Dear colleagues,

Sign up for the 15th RIHN International Symposium, entitled "Transitioning Cultures of Everyday Food Consumption and Production: Stories from a Post-growth Future."

The program has been finalized and details follow.

Dates: Wednesday, January 13th, 2021 - Saturday, 16th, 2021

Wednesday 13th, 9:30 - 12:20 (Japan); 0:30-3:20 (London); 19:30 - 22:20 (on the 12th East Coast USA)
Thursday 14th, 15:00 - 17:45 (Japan); 6:00 - 8:45 (London); Midnight - 3:45 (East Coast USA)
Friday 15th, 15:00 - 17:45 (Japan); 6:00 - 8:45 (London); Midnight - 3:45 (East Coast USA)
Saturday 16th, 9:30 - 12:45 (Japan); 0:30-3:45 (London); 19:30 - 22:45 (on the 15th East Coast USA)

Sponsored by: Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
Language: English (Simultaneous translation to Japanese is available.）
Registration: Register here: https://forms.gle/VPfVVobMRcT7nCrs9
Fee: Free!
Website: https://www.chikyu.ac.jp/rihn_e/events/symposiums/no15.html
Venue: Online（Zoom, Slack）
Due to the global pandemic, the symposium will be carried out online. We will be using both Zoom (for live sessions) and Slack to extend the discussion beyond live interactions. After Pre-Registration, please join Slack to receive Zoom link to participate.

Slack link: https://join.slack.com/t/rihn-postgrowth-food/shared_invite/zt-k5rhxynl-es4NSKF594UYIq0yNfTVaQ

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Program

Day 1
Wednesday, 13 January 2021, 9:30 - 12:20 (JST Tokyo)
Welcome and Opening Remarks
YASUNARI Tetsuzo (Director-General, RIHN)
Introduction
Steven R. McGREEVY (RIHN)
Keynote Address #1
Overcoming the Problem Bias - Researching and Learning Sustainable Food Economy Solutions
Arnim WIEK (Arizona State University, USA)
Keynote Q&A- Moderator: Steven R. McGREEVY (RIHN)

Session 1: Regional and Regenerative Foodsheds, Chair: Steven R. McGREEVY (RIHN)
Designing the Sustainable Foodshed of Japan: Insights from Ecological Footprint Modeling and Local Food System Mapping
TSUCHIYA Kazuaki (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
The Bounty of Enough: (De)Constructing the Global Industrial Food Complex through Narratives of Scarcity
Oliver TAHERZADEH (RIHN)
Designing Biodiverse and Resilient Farming Systems: Experiences from Latin America
Clara Ines NICHOLLS (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
Our Collective Future: Building Sustainable Agrifood Systems and Resilient Rural Communities. Lessons from the US and Japan
TANAKA Keiko (University of Kentucky, USA)
Session Discussion

Day 2
Thursday, 14 January 2021, 15:00 - 17:45 (JST Tokyo)
Yesterday's Recap & Today's Overview, Christoph D. D. RUPPRECHT (RIHN)

Keynote Address #2
Limits, Degrowth and Environmental Justice
Giorgos KALLIS (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain)
Keynote Q&A- Moderator: Christoph D. D. RUPPRECHT (RIHN)

Session 2: Food Futures, Transdisciplinary Processes, and Politics, Chair: Christoph D. D. RUPPRECHT (RIHN)
Using Gaming to Develop Public Capacities for Anticipatory Governance
Joost VERVOORT (Utrecht University, Netherlands)
Commodity, Commons, Public Good or Human Right. Normative Food Narratives Shape Future Food Transitions
Jose Luis VIVERO POL (Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium)
Grappling at Food Policy in Kyoto: Experiences and Future Prospects
AKITSU Motoki (Kyoto University, Japan)
Evaluating Futures for Food Systems Change: From Imagination to Transformation
Astrid MANGNUS (Utrecht University, Netherlands)
Constructing Practice-oriented Participatory Policy for Sustainable Everyday Urban Food Futures in Bangkok
Kanang KANTAMATURAPOJ (Mahidol University, Thailand)
Session Discussion

Day 3
Friday, 15 January 2021, 15:00 - 17:45 (JST Tokyo)
Yesterday's Recap & Today's Overview, Maximilian SPIEGELBERG (RIHN)

Session 3: Food Alternatives in the Present, Chair: Maximilian SPIEGELBERG (RIHN)
Reimagining Informal Food Practices: Sustainability Lessons from the European East
Petr JEHLIČKA (Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic)
Consumption and Everyday Life: How Prescriptions Inform Our Understanding of Healthy and Sustainable Food
Marlyne SAHAKIAN (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
Love thy Robber: Exploring the Informal Food Economy of Unattended Food Stands
KOBAYASHI Mai (RIHN)
Legumes' Role Post-COVID-19: Reorienting the Focus of Policy on Legume- based Food and Feed System
Bálint BALÁZS (Environmental Social Science Research Group, Hungary)
Session Discussion

Practitioner Roundtable, Facilitator: Hein MALLEE (RIHN)
Kyoto Organic Action (KOA): A Cooperative Attempt to Establish an Independent Distribution System for Local Organic Produce
SUZUKI Kentaro (Kyoto Organic Action, Japan)
Realizing Gender Justice through Agroecology - Lessons from Women's Collective Farming Efforts in India
Ashlesha KHADSE (Amrita Bhoomi Agroecology Center, India)
Climbing Mount Improbable: The Beginnings of a Post-growth Food Narrative in the UK
Chris SMAJE ("A Small Farm Future", England)
Discussion

Day 4
Saturday, 16 January 2021, 9:30 - 12:45 (JST Tokyo)
Yesterday's Recap & Today's Overview TAMURA Norie (RIHN)

Keynote Address #3
Food Journeys: Encounters that Engender Empathy across Difference
Michael CAROLAN (Colorado State University, USA)
Keynote Q&A- Moderator: TAMURA Norie (RIHN)

Session 4: Sufficiency and Cultural Change, Chair: TAMURA Norie (RIHN)
Willingly Sliding down the Slope: Narratives and Games for a more Sustainable Food Culture
Ilan CHABAY (Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Germany)
The Cultural Dimensions of Sustainable Agriculture
Daniel NILES (RIHN) and ABE Ken-ichi (RIHN)
Subsistence Agriculture in the US: Reconnecting to Work, Nature, and Community