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As a result from a high demand in workshops and positive feedback from participants we will continue running ‘Emergency Food Provision – Dignity during COVID-19’ online workshops from the end of September to January 2021.
What can I expect?
The pandemic has increased the number of people struggling to access food. At the same time, many more people have become involved in providing emergency food services. So how do we ensure this work promotes dignity for those needing support?
To answer this question we have been working with staff and volunteers from community food initiatives across Scotland to develop a workshop that provides you with a space for reflection and a practical understanding of the steps you can take to enhance dignity in your own project.
Join us in this interactive online workshop to:
- learn about the Dignity Principles;
- hear about good practice examples in Scotland;
- learn practical tips and strategies;
- reflect and reconsider how dignity can be enhanced in your practice
- continue co-constructing an understanding of how dignity can be put in practice during this crisis.
Please note that due to the participatory nature of the workshop you will require a computer in order to join.
Is it for me?
Whether you are a new or experienced organiser or volunteer working in emergency food provision responses this workshop is for you! Enhancing dignity is a reflective process and learning from each other’s approaches can always reveal something new for you.
Previous Workshops
The previous workshops brought together a range of people with different backgrounds and expertise in community and emergency food provision from across Scotland. Participants were introduced to the Dignity Principles in the context of COVID-19 and weeks after attending the workshop began taking actions to enhance dignity in their projects.
One participant said:
“It was great to get a deeper understanding of dignity. Relating to what it feels like to be in a situation where dignity is not afforded to you is a very good learning tool. Great moderators and clear examples and practical learnings.”
Join us for a cuppa tea and reflection on the Ethical Consumer Week and how it links to wider systems change. Our theme for this session is ‘our relationships with food’.
E-mail Anna for more details.
Are you able to get enough veg everyday? Do want to make it easier for people where you live to eat good food? Let’s discuss and take action!
This is an interactive Zoom session that looks at some of the obstacles we have in Scotland to sourcing and eating good food, specifically fresh veg. It’s an opportunity to learn how the current food system works, and to discuss as group the different barriers we face and how we might overcome them in our communities. Our aim is to look at a whole systems approach to food, get lived experiences of our food environment and invite those with a passion for change to become Veg Advocates to help us to tackle some of the issues as individuals and part of our communities.
What can I expect?
We hope to explore the difficulties in accessing nutritious food (both personal and collective), learn about UK’s health outlook and how it relates to food, and find practical steps to get involved and be part of the solution. Join us in this workshop to:
hear what the Pease Please project is about
learn current stats and facts about the UK national veg intake
learn practical tips and strategies that can help your own community to eat more veg
reflect on current practices and barriers for people to access healthy food
share your own knowledge and experiences
learn how to become a Veg Advocate
Is it for me?
If you eat you are in! We are looking for people who are passionate about veg to get involved, share their experience and commitment, and work with us to find solutions together. We want to explore the food system and the challenges to accessing and eating more veg, and especially interested in hearing thoughts of those with lived experience of food insecurity. Participants will also be given a £10 shopping voucher for their time.
Peas Please is about making it easier for people to access and eat more veg – but we know that just telling people to eat more veg doesn’t work, so what does? By working with farmers, high street food chains, restaurants, supermarkets, governments and people like YOU, all at the same time, we can make sure everyone can eat enough veg.
Join us for a cuppa tea and reflection on the Ethical Consumer Week and how it links to wider systems change. Our theme for this session is ‘the players in the food system’.
E-mail Anna for more details.
Are you able to get enough veg everyday? Do want to make it easier for people where you live to eat good food? Let’s discuss and take action!
This is an interactive Zoom session that looks at some of the obstacles we have in Scotland to sourcing and eating good food, specifically fresh veg. It’s an opportunity to learn how the current food system works, and to discuss as group the different barriers we face and how we might overcome them in our communities. Our aim is to look at a whole systems approach to food, get lived experiences of our food environment and invite those with a passion for change to become Veg Advocates to help us to tackle some of the issues as individuals and part of our communities.
What can I expect?
