Did You Know...?
That the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) can help you find speakers for your Forum? Call them at 800 388 3920 or see their website at http://www.uusc.org/rights_aloud
That you can screen new PBS documentaries at your Forum through Independent Lens? Turn your church, community center or town hall into a movie theater with just some simple projection equipment, a riveting documentary, and microwave popcorn. Go to Independent Lens Community Cinema at http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/getinvolved/organize/
Links
Local Food Banks, Soup Kitchen, Farms can provide speakers, panelists, and co-sponsors for food-themed events.
Slow Food and Local Food Organizations: National organizations can help you with event-ideas, finding speakers, and connecting with local organizations. Here are a few we like:
Coop America www.coopamerica.org
Slow Food www.slowfoodusa.org
Local Food www.localharvest.org
Farm-to-School Movement www.farmtoschool.org
Films and Documentaries:
King Corn chronicles the journey of 2 young men who set out to grow an acre of corn in Iowa. Tells the story of how our food-system became so corn-dependant. www.bullfrogfilms.com
The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil Cuba’s transition to local, sustainable food production. www.powerofcommunity.org
Fast Food Nation www.foxsearchlight.com/fastfoodnation/
Food for Thought: Topics for Discussion
- What is the environmental cost of the food we eat daily? At home? In restaurants?
- What are the health costs?
- Where can we find sustainable, humanely farmed food in my community?
- What is more important, local or organic?
- Could our city/town support its own food-needs? What would it take to become locally self-sufficient?
