We invite you to dig deeper into GRAN issues through these upcoming and previously recorded webinars and online events and resources.
- GRAN Hello Friends! National Gathering -- Monday, May 13 - Wednesday, May 15 -- In person at Toronto Metropolitan University or online from wherever you find yourself. Click here for more information. And here to register.
- Unlocking the Potential of Older Women: A Global Symposium on Grandmother Leadership and Social Change -- 11:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET each day, Wednesday, May 22 and Thursday, May 23 -- This conference is hosted by the Grandmother Collective and aims to illuminate and celebrate the profound role of grandmothers and older women as changemakers. Click here to register.
- Rise and Thrive: Empowering East African Youth through Education -- 6:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, May 30 -- Join Aga Khan Foundation Canada and Canada-Mathare Education Trust to explore innovative approaches, challenges, and triumphs in promoting educational access for girls, in East Africa and beyond. The participants will also discuss the role of Canadian cooperation in expanding gender-equitable education and skill-building opportunities for youth in the region. This event is both in person (Ottawa) and online. Click here to register.
Links to recordings of past events:
- 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.
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