Workshop in Victoria and Sooke, B.C. September 1-7, 2019 Published September 30, 2019 Written by Workshop in Victoria and Sooke, B.C. September 1-7, 2019 Community participants in the “Four Stories About Food Sovereignty” workshop in T’Sou-ke territory and at UVic. First shared meal in Canada: fish and chips at Fisherman’s Wharf, Victoria Filmmaker Chen (Guochen Wang) works to get the shot as facilitator Bruno Jayme makes a point. Opening day of the Four Stories Workshop in T’Sou-ke territory. T’Sou-ke Nation End of a long day. Continuing conversations by the lake, Camp Barnard Palestinian miller Aysheh Azzam enjoys the cool lake, Camp Barnard Colombian participants find the Canadian evening cool. Campfire, Camp Barnard South African participants by the campfire Imad Alquran and Bruno Jayme by the campfire T’Sou-ke plant specialist Christine George explains the native flora to South African farmers Workshop participants join the community circle for a water ceremony and blessing, T’Sou-ke Nation Participants at First Peoples House, UVic – Miguel Ramirez Boscan, Jakeline Romero Epiayu, Claudia Puerta Silva, Fatima Obeidat, Imad Alquran Workshop at Centre for Global Studies, UVic Palestinian miller Aysheh Azzam and Fatima Obeidat of Kananah Women’s Organization, Jordan, at the workshop with interpreter Salam Guenette Thought clouds, workshop at Centre for Global Studies Aysheh Azzam models a necklace beaded by South African women South African women present Imad Alquran, Jordan, with ceremonial beads South African farmer Josephine Mathebula on the Victoria Urban Food-Garden Tour Communities built: Fond farewells between Colombian and Jordanian workshop participants. Palestinian miller Aysheh Azzam and Elizabeth Vibert Mphephu Mtsenga and Josephine Mathebula of South Africa with Aysheh Azzam of Jordan South African interpreter Basani Ngobeni and farmer Josephine Mathebula visit a Victoria home food garden Jordanian workshop participants Imad Alquran and Fatima Obeidat of Jordan with project director Elizabeth Vibert and a home gardener, Victoria Urban Food-Garden Tour Josephine Mathebula and Mphephu Mtsenga, with Basani Ngobeni, meet the chickens. Victoria Urban Food-Garden Tour Colombians, Canadians and others enjoy a trip up Sooke River in the T’Sou-ke Nation canoe Colombians, South Africans, and Jordanians join Chief Gordon Planes on a hike in T’Sou-ke food-harvesting territory Fatima Obeidat of Kananah Women’s Organization, Jordan, experiences T’Sou-ke dried plants. Camp Barnard Colombians, South Africans, and Jordanians with Canadian host on the first day. Fisherman’s Wharf, Victoria Workshop participants, steered by Chief Gordon Planes, aboard the 54-foot T’Sou-ke Nation canoe Colombians, South Africans, and Jordanians with Canadian host on the first day. Fisherman’s Wharf, Victoria
