{"id":3695,"date":"2015-10-05T14:42:38","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T14:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/safsc.org.za\/?p=3695"},"modified":"2015-10-07T07:56:32","modified_gmt":"2015-10-07T07:56:32","slug":"newsletter-1-october-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.safsc.org.za\/dev\/newsletter-1-october-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter #1 October 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\" alignleft\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"366\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div>NEWSLETTER #1<br \/>\nOCTOBER 2015<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"197\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div>Email not showing nicely?<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/us11.campaign-archive1.com\/?u=6eb374fe9b580101982b7b47c&amp;id=3ece8db33f&amp;e=\" target=\"_blank\">View this email in your browser<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/X_llE3GzSlDUUS8fIdQJL7jtQE-E2wihi8cxX0-BhwShmMe52vjvy9qU8TUyzNw-L-jVKWN0fSSCtbGoMReTsYHFpiQRHGqZVBbA_jwnTvTDtPrTneJdGW3YPjAfnjyS4HmyDzqr8ieGfwUdd0zT-OiO2iyB2Q6uAu_mcIc=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6eb374fe9b580101982b7b47c\/images\/f5780593-be06-4083-aa59-685e322f7bc4.png\" alt=\"South African food sovereignty campaign\" width=\"599.9999847412109\" align=\"center\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"599\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong>WELCOME\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>What is this newsletter all about?<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>Comrades, we are excited to introduce to you our very own SAFSC newsletter. The purpose of this newsletter is to:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>keep you <strong>up to date<\/strong> with what is going on in the South African Food Sovereignty Campaign and developments in the South African food system, both on the ground and in the ground,<\/li>\n<li>introduce you to the <strong>actors<\/strong> in the campaign,<\/li>\n<li>inform you about upcoming <strong>events<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li>broaden your <strong>knowledge<\/strong> by drawing your attention to international food sovereignty news, good reads, agroecology tips and activist tools,<\/li>\n<li>occasionally give you <strong>advice<\/strong> on where you can find more information on the SAFSC (HINT: by looking at our new website).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\"><a title=\"Click here to view the website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.safsc.org\/?ct=t(SAFSC_Newsletter8_31_2015)&amp;mc_cid=3ece8db33f&amp;mc_eid=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to view the website<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div>Importantly, this newsletter serves as a <strong>platform for you to share<\/strong> your news with the greater SAFSC community. Should you want an item to feature in this newsletter, please send requests to<a href=\"mailto:info@safsc.org.za?subject=Item%20to%20feature%20in%20SAFSC%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">info@safsc.org.za<\/a> and we will be happy to include your news, events or stories. In this first edition we explain what you can expect from each section of the newsletter.<\/div>\n<div>Enjoy reading!<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/RhTbbHxJeMTdtv0vWVlhQq7rV2cCZJSYfyL1Ykem04ozL2OUHAJH--5NXld-PVxnHA6-SG08dfWdwO0p7FkMX-GFxoCr9ka3axDfbuWxzZRg0OY_PJMZXC2zk7-HDYjn8vUSfCmxU8G1z_ou_OzjtQjjjidr8wVISlh6Jt8=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6eb374fe9b580101982b7b47c\/images\/cde656d3-cf12-41e5-b323-a5e6f7f84902.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" align=\"center\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"18\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/q-_lYM3NaARVe9q2npCB9kJmtzIFW2zf13oy1sroEZVwsDXbLsm0TjY_brmfE7ul6opy1DlQtmw5VoBYeCh0_qpE-YIpJJFYOnbVx5iywGlEf-9Z6INzA5Y-vv5u8lKuOPwEBjYBpkyXZRVEGiDUFSbdKfvHKzKvLqapCNw=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6eb374fe9b580101982b7b47c\/images\/19b95a83-b9cf-4b9a-af7c-e6c44bc3c819.