Dr. Olaseinde Arigbede (Seinde), inspiration for many farmers in Nigeria and co-founder of USMEFAN, participant in international farmer's fora and formerly an eminent teaching doctor and neuroscientist with
Jocelyn Jones &
Paul Chi of Healthy Concerts. The program concerns everything related to the World Family Group which was born of his visit, the theme of which being Food Sovereignty and Participatory Development. Good, naturally produced food is a simple, though knowledge intensive, matter, but our complex politicised world and its history of colonialism and neo-colonialism has complicated the simplest of human issues - the food we eat. So these are deep and fundamental matters and I refer you to the links page, to World family Group and Website for a fuller understanding.
LINKS & RESOURCES
Food Sovereignty
* The right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food.
* Food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods.
* Defending the interests and inclusion of the next generation.
* Promoting transparent trade that guarantees just income to all peoples.
* Implies new social relations free of oppression and inequality.
and Participatory Development as opposed to aid.
http://myworldfamily.org/ New World Family Website
http://www.worldfamily.ning.com
The above address is a group (which you are welcome to join and contribute to) for World Family communications between members about our activities and plans and the first link is to an introductory website which might be a better port of call for those unfamiliar with the depth of the subject of Food Sovereignty, but also for groups, NGO's and other organisations interested in our work and projects in process, which are large and varied in scope and nature. It is under construction but is being completed quite rapidly.
http://www.healthyconcerts.com/index/