We hope to explore the difficulties in accessing nutritious food (both personal and collective), learn about UK’s health outlook and how it relates to food, and find practical steps to get involved and be part of the solution. Join us in this workshop to:
hear what the Pease Please project is about
learn current stats and facts about the UK national veg intake
learn practical tips and strategies that can help your own community to eat more veg
reflect on current practices and barriers for people to access healthy food
share your own knowledge and experiences
learn how to become a Veg Advocate
Is it for me?
If you eat you are in! We are looking for people who are passionate about veg to get involved, share their experience and commitment, and work with us to find solutions together. We want to explore the food system and the challenges to accessing and eating more veg, and especially interested in hearing thoughts of those with lived experience of food insecurity. Participants will also be given a £10 shopping voucher for their time.
Peas Please is about making it easier for people to access and eat more veg – but we know that just telling people to eat more veg doesn’t work, so what does? By working with farmers, high street food chains, restaurants, supermarkets, governments and people like YOU, all at the same time, we can make sure everyone can eat enough veg.
Are you able to get enough veg everyday? Do want to make it easier for people where you live to eat good food? Let’s discuss and take action!
This is an interactive Zoom session that looks at some of the obstacles we have in Scotland to sourcing and eating good food, specifically fresh veg. It’s an opportunity to learn how the current food system works, and to discuss as group the different barriers we face and how we might overcome them in our communities. Our aim is to look at a whole systems approach to food, get lived experiences of our food environment and invite those with a passion for change to become Veg Advocates to help us to tackle some of the issues as individuals and part of our communities.
What can I expect?
We hope to explore the difficulties in accessing nutritious food (both personal and collective), learn about UK’s health outlook and how it relates to food, and find practical steps to get involved and be part of the solution. Join us in this workshop to:
hear what the Pease Please project is about
learn current stats and facts about the UK national veg intake
learn practical tips and strategies that can help your own community to eat more veg
reflect on current practices and barriers for people to access healthy food
share your own knowledge and experiences
learn how to become a Veg Advocate
Is it for me?
If you eat you are in! We are looking for people who are passionate about veg to get involved, share their experience and commitment, and work with us to find solutions together. We want to explore the food system and the challenges to accessing and eating more veg, and especially interested in hearing thoughts of those with lived experience of food insecurity. Participants will also be given a £10 shopping voucher for their time.
Peas Please is about making it easier for people to access and eat more veg – but we know that just telling people to eat more veg doesn’t work, so what does? By working with farmers, high street food chains, restaurants, supermarkets, governments and people like YOU, all at the same time, we can make sure everyone can eat enough veg.
Are you able to get enough veg everyday? Do want to make it easier for people where you live to eat good food? Let’s discuss and take action!
This is an interactive Zoom session that looks at some of the obstacles we have in Scotland to sourcing and eating good food, specifically fresh veg. It’s an opportunity to learn how the current food system works, and to discuss as group the different barriers we face and how we might overcome them in our communities. Our aim is to look at a whole systems approach to food, get lived experiences of our food environment and invite those with a passion for change to become Veg Advocates to help us to tackle some of the issues as individuals and part of our communities.
What can I expect?
We hope to explore the difficulties in accessing nutritious food (both personal and collective), learn about UK’s health outlook and how it relates to food, and find practical steps to get involved and be part of the solution. Join us in this workshop to:
hear what the Pease Please project is about
learn current stats and facts about the UK national veg intake
learn practical tips and strategies that can help your own community to eat more veg
reflect on current practices and barriers for people to access healthy food
share your own knowledge and experiences
learn how to become a Veg Advocate
Is it for me?
If you eat you are in! We are looking for people who are passionate about veg to get involved, share their experience and commitment, and work with us to find solutions together. We want to explore the food system and the challenges to accessing and eating more veg, and especially interested in hearing thoughts of those with lived experience of food insecurity. Participants will also be given a £10 shopping voucher for their time.