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"70\" height=\"60\" align=\"none\" \/>\u00a0<strong>ACTIVIST DIARY<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"18\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong>UPCOMING EVENTS<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"18\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div>\n<div>MEET AVIWE BIKO<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">Be inspired to save seeds and save lives<\/span><\/div>\n<div>This section of the newsletter serves to inform you about what activists in the SAFSC are doing to\u00a0<strong>bring justice to their local food systems<\/strong>, and to inspire you to make a difference in your own way.<\/div>\n<div><em>Diary entry #1: October 2015<\/em><\/div>\n<div>As she methodically saves indigenous seeds, she also takes time to share her knowledge with others in her community of King William&#8217;s town. In the process, Aviwe Biko is indeed saving lives. She urges us to remember that one seed can feed millions in this country.<\/div>\n<div>Read Aviwe&#8217;s story\u00a0<a title=\"Aviwe Biko\" href=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6eb374fe9b580101982b7b47c\/files\/Activist_diary1_Aviwe_Biko.pdf?ct=t(SAFSC_Newsletter8_31_2015)&amp;mc_cid=3ece8db33f&amp;mc_eid=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\"><u>here<\/u><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"18\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div>\n<div>Diarise this event<\/div>\n<div>SAFSC food sovereignty festival and assembly is taking place on world food day,<br \/>\n<strong>Date: <\/strong><strong>16\/17 October<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Venue<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> Johannesburg<\/div>\n<div><a title=\"Festival Flyer\" href=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6eb374fe9b580101982b7b47c\/files\/Food_Sovereignty_Festival_Flyer.pdf?ct=t(SAFSC_Newsletter8_31_2015)&amp;mc_cid=3ece8db33f&amp;mc_eid=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\">View the Flyer here<\/a><br \/>\nFor more information, or to share your events with us, email<a href=\"mailto:info@safsc.org.za\" target=\"_blank\">info@safsc.org.za<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"false\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/YAre2EXnpKcYQNoTuxQaNMnJCsDu2IIThq1l0L68rzBM1aZIuytsK1fs9EuarvgA4qa474rVlAX8PrKrZmhzdeduWUHx9ientEq28es0RnArReomsvRG6C9QkH0ihv33NgqXjI9HjtsAdOmHzgcyIM7Nre6gssTV5_LUNE0=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6eb374fe9b580101982b7b47c\/images\/5771c731-2222-4015-abb3-41d4060ca8e0.jpg\" alt=\"National news image\" width=\"562\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"564\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"18\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong>NEWS<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"18\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/lneTl_FDczbkXxcbMPOiw7rzy-odrrVJ0UF16-PpK2DvMRUFhx5TDsZleIU9T9CHTwZmZH1WZ_ZSF-Wi4P3Yyv1iLFH-WcseiATTNFUAecaV3ruFM50DyPXL9bchqsqRZ9yvsEbXRJ_h1dkWInHXwXBgSc4_JR2wdc23Yow=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6eb374fe9b580101982b7b47c\/images\/4547e21d-e3ec-4e1a-be2e-c43926523402.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"70\" height=\"58\" align=\"none\" \/><\/h2>\n<div><strong>NATIONAL NEWS<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>CAMPAIGN UPDATE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>The first edition of national news serves to inform you about\u00a0the highlights of the campaign since our first assembly in February this year. Browse through this section to catch up on news you might have missed,\u00a0see how the SAFSC has evolved, and learn more about the food sovereignty alternative in South Africa.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"18\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong>SAFSC assembly<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>28 February &#8211; 1 March 2015<\/div>\n<div>Over 50 organisations from\u00a0across\u00a0South Africa were represented at the SAFSC assembly in Joburg, including\u00a0small-scale farmers, the landless, community based organisations, the unemployed, and waste piciers. Comrades gathered \u00a0officially launch the SAFSC.