Slow Food home | About us | Foundation | Editore | Sloweb | Press Office | Store     Sloweb     Home | Sloweek | Voices from the Slow world | Slow Talk | News | Watch & Listen             Slow Food Solidarity 05 Dec 07 - News da Terra Madre The second day of the Fifth International Slow Food Congress, in Puebla, Mexico, on the 10th of November opened with a focus on solidarity. Representatives from the Villahermosa Slow Food food community took the stage, to recount in few but eloquent words the immense disaster – ecological, economic and social – that has battered their region in recent days. The crisis, described by Mexican President Calderon as “one of the worst natural catastrophies in the history of Mexico”, has impacted 70% of residents of the state of Tabasco. Of the two and a half million citizens, many of whom are farmers, half of these have been severely effected by the floods over 20,000 square kilometers. The daily life, economy and hope of an entire region have been submerged by a blanket of water which is up to four meters deep in some points, with more than 300,000 evacuees and an almost total destruction of local agricultural production. “Dear friends of the community of food production”, began Alma Rosa Garces. “I come from the most fertile hills of this wonderful country, which has welcomed you with joy and passion. Today, you can no longer see these hills, as they are submerged in the flood-waters and mud”. In similar words to Carlo Petrini’s speech a day earlier, Alma Rosa stated “we take this tragedy as a sign from nature, that must direct us to developing a relationship with the land which is less negligent and irresponsible”. “We are here to inform you that this has had a devastating impact on our people and agriculture and to ask for you assistance as we rebuild our future”. Rosa invited the Congress not to forget these friends, who won a Slow Food Prize for Biodiversity in 2001 and today are part of the Terra Madre network. An initial proposal from the Congress to assist this community, ratified with applause by delegates, is to donate the proceeds of all sales of Slow Food books and merchandise sold during the Congress in Mexico, to this community. Further, Slow Food Switzerland, Slow Food Italy and Slow Food San Francisco immediately announced they would each make a donation of, respectively, 7000 euro, 15000 euro and 7000 dollars. In addition, Congress delegates are making individual donations.   News archive from Terramadre News archive from Slowfood Foundation for Biodiversity News archive from University of Gastronomic Sciences News archive from Watch & Listen           News     United States - 01 Sep 10     Eataly in New York     The philosophy and campaigns promoted by Slow Food over the past twenty years to strengthen regional, tasty and sustainable food, and reconnect consumers with the origin of their food, have...           News archive     Brazil - 17 Aug 10     Gastromotiva     Terra Madre chef and Slow Food convivium empower disadvantaged youth to enter culinary careers ...     Russia - 16 Aug 10     Biodiversity Hangs in the Balance     Slow Food joins the protest against destruction of Europe’s largest repository of rare fruit ...     United Kingdom - 13 Aug 10     Food Justice     Slow Food UK praises social justice report’s call for action ...     Philippines - 10 Aug 10     Against the Grain     The Indigenous Taguibong people in the Philippines continue to practice the traditional rice threshing and milling methods of their ancestors ...     Georgia - 05 Aug 10     Meeting in the Birthplace of the Vine     First Terra Madre Georgia held with a focus on wine and small producers ...     Italy - 03 Aug 10     Strengthening the Indigenous Voice     Slow Food enters into a partnership to advocate for indigenous groups around the world ...     Archive previous news   Slow Food 2010 - All rights reserved - P.iva 91008360041 - Powered by Blulab