[homeles_ot-l] Fwd: Please help distribute this info re. new Indigenous Food Sovereignty project

[Kaite Burkholder Harris]

FYI:

For short version, you can refer to this link:

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 Gather
<https://www.facebook.com/gatherfilmproject/?fref=mentions> — and pass the
word!
#IndigenousFoodSovereignty
<https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/indigenousfoodsovereignty?__eep__=6&fref=mentions>
https://justfood.ca/…/10/16/ottawa-virtual-launch-of-gather/
<https://justfood.ca/blog/2020/10/16/ottawa-virtual-launch-of-gather/>

Ottawa (virtual) Launch of Gather

In recognition of World Food Day
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQZFqakBw04>, 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 *Gather* <https://gather.film/> – a Critic’s
Pick by *The New York Times*.

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.

Film is open for viewing for 30 hours!

>From Thursday, October 22nd 6pm to Friday, October 23rd at midnight (watch
online at your own leisure).

Length of film: 1 hour, 14 minutes

Register by Thursday, October 22 at noon here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQeROBjCSmuTRv265E0C-ecN-H8HWXUXjSeuCiAxh7a9llOA/viewform?usp=sf_link>
.

You’ll be sent the movie link by email next Thursday, October 22nd.

Please share the link with everyone living in Algonquin Territory/Ottawa,
with the following info:

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.

Please click here <https://wabano.com/donate/> to donate to Wabano (and
please choose Wabano Indigenous Food Sovereignty Project on the drop-down
list).


More info:

The Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health <https://wabano.com/> 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.

Just Food <http://www.justfood.ca/> is a community-based, non-profit
organization working towards vibrant, just and sustainable food and farming
systems in the Ottawa region.
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