2018 Anti-Monsanto Event Series: Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea Food Time
Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea Food Time — School Lunch and Non-GMO Action Workshop
Would you like to know how the nutritious school lunches that children in Taiwan eat differ from those in other countries? In Japan, through school lunch Koshien competitions and chefs giving lessons at schools, locally sourced non-GMO dietary education is promoted, along with passing on the gradually disappearing washoku culture between generations; in South Korea, after the presidential election, through the power of civil society groups, advocacy centered on non-GMO and school lunches was put forward; in Taiwan, civil society volunteers proposed a non-GMO school lunch initiative four years ago during the local elections, which ultimately resulted in legislative regulation.
The school lunches of 200 million people across Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea, along with their cultural, policy, and social differences and similarities, all await our deeper understanding. For the first time, Taiwanese civil society groups are bringing together speakers from Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea to share their respective experiences in civil society promotional education and action, starting from the shared experiences and memories of 200 million school lunches in Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea.
We also ask partners who care about the non-GMO issue to set aside Saturday, 5/19, and join the Homemakers United Foundation at the Water Garden Farmer Organic Market for the anti-Monsanto movement!
[Date] 2018/5/8 (Tue) 9:30-16:30
[Venue] Taipei Cultural and Creative Center, 6F Multipurpose Hall C (No. 88, Yantchang Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City)
[Registration] Free, 60 spots, please register online: https://goo.gl/6EkFsd.
[Agenda]
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Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea Food Time — School Lunch and Non-GMO Action Workshop |
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Topic / Speaker |
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09:00 – 09:30 |
Check-in |
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09:30 – 10:20 |
The Path of Passing On Washoku Culture and Promoting Shokuiku
Keynote / Kazuo Takagi (Michelin two-star chef, Representative of Washoku Kyushoku Oendan West Japan) |
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10:20 – 10:40 |
Tea Break |
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10:40 – 11:30 |
The Spirit of Environmental Friendliness in Free School Meals (tentative)
Keynote / Hansalim Cooperative (invitation pending) |
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11:30 – 12:00 |
School Lunches for 200 Million People
Keynote / Huang Jialin (Project Host of School Lunch 22) |
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12:00 – 12:20 |
Q & A |
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12:20 – 13:30 |
Lunch |
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13:30 – 14:20 |
The History of Genetically Modified (GM) Crops and Food in Japan
Keynote / Keisuke Amagasa (Representative of the "We Don't Want GM Food!" Movement) |
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14:20 – 15:10 |
200,000 Citizens' Petition: Current Status and Tasks of South Korea's Civil Society Non-GMO Movement (tentative)
Keynote / Korean National Anti-GMO Movement Solidarity (invitation pending) |
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15:10 – 15:30 |
Tea Break |
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15:30 – 16:00 |
Taiwan's Experience with GM Food
Keynote / Guo Huaren (Professor Emeritus, Department of Agronomy, National Taiwan University) |
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16:00 – 16:20 |
Q & A |
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16:20 – 16:30 |
General Q&A |
[Reminder] This conference provides professional Japanese and Korean interpretation; please remember to bring your own eco-friendly tableware.
[Inquiries] If you have any questions about the event, please email [email protected].
[Organizers] School Lunch 22, Campus Lunch Goes Non-GMO
[Co-organizers] Taiwan Homemakers United Foundation Consumer Cooperative, Homemakers United Foundation Environmental Protection Fund, Taiwan Non-GMO Promotion Alliance