<\/div>\n<div>Read more about the assembly\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/safsc.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/FS-Assembly-Report.pdf?ct=t(SAFSC_Newsletter8_31_2015)&amp;mc_cid=3ece8db33f&amp;mc_eid=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><br \/>\nDownload the declaration\u00a0here<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"18\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong>People&#8217;s tribunal<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>7-9 May 2015<\/div>\n<div>The tribunal on hunger, food prices &amp; landlessness brought together\u00a0the hungry, the landless, farmers and experts. Each testified about\u00a0the\u00a0various injustices they had witnessed. Pickets were also held at media houses and the JSE. On the third day the verdict was given.<\/div>\n<div>Read the verdict\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/copac.org.za\/files\/Final%20Verdict%255B1%255D.pdf?ct=t(SAFSC_Newsletter8_31_2015)&amp;mc_cid=3ece8db33f&amp;mc_eid=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<div>Download the entire report\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/safsc.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tribunal-Report.pdf?ct=t(SAFSC_Newsletter8_31_2015)&amp;mc_cid=3ece8db33f&amp;mc_eid=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"50%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/1BHd9fvcjtc7ISRfIqt2IulYf7y5en4TwjIMiBHkV_KpgZeB6tV1jarvqc7aHInRkU1qen0gnOsHMp9VWanNvIeYth1p41gCbpBi_XDr1FCfwhTbdudgeWWPzUUS0Tf-fiU4V9W7lQhEA2QlSejYeqKQj-5mgkIBX0G_pU4=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6eb374fe9b580101982b7b47c\/images\/b74caefb-21c1-404e-b83b-f50eaf12abb0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"243\">SAFSC Assembly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"50%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/uXcU5aM0G2T6pZ4OYdxQClLUP4LPy5LzJnimYx9DinLLb1L2-XtTL1aKjRFLw9nJ1Q5fJLnDb6IE6RP8Risbgrd-22ulqfwqQfqWAEVoam42fRAmBQ4vfbO8S3v6JPxGChTLC3P6ZNVAKZqkMCoZu8jyuOQQsuMOqldmIb0=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6eb374fe9b580101982b7b47c\/images\/ba740230-61e0-4f23-ae3a-62c61185a23a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"243\">Picketing outside Times Media<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"18\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong>Activist school #1<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>22-25 June 2015<\/div>\n<div>With a focus on food sovereignty and agroecology, the first activist school of the year equipped participants with a guide and knowledge to return to their communities and promote food sovereignty and agroecology.<\/div>\n<div>Read more about the school\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/safsc.org.za\/?p=867&amp;ct=t(SAFSC_Newsletter8_31_2015)&amp;mc_cid=3ece8db33f&amp;mc_eid=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><br \/>\nDownload the activist guide on food sovereignty\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/safsc.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Food-Sovereignty-for-the-Right-to-Food-Activist-Guide-compressed.pdf?ct=t(SAFSC_Newsletter8_31_2015)&amp;mc_cid=3ece8db33f&amp;mc_eid=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"18\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div>\n<h2>Activist school #2<\/h2>\n<div>27-30 July 2015<\/div>\n<div>The second activist school was attended by 40 activists who gathered to share\u00a0and learn about<strong>\u00a0worker cooperatives<\/strong>.\u00a0Activists were amazed by the potential that\u00a0cooperatives can have to transform their\u00a0communities.