Actions Panel
Food Connections 2015: Get Social
By Island Health and the Vancouver Island Food Security Hubs
Date and time
Wed, Oct 28, 2015 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM PDT
Location
Parksville Community Conference Centre
132 E Jensen Avenue Parksville, BC V9P 2H2 CanadaDescription
Food Connections is a day long gathering intended to bring people together from across Vancouver Island who are working to build a healthier food system. This year, we invite you to Get Social; network with your peers in the field of food and take part in skill building mini-workshops focused on four key pillars of our work as change makers and community leaders;
- Social Media: strategic use of online tools to get your message out
- Social Marketing: designing programs that create behavior change
- Social Enterprise: alternative options for sustainable funding
- Social Change: effective collaboration through collective impact
Who should attend:
- People who work on food security initiatives across Vancouver Island
- Members of the not-for profit community involved work related to food security
- Members of the farm/fishing/processing community
- Traditional food harvesters
- Educators and School Board staff
- Local government representatives
- Health and Wellness professionals
Organized by
the Vancouver Island Food Security Hubs make up a network of organizations who are leading food security work across the island