‘YOUTH RALLY’ Talk about the Seed Freedom Movement & Community Seed Banks

South Durban Community Environmental Alliance ‘Youth Rally’

United Nations host their 20^th annual conference of the parties in Lima, Peru- SDCEA will be hosting their own events in light of COP 20 to voice concerns on issues such as Climate Change, Women &Sustainability for life, Food Security and Youth Empowerment. Join us as we make our difference, 8-11 December 2014.

*Delwyn Pillay from Citi-Zen Gardens ( member organisation of The Global Citizens’ Alliance for Seed Freedom network) will present a talk about the Seed Freedom Movement & Community Seed Banks as part of the SDCEA Youth Rally activities in light of this years Conference of the Parties (COP 20), held in Lima, Peru.

Date 8^th December 2014
Time: 1pm-1:30pm
Venue:  MTB L2

Topic: Seed Freedom Movement & Community Seed Banks

-What are community seed banks?
-Why is it important to save seeds?
-Why is diversity of crops and varieties important?
-What can we learn from local knowledge?
-How to set up and run a community seed bank?