<\/div>\n<div>Read more about it\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/safsc.org.za\/?p=35&amp;ct=t(SAFSC_Newsletter8_31_2015)&amp;mc_cid=3ece8db33f&amp;mc_eid=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0see the resources section of this newsletter for the worker co-op guide<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"18\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div>SAFSC IN THE MEDIA<br \/>\n<strong>News articles<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><strong>31 Aug \u201915: <\/strong>PUTTING FOOD BACK ON THE TABLE. In this article, Kamcilla Pillay draws from the tribunal report and interviews food experts (some are comrades from the SAFSC) to establish what can be done to make sure that people have enough to eat. See the full article <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/dailynews\/opinion\/putting-food-back-on-the-table-1.1908349?ct=t(SAFSC_Newsletter8_31_2015)&amp;mc_cid=3ece8db33f&amp;mc_eid=[UNIQID]#.VebwPPaqqko\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>11 Aug \u201815:<\/strong> SOUTH AFRICA\u2019S FOOD CHAIN, A NOOSE AROUND WOMEN\u2019S NECKS. Representatives from the SAFSC were present at a Women\u2019s day round table discussion on the gendered impact of the food system hosted by the Human Rights Commission. An article documenting this event, and the voices of these women is available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2015-08-11-health-e-news-sas-food-chain-a-noose-around-womens-necks\/?ct=t(SAFSC_Newsletter8_31_2015)&amp;mc_cid=3ece8db33f&amp;mc_eid=[UNIQID]#.VemPFBOqqkp\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6eb374fe9b580101982b7b47c\/files\/SAFSC_IN_THE_MEDIA.pdf?ct=t(SAFSC_Newsletter8_31_2015)&amp;mc_cid=3ece8db33f&amp;mc_eid=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\">Find more articles here<\/a><strong>Interviews<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>6 March \u201815:<\/strong> MORE PEOPLE IN SOUTH AFRICA FACING FOOD SHORTAGES. In this interview with Press TV, Athish Kirun from COPAC is interviewed. He highlights the need for a food sovereignty strategy from below because current solutions to hunger are not working. Watch the interview <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ATqjdMGZ9RE&amp;ct=t(SAFSC_Newsletter8_31_2015)&amp;mc_cid=3ece8db33f&amp;mc_eid=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>11 June \u201915:\u00a0 <\/strong>ARE THERE ALTERNATIVES TO GMOs. In this radio interview on SAFM, Zakiyya Ismail, from ACB and a fellow SAFSC comrade, discusses the harmful effects of GMOs. Listen to this radio interview <strong><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.safm.co.za\/sabc\/home\/safm\/features\/details?id=28c3453e-23fc-4c20-add7-ea90b2ff5906&amp;title=Are+there+alternatives+to+GMOs&amp;ct=t(SAFSC_Newsletter8_31_2015)&amp;mc_cid=3ece8db33f&amp;mc_eid=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6eb374fe9b580101982b7b47c\/files\/SAFSC_IN_THE_MEDIA.pdf?ct=t(SAFSC_Newsletter8_31_2015)&amp;mc_cid=3ece8db33f&amp;mc_eid=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\">Read More Here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/k7FbcHqmOJKLJYkI7Vd3U2oz59ACbh-XhlxVLD4dqZlGEv76sRl7WhpkphS2mCBxb3rFvJQI_p6_GLBVbrZnMYVLXoorxgJFP2cEt6klV5-_55r5Y7sYo1t4gDUpDqmPeWvp71g0pi2M4peYbQPagXbaWI2zSj1AIEvvTAw=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6eb374fe9b580101982b7b47c\/images\/79128aba-3791-4fa2-b94d-757fcaf07ddd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" align=\"center\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"18\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong>INTERNATIONAL NEWS<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"18\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/8b2TVIzpH6TjGptdc8auHnFKdKUF-fpBHoazV4nS77w4sND46sSO90XCq1xz6jz5eTjVvIKLLLcsuPmRBeqtggs8KqKUePqOc_OvOS4ktKwllhZ2U1mxB7fOZHMw24vpYaxxaedYScahmiCiROnEh6WTTqUpg1h6HcSi8qo=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6eb374fe9b580101982b7b47c\/images\/1a7f2e76-9fe2-43bf-a086-b62a89fd825e.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"58\" height=\"60\" align=\"none\" \/><\/h2>\n<div><strong>STORIES FROM AFAR<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>To keep you abreast with what is happening in the food sovereignty scene internationally, we include some interesting research articles, stories and images from afar. In this edition of international news, we bring to your attention Ecuador\u2019s struggle for food sovereignty and land reform. We also amplify the call from Via Campesina to moilise in the run up to COP 21, and we showcase some insipring food sovereignty organisations who are winners of the 2015 international food sovereignty prize. Click on the links to read the articles.