April 30: “Building Local Food Systems,” with Andrew Smiley (Sustainable Food Center), youth participants with Urban Roots, Erin Flynn and Skip Connett (Green Gate Farms).

Thursdays in April and May, starting April 9: All panels are at 7:00 PM at Monkeywrench Books (110 E. North Loop Blvd.) except the May 7 panel, which will be at Center for Community Engagement, 1009 E. 11th St.

This series highlights where food comes from and its impacts on health, the environment, and human rights, highlighting efforts towards a more fair and sustainable food system in Austin and elsewhere.

April 9: “Concentration of Power in the Global Food System,” with Paul Martin (Siempre Sustainable Network), Carmen Llanes (PODER and Texas Fair Trade Coalition), Eva Hershaw (photojournalist).

April 16: “Fair Food Across Borders,” with Melody Gonzalez (Chiapas Media Project and Fair Food Austin).

April 30: “Building Local Food Systems,” with Andrew Smiley (Sustainable Food Center), youth participants with Urban Roots, Erin Flynn and Skip Connett (Green Gate Farms).

May 7: “Environment, Health and Food Safety,” with Curt Ellis (filmmaker, “King Corn”), Charlotte Herzele (UT Austin).

Sponsored by: American Friends Service Committee, Fair Food Austin, MonkeyWrench Books, Oxfam-UT, PODER, Sustainable Food Center, Texas Fair Trade Coalition, Center for Community Engagement (UT-Austin), Urban Roots, Workers Defense Project. More info: http://fairfoodaustin.blogspot.com