Speakers
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Ottavia PierettoActivist from Food Wave – ACRAOttavia Pieretto is a Food Wave activist since 2020. She graduated cum laude at the University of Gastronomic Sciences of Pollenzo and she achieved a Master of Science in Food Policy with Distinction at City, University of London. She is now working at Slow Food International on protein transition.
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Virginia PignataActivist from Food Wave – ACRAVirginia has a background in social and political studies, which has prompted her to always move with curiosity and a certain discomfort through different worlds.
Today she works for Fair Trade and tries to do her part for the due systemic change in food systems.
She often talks about fruits, markets, neighbourhoods and animals.
ACRA is a Milan-based non-governmental organization, engaged for over 50 years in the fight against poverty and in international cooperation on: food, education, water, energy and environment. In Europe and in Italy it fosters a culture of dialogue, integration, intercultural exchange and solidarity. For more than 30 years it has been implementing projects, initiatives and workshops on Active and Global Citizenship Education.
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A place that provides space for programmes, lectures and discussions, focusing on community and social initiatives, sustainability, self-awareness and culture.
Scaling up biodiversity: how to make sustainable diets mainstream
This workshop is part of of the 11th Let’s Liberate Diversity! Forum!
The low impact food option is still far away from being affordable, accessible and appealing to many.
Collective efforts to upscale the effects of climate-friendly diets can’t indulge in niche markets and local initiatives only, but should rather engage in dialogue with mainstream channels and big political and economic players in (global) food systems.
In this workshop, we’ll discuss current trends and loopholes in European food policies, with a specific focus on their effect on consumers’ behaviors and the role of civil society in addressing the reality of economic, social and educational barriers that low income citizens face to choose a “sustainable” and “biodiverse” diet.
