
Jill Guerra
M.A., Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (UBC)
Participates in 27 items
Jill completed her Master's at the Institute of Resources, Environment and Sustainability at the UBC with a focus on sustainable food systems. Her thesis project examined incentives and barriers to farmers' decisions to transition to agroecology and organic agriculture within a progressive public procurement program in Santa Catarina, Brazil. Additional projects included research on the potential impact of the Trans Pacific Partnership on Canadian food sovereignty, the role of bi- and tri-lateral trade agreements on food security and analyzing dietary scenarios for establishing indigenous food sovereignty within the 'Namgis First Nation. Jill currently works as the Research and Special Projects Coordinator at the Canada Organic Trade Association and is on the Research Advisory Group of Food Secure Canada's Sustainable Consumption for All project.
Sessions in which Jill Guerra participates
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
- Friends of Food Secure Canada Book Launch McKibbins Irish Pub - McKibbins Irish Pub
- 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | 2 hours
8:30 AM
8:30 AM
- Opening Remarks Concordia University - H Building - H110
- 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | 1 hour
- Talk / Conférence
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- Reconnecting Food and Health Concordia University - H Building - H110
- 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 hour
- Plenary / Séance plénière
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Coffee Break Concordia University - MB Building - MB Atrium & MB 3.130
- 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 30 minutes
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11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Food Policy 101 Concordia University - MB Building - MB 6.425
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Skills-building workshop / atelier
- Alternative Farmland Tenure Models: Seeking Solutions to Land Access Challenges Concordia University - MB Building - MB CD (Conference Centre, 9th Floor)
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Collaborative session / séance collaborative
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- Lunch & Networking (Multiple locations, check lunch ticket for details)
- 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
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2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- What's Sustainable About Local Food Systems? Concordia University - MB Building - MB 2.130
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Skills-building workshop / atelier
- Worker Welfare & Organics: Challenges and Opportunities for a Growing Sector Concordia University - MB Building - MB 5.215
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel discussion / panel de discussion
- The Future of Food in Québec Concordia University - MB Building - MB 1.210
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Feature panel / la grande salle
- Using Food to Build Bridges with Newcomers Concordia University - MB Building - MB 2.430
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel discussion / panel de discussion
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Coffee Break Concordia University - MB Building - MB Atrium & MB 3.130
- 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 30 minutes
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4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Northern and Indigenous food systems: blurring the line between fields and forests Concordia University - MB Building - MB 3.445
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Creating sustainable meat value chains Concordia University - MB Building - MB 5.215
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel discussion / panel de discussion
- Institutional Good Food: How to Build Sustainable and Just Food Systems Concordia University - MB Building - MB 2.430
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel discussion / panel de discussion
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
- Assembly cocktail at St-Jax's Church (OPEN TO ALL) St-Jax Church - Main Space at St-Jax Church
- 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 3 hours
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- The Changing Global Trade Landscape: How are Agricultural Producers, Consumers, and Workers Impacted In Canada? Concordia University - MB Building - MB 3.210
- 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Feature panel / la grande salle
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Coffee Break Concordia University - MB Building - MB Atrium & MB 3.130
- 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 30 minutes
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11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Municipal Food Policy: Connecting Nationally to Advance Municipally Concordia University - MB Building - MB 3.430
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Collaborative session / séance collaborative
- The Changing Face of New Farmers Concordia University - MB Building - MB 2.210
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel discussion / panel de discussion
- Season Jars: The Art of Fermentation Through Sauerkraut
- Signup required Registered On Wait List Session is full Concordia University - Multi-faith & Spirituality Centre - Multi-faith & Spirituality Centre
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Skills-building workshop / atelier
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- Lunch & Networking (Multiple locations, check lunch ticket for details)
- 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
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2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Envisioning a School Food Program for Canada: If We Had a Billion Dollars Concordia University - MB Building - MB CD (Conference Centre, 9th Floor)
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Collaborative session / séance collaborative
- Injured Migrant Workers and Structural Violence: Turning Individual Stories into Collective Action Concordia University - MB Building - MB 2.210
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Collaborative session / séance collaborative
- Strange Bedfellows: Non-Traditional Partnerships in Healthy and Sustainable Food Concordia University - MB Building - MB 2.270
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel discussion / panel de discussion
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Coffee Break Concordia University - MB Building - MB Atrium & MB 3.130
- 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 30 minutes
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6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- Youth at the Table: Food Policy and Youth Networking Event McKibbins Irish Pub - McKibbins Irish Pub
- 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 2 hours
- Social event / Activité sociale
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