festival21 - a free food festival

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Hey guys! It's been a while since I was active on ATARnotes, but I thought that this free festival may be of interest to you guys, especially the f21y workshops as they are specifically aimed at young people. Feel free to ask any questions you might have Hope to see you there.

What do Julian Burnside, Joost Bakker, Kevin Sheedy and Stephanie Alexander have in common?

festival21 is coming to Melbourne. A celebration of the world’s most precious commodity, food, this free event will land at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on Friday 11 December 2015. festival21 welcomes all Victorians for discussions around food and its vital role in solving society’s greatest challenges. We will bring people together to discuss where our food comes from, and how fixing our food systems is key to sustainability, combating climate change and improving our health.

The festival’s evening event will begin at 7pm and feature music, comedy, short films, keynotes, panel discussions, and an opportunity to support inspiring local social enterprise. Speakers include:

Julian Burnside AO QC – Barrister and refugee and asylum seeker advocate
Stephanie Alexander AO – Cook, restaurateur, author and champion of food education
Joost Bakker – Chef, farmer and sustainability advocate
Kevin Sheedy – Award-winning AFL coach and player
Kaitlin Yarnall – Executive Editor of National Geographic Magazine, Washington
Dr Alessandro Demaio – World Health Organization, Geneva, and festival21 Founder
Erik Jensen – Editor, The Saturday Paper
Simon Griffiths – Founder, Who Gives A Crap
David Prior – founder, five:am yoghurt, festival21 benefactor patron and philanthropist

Coinciding with the United Nations climate talks in Paris – a key opportunity to make a global commitment to combat climate change – festival21 will explore how food and the way we eat can be the key to a sustainable, healthy future.

Visit festival21.com.au to get your free tickets or check out the full list of speakers. Join the festival21 Facebook event to invite friends, stay updated with the latest news and speaker announcements.

In addition to the festival21 evening event, the f21y daytime event running from 12pm-5pm will see a series of social impact and innovation workshops from Australia’s leading changemakers. Learn how to enact social change from established global leaders, social entrepreneurs, and media personalities, towards a future that is healthy, cohesive and sustainable.

To see Kevin Sheedy, Simon Griffiths, Murray Bunton, Simon McKeon and more, find free tickets at the festival21 website and join the f21y Facebook event.

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This is on tomorrow - hope to see some of you there