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"18\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div>\n<div><strong>Struggle for land reforms in Ecuador<\/strong><br \/>\n20 August 2015<\/div>\n<div>In Ecuador, social movements play a small but key role in advancing food sovereignty, particularly as they fight to advance the approval of the land law, a policy reform that would radically transform land tenure and property rights.<\/div>\n<p>Read the full report\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telesurtv.net\/english\/opinion\/The-Struggle-for-Land-Reforms-and-Food-Sovereignty-in-Ecuador-20150820-0014.html?ct=t(SAFSC_Newsletter8_31_2015)&amp;mc_cid=3ece8db33f&amp;mc_eid=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"18\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong>Food sovereignty: A true solution to the climate crisis<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>20\u00a0August\u00a02015<\/div>\n<div>Melting glaciers, eroding soils, disappearing \u00a0species and a food system imposed on us by TNCs\u00a0are putting the lives of ordinary people, many communities in great jeopardy.\u00a0This article reveals that peasant agriculture can feed the world and cool the earth.<\/div>\n<div>Read more <a href=\"http:\/\/viacampesina.org\/en\/index.php\/actions-and-events-mainmenu-26\/-climate-change-and-agrofuels-mainmenu-75\/1853-peasant-agriculture-is-a-true-solution-to-the-climate-crisis?ct=t(SAFSC_Newsletter8_31_2015)&amp;mc_cid=3ece8db33f&amp;mc_eid=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"18\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong>ARIPO sells out<br \/>\nAfrican farmers<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>8 July 2015<\/div>\n<div>With the adoption of the Arusha protocol for the protection of new varieties of plants \u201cmultinational seed companies will be able to lay claim to seed varieties as their private possession to prevent others from using these varieties without the payments of royalties.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>Read the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA\u2019s) response <strong><u><a href=\"http:\/\/afsafrica.org\/aripo-sells-out-african-farmers-seals-secret-deal-on-plant-variety-protection\/?ct=t(SAFSC_Newsletter8_31_2015)&amp;mc_cid=3ece8db33f&amp;mc_eid=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/u><\/strong>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"18\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div>\n<div><strong>International food sovereignty prize winners announced<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>1 September 2015<\/p>\n<div>Unlike\u00a0the World food prize (sponsored by multinationals and won by executives of sponsors, such as Monsanto and Syngenta in the past), the International Food Sovereignty prize is awarded to organisations that have been at the forefront of\u00a0fighting for food sovereignty.<\/div>\n<div>Read the inspiring stories of the two winners <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grassrootsinternational.org\/news\/blog\/black-and-afro-indigenous-farmers-share-2015-food-sovereignty-prize?ct=t(SAFSC_Newsletter8_31_2015)&amp;mc_cid=3ece8db33f&amp;mc_eid=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> <\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.actionaidusa.org\/2015\/09\/international-food-sovereignty-prize-winners-announced?ct=t(SAFSC_Newsletter8_31_2015)&amp;mc_cid=3ece8db33f&amp;mc_eid=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"599\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"18\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong>RESOURCES,TIPS &amp; TOOLS<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/U4t9xUlED9Uc6fqGOo8QY62S6QMQkfk-Ijo8JlEybsr3Lcs2uBSGiK8UyM-wpMFBxprl4GJ8APcCxSEMQrwfSGmzoBpkyfBzIbamm7o5aapIi7O9IZL8CfvhozobdJOxVDwL61i2rfdXTcQRkyGelUU3BPQXvyyky2Cg_Zw=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6eb374fe9b580101982b7b47c\/images\/48138362-0fe0-4971-93d2-eb44103db598.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"71\" align=\"none\" \/><\/h2>\n<div>For gaining greater knowledge<br \/>\nAND SHARING GREATER KNOWLEDGE<\/div>\n<p>This first edition of resources, tips and tools brings to your attention the need for a food sovereignty alternative. This section also offers tools on how to bring about this alternative in simple and grand ways, from planting a tree to starting a cooperative. The aim of this section is to offer resources that will equip you not only to share your food sovereignty knowledge with others, but also to put that knowledge into practice.