<div dir="ltr">FYI:<div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">For short version, you can refer to this link:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(28,30,33);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">In support of Wabano's new Indigenous Food Sovereignty project, housed at Just Food Farm, please register by 12 noon Thursday for the free online Ottawa premiere of the film </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gatherfilmproject/?fref=mentions" style="color:rgb(56,88,152);text-decoration-line:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px" target="_blank">Gather</a><span style="color:rgb(28,30,33);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"> — and pass the word!</span><br style="color:rgb(28,30,33);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/indigenousfoodsovereignty?__eep__=6&fref=mentions" style="color:rgb(56,88,152);text-decoration-line:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px" target="_blank">#IndigenousFoodSovereignty</a><br style="color:rgb(28,30,33);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><a href="https://justfood.ca/blog/2020/10/16/ottawa-virtual-launch-of-gather/" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(56,88,152);text-decoration-line:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px" target="_blank">https://justfood.ca/…/10/16/ottawa-virtual-launch-of-gather/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><h1 style="box-sizing:inherit;font-size:1.625rem;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;clear:both;line-height:1.4;padding:0px;font-weight:300">Ottawa (virtual) Launch of Gather</h1><div style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Libre Franklin","Helvetica Neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px">In recognition of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQZFqakBw04" style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">World Food Day</a>, and in celebration and honour of the critical and leading role Indigenous Peoples play in protecting biodiversity on Earth as the basis of our shared food, please join the Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health and Just Food for the virtual launch in Ottawa of the film <a href="https://gather.film/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><em style="box-sizing:inherit">Gather</em></a> – a Critic’s Pick by <em style="box-sizing:inherit">The New York Times</em>. </p><img src="https://justfood.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Gather-poster-for-FB.jpg" alt="" style="box-sizing:inherit;border-style:none;height:auto;max-width:100%"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px">While the Indigenous food sovereignty projects in the film are based in lands south and west of here, their importance will resonate with viewers all over Turtle Island.</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px">Film is open for viewing for 30 hours! </p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px">From Thursday, October 22<span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-size:12px;line-height:0;vertical-align:baseline">nd</span> 6pm to Friday, October 23<span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-size:12px;line-height:0;vertical-align:baseline">rd</span> at midnight (watch online at your own leisure).</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px">Length of film: 1 hour, 14 minutes </p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px">Register by Thursday, October 22 at noon <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQeROBjCSmuTRv265E0C-ecN-H8HWXUXjSeuCiAxh7a9llOA/viewform?usp=sf_link" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px">You’ll be sent the movie link by email next Thursday, October 22<span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-size:12px;line-height:0;vertical-align:baseline">nd</span>.</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px">Please share the link with everyone living in Algonquin Territory/Ottawa, with the following info:</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px">This is a free event, with the request that those watching, who can, will donate to Wabano’s new Indigenous Food Sovereignty project, housed at Just Food Farm, with funds going to purchase seeds, tools and other materials for food production starting in 2021.  </p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px">Please click <a href="https://wabano.com/donate/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">here</a> to donate to Wabano (and please choose Wabano Indigenous Food Sovereignty Project on the drop-down list).</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px"><br></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px">More info:</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px">The <a href="https://wabano.com/" style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health</a> is an award-winning and internationally recognized healthcare facility located in Ottawa, Ontario. Wabano’s unique model of care emphasizes the importance of nurturing the mind, body and spirit through the provision of a full medical clinic, mental wellness and addictions services, community and cultural programs, and community outreach. The result has been the creation of a place of belonging where culture flourishes in support of Ottawa’s Indigenous community.</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px"><a href="http://www.justfood.ca/" style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Just Food</a> is a community-based, non-profit organization working towards vibrant, just and sustainable food and farming systems in the Ottawa region.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>