We invite you to dig deeper into GRAN issues through these upcoming and previously recorded webinars and online events and resources.
- Improvements in Child Nutrition: A Case Study from Nepal. Join us for this GRAN learning event on Wednesday, January 22 at 1:00 p.m. ET to hear from guest speaker Dr. Tina Moffat of McMaster University. Dr. Moffat’s research focuses on maternal-child health and nutrition, food insecurity, immigrant dietary change, and social and cultural dimensions of food and nutrition. She will be speaking to us about improvements in child nutrition from 2001 to 2011 in Nepal, the poorest country in South Asia. Dr. Moffat will discuss the drivers behind Nepal’s progress and the lessons that can be learned from their experience. Click here to register.
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Canadian ODA Trends -- Join AidWatch Canada and Cooperation Canada on Tuesday January 28 at 2:30 p..m ET for a discussion of Canada's ODA. The guest speakers will cover overall trends, changing priorities, tackling poverty, and channels for delivering Canadian ODA. There will be ample time for Q+A. Click here to register.
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Post COP29 Debrief: Climate Financing and Canada's Contributions -- Thursday, February 13 at 6:30 p.m. ET -- Is Canada giving its fair share of international climate finance to support vulnerable countries through the climate crisis? Join experts and advocates to reflect on the outcomes of COP 29 and learn what Canada has to do -- and what role you can play. This webinar is presented by Citizens for Public Justice and the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. Click here to register.
Links to recordings of past events:
- Food for Thought: Using Advocacy to Tackle the Malnutrition and Hunger Crisis -- GRAN learning event with guest speaker Dominique Denoncourt of Results Canada. Dominique speaks about the current state of child malnutrition around the world and lets us know how we can make a difference as GRAN advocates. Video link here. For a copy of the presentation slides, click here.
- Why Canada Must Say "NO!" to Deep-Sea Mining -- Webinar hosted by GRAN Victoria, together with the Victoria Mining Justice Action Committee (MJAC). The two guest speakers are well-known proponents of a moratorium on Deep-Sea Mining: Christopher Pollon, author of Pitfall: The Race to Mine the World’s Most Vulnerable Places, and Catherine Coumans, Research Coordinator at Mining Watch Canada. (June 3, 2024) Video link here.
- Conversations with My Grandmother -- Ama Deawuo, former Executive Director of SeedChange, speaks at GRAN Hello Friends! and shares a video conversation with her Ghanaian grandmother who has worked the land to grow food for her family and community all her life. (May 15, 2024) Video link here.
- Investing in Women with ENGAGE Partners -- Webinar hosted by the Coady Institute to highlight the work of five partner organizations in the Global South that are investing in women through education, advocacy, social entrepreneurship and more. (March 8, 2024) Video link here.
- In Conversation with Elsie Bokaba -- GRAN Learning Event on the unique environmental values that African grandmothers hold and the contributions they can make in tackling the environmental crisis in the Global South. (February 1, 2024) Video link here.
- Food Security: Root Causes and Pathways to Change -- CBC Radio Ideas podcast with host Nahlah Ayed. Online article with audio link available here. (54 minutes)
- What Does Food Insecurity Look Like? Some Examples from Liberia -- Presentation by GRAN Anne Gardner (November 2023) Power Point slides available here.
- Hunger Hurts: Local and Global Paths to Food Justice -- Panel discussion hosted in Toronto by GTA GRAN with guest speakers from Daily Bread Food Bank, SeedChange, ONE Canada, and GRAN (October 19, 2023) Note: The event recording is available in two parts: Part 1 and Part 2.
- The Role of Agroecology and Food Sovereignty in Building Just and Sustainable Food Systems -- GRAN Learning Event with guest speaker Leticia Ama Deawuo, Executive Director of SeedChange Canada. (October 5, 2023) Video link here.
- Meeting Your MP -- GRAN Skills-Building Event with MP Anita Vandenbeld (May 25, 2023). The video link is available to GRAN members in the Advocacy Toolbox (located under the Resources tab). Member log-in is required.
- Global Food Justice? Decolonizing the Paths Forward -- GRAN Learning Event with Dr. Elizabeth Vibert (April 4, 2023) Video link here.
- Fresh Food, Distressed Planet -- Webinar hosted by BCCIC (February 7, 2023) GRAN co-founder Peggy Edwards was one of three panelists exploring women’s lived realities and leadership in food security, gender equality, the climate crisis and peace. Video link here.
- Indigenous Perspectives on Seed Sovereignty -- Webinar co-hosted by York University and SeedChange (January 19, 2023) Video link here.
- Crises and Trends to Watch in 2023 -- Webinar hosted by The New Humanitarian (January 13, 2023) Video link here.
- Global Hunger Crisis -- The Walrus Talks series (October 18, 2022, Ottawa) Video link here.
- Presentation by HelpAge Canada with Executive Director Greggor Sneddon (May 25, 2022) Video link here.
- COVID-19 Vaccine Apartheid: Its Roots and Consequences with Dr. Madhukar Pai (April 20, 2022). Video link here.
- Global Food Security and the Ukraine Crisis with Dr. Jennifer Clapp, Canada Research Chair in Global Food Security and Sustainability (March 29, 2022) Video link here.
- Growing Her Future: Climate Financing and Global Food Security with Canadian Foodgrains Bank (October 26, 2021). Video link here.
- Saving the Okavango Delta Panel Discussion with activists Ina-Maria Shikongo and Rob Parker and MP Elizabeth May (May 28, 2021) Video link here.
- GRAN Food Sovereignty Presentation with Dr. Elizabeth Vibert (April 28, 2021) Video link here.
- GRAN Climate Justice Presentation with Dr. Louise Comeau (January 27, 2021) Video link here.
We will do our best to keep this page updated, so we encourage you to check back often!
