Bank of Western MA)
Morgan Lindsay (Mount Holyoke College)
Sarah Lince (Mount Holyoke College)
Marissa Baker-Wagner (Hampshire College)
Hector Figarella (The Food Bank of Western MA)
Patrick Gibbs (Gaia University, Hampshire College)
Joanna Campe (Remineralize the Earth - came for first half, is not
participating in summit organizing)


Proposal/Draft Plan for Western MA Real Food Summit:

CONNECTING TO:
- Target Hunger Project of The Food Bank of Western MA
- The Real Food Challenge launch on October 22, 2008


SEPTEMBER and OCTOBER EVENTS:

- September: Core organizers meet
	- kick off month of strategic planning
	- short term goal: finalize plans for events leading to October 22
	- Sat., Sept. 13 or Sat., Sept. 20
	- who? Campus organizers and community organizers.

- October 22 (Wednesday): Real Food Challenge Launch and National Action Day
	- who? campus people, community orgs, legislators, Kelley Erwin
	- how big?


WHO?:
(All the spokes of the food wheel make revolution!)
(** develop this section more, and get feedback from these groups about
this summit plan **)

- Food Bank
- Organized communities, especially under-represented communities
	- communities with links to The Food Bank

Regional organizers
- on campus (approx. 30 students have come to 2 or more meetings in the
5 Colleges)
- off campus

How many?
- There are 19 colleges in Western MA
	- 5 people per college makes 95 people
- The Food Bank has connections with 430 to 570 agencies


WHERE?
- on campuses
- Springfield

considerations: Where are the participants? What transportation is
available? What venues are available?

GOALS:
- Structural Change of the food system in colleges and in the region (WMA).
- Real Food Challenge: shift 20% of total college food purchases to real
food in 10 years.
- All communities have access to real food as X% of their food in X years.
	- focus on reducing hunger and increasing food security