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"50%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"18\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong>Good reads<\/strong><br \/>\nStarving for answers?<\/div>\n<div>In this report Olivier de Schutter, former UN special rapporteur on the right to food, with six years experience observing the top down state approach to alleviating hunger, explains why food sovereignty is the better alternative. This is an excellent read for those new to food sovereignty.<\/div>\n<div>Read it <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2015\/07\/20\/starving-for-answers-food-water-united-nations\/?ct=t(SAFSC_Newsletter8_31_2015)&amp;mc_cid=3ece8db33f&amp;mc_eid=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"50%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"18\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong>Activist tools<\/strong><br \/>\nActivist guides<\/div>\n<div>Friends at COPAC recently released an activist guide on worker cooperatives. This guide was used at the activist school, where one comrade said the following about it:\u00a0<em>\u201cI see this book as being the best. Anyone who will go through it will make a successful co-op.\u201d<\/em><\/div>\n<div>Download this excellent resource <a href=\"http:\/\/safsc.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Worker-Coop-Guide-Final-Web-Version.pdf?ct=t(SAFSC_Newsletter8_31_2015)&amp;mc_cid=3ece8db33f&amp;mc_eid=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><u>here<\/u><\/strong>.<\/a><br \/>\nDownload the activist guide on food sovereignty <a href=\"http:\/\/safsc.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Food-Sovereignty-for-the-Right-to-Food-Activist-Guide-compressed.pdf?ct=t(SAFSC_Newsletter8_31_2015)&amp;mc_cid=3ece8db33f&amp;mc_eid=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"18\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong>Agroecology tips and tricks<\/strong><br \/>\nArbour month<\/div>\n<div>September was arbour month, if you have not managed to plant\u00a0anything yet, don&#8217;t worry, the earth still accepts plants in October. We\u00a0encourage you to plant\u00a0indigenous trees, plants or food crops in your back yard.\u00a0Alternatively you could just cultivate those stubborn blackjacks. Yes, apparently they are edible.\u00a0read more about South African indigenous crops by downloading this document\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nda.agric.za\/docs\/Brochures\/Indigfoodcrps.pdf?ct=t(SAFSC_Newsletter8_31_2015)&amp;mc_cid=3ece8db33f&amp;mc_eid=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Read more about\u00a0eating blackjacks\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eatcapetown.co.za\/2011\/blackjack-bredie-one%E2%80%99s-man%E2%80%99s-weed-is-another%E2%80%99s-meal\/?ct=t(SAFSC_Newsletter8_31_2015)&amp;mc_cid=3ece8db33f&amp;mc_eid=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"18\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong>Your resources, tips and tools<\/strong><br \/>\nForthcoming<\/div>\n<div>Read a good book or article lately? Created some useful activist tools? Or do you perhaps have better advice to share with the rest of the SAFSC community (which you probably do because any advice is better than advising one to cultivate blackjacks?). Send us these articles, recommended books or agroecology tips and tricks by emailing\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@safsc.org.za?subject=Resources,%20tips%20and%20tools%20for%20SAFSC%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">info@safsc.org.za<\/a>,and we will include them\u00a0in the newsletter.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/PhRgJVwACysF2V9E-De5WruCRYv2fCtuyIg01hfn9qIpvUemllZ-W3-8A-8gxfMC2G-HQ2knvge4rCGDo3KWgaBZ5e3hfu-ZcTUfpVFXnezyPS3awnEuYH1AKP-JMud6gP4Lq3TdIRYCus_zRr7gdZPDsDu3zdWGqjoJdYQ=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/6eb374fe9b580101982b7b47c\/images\/5fa4872a-3d99-487f-b306-4977bae16544.jpg\" 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