Peas Please is about making it easier for people to access and eat more veg – but we know that just telling people to eat more veg doesn’t work, so what does? By working with farmers, high street food chains, restaurants, supermarkets, governments and people like YOU, all at the same time, we can make sure everyone can eat enough veg.
Are you able to get enough veg everyday? Do want to make it easier for people where you live to eat good food? Let’s discuss and take action!
This is an interactive Zoom session that looks at some of the obstacles we have in Scotland to sourcing and eating good food, specifically fresh veg. It’s an opportunity to learn how the current food system works, and to discuss as group the different barriers we face and how we might overcome them in our communities. Our aim is to look at a whole systems approach to food, get lived experiences of our food environment and invite those with a passion for change to become Veg Advocates to help us to tackle some of the issues as individuals and part of our communities.
What can I expect?
We hope to explore the difficulties in accessing nutritious food (both personal and collective), learn about UK’s health outlook and how it relates to food, and find practical steps to get involved and be part of the solution. Join us in this workshop to:
hear what the Pease Please project is about
learn current stats and facts about the UK national veg intake
learn practical tips and strategies that can help your own community to eat more veg
reflect on current practices and barriers for people to access healthy food
share your own knowledge and experiences
learn how to become a Veg Advocate
Is it for me?
If you eat you are in! We are looking for people who are passionate about veg to get involved, share their experience and commitment, and work with us to find solutions together. We want to explore the food system and the challenges to accessing and eating more veg, and especially interested in hearing thoughts of those with lived experience of food insecurity. Participants will also be given a £10 shopping voucher for their time.
Peas Please is about making it easier for people to access and eat more veg – but we know that just telling people to eat more veg doesn’t work, so what does? By working with farmers, high street food chains, restaurants, supermarkets, governments and people like YOU, all at the same time, we can make sure everyone can eat enough veg.
As a result from a high demand in workshops and positive feedback from participants we will continue running ‘Emergency Food Provision – Dignity during COVID-19’ online workshops from the end of September to January 2021. This workshop is specifically for people working in the area of the Highlands to build on existing local responses to the current crisis. Register online via Eventbrite.
What can I expect?
The pandemic has increased the number of people struggling to access food. At the same time, many more people have become involved in providing emergency food and wider support services . So how do we ensure this work promotes dignity for those needing support?
To answer this question we have been working with staff and volunteers from community food initiatives across Scotland to develop a workshop that provides you with a space for reflection and a practical understanding of the steps you can take to enhance dignity in your own project.
Join us in this interactive online workshop to:
- learn about the Dignity Principles;
- hear about good practice examples in Scotland;
- learn practical tips and strategies;
- reflect and reconsider how dignity can be enhanced in your practice
- continue co-constructing an understanding of how dignity can be put in practice during this crisis.
Please note that due to the participatory nature of the workshop you will require a computer in order to join.
Is it for me?
Whether you are a new or experienced organiser or volunteer working in emergency food provision responses in Fife this workshop is for you! Enhancing dignity is a reflective process and learning from each other’s approaches can always reveal something new for you.
Previous Workshops
Participants were introduced to the Dignity Principles in the context of COVID-19 and weeks after attending the workshop began taking actions to enhance dignity in their projects.
One participant said:
“It was great to get a deeper understanding of dignity. Relating to what it feels like to be in a situation where dignity is not afforded to you is a very good learning tool. Great moderators and clear examples and practical learnings.”
This hustings, arranged by the Scottish Food Coalition, is an opportunity to put your points and questions about the food system to political party representatives ahead of the 2021 Scottish Parliamentary elections.
It has never been a more important time to talk about food policy. The pandemic has emphasised the importance of building resilience within our food system.
Spokespersons from the Scottish Conservative Party, Scottish Green Party, Scottish Labour Party, Scottish Liberal Democrat Party and the Scottish National Party will outline their plans and their party’s policies for addressing the challenges facing Scotland’s food system.
The hustings will cover four key themes related to our food system:
- Jobs
- Health
- Poverty
- Climate & Nature
The hustings will be chaired by Brian Taylor, former Political Editor of BBC Scotland.