| September 15, 2010 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
Elim City Church, Jamaica St, Stokes Croft
Join us for an evening of discussion about why you may or may not want supermarkets to feed us. This will be a space for everyone to share their views, learn from each other and to explore solutions which will benefit the whole community.
Bristol already has over 50 supermarkets, 30 of which are Tesco stores. For many this means convenience food at unbelievably low prices and more local jobs. Others however strongly object to supermarkets’ role in wiping out local shops and small farmers, sucking the lifeblood from our communities and committing workers rights abuses in the world’s poorest countries – not to mention compromising our ability to feed ourselves in the future now that the age of cheap oil has ended. Love’em or hate’em though, supermarkets currently dominate more than 80% of the food retail market leaving us little choice but to use them. Stokes Croft and Montpelier are up in arms at Tesco’s attempts to open in their distinct community. Sainsburys have just got planning permission to open on Gloucester rd. Tesco are also trying on Victoria street by Bristol bridge. South Bristol have just amazingly stopped a Sainsburys megastore at the Ashton Gate Football stadium. Is this unfettered supermarket sprawl in our best interest or do we need to reclaim choice over the food we eat?
This is your chance to be part of an important conversation about what we want the future of food in our community to look like. Together we can create solutions that meet all our needs – join us to be part of the solution!
Numbers are limited-please arrive early to avoid disappointment.
Suggested donation £3
Hot drinks and homemade cakes available
This is a joint event by:
www.NoTescoInStokesCroft.org.uk
www.TransitionMontpelier.org.uk
www.BristolFoodHub.org
Claire Mine
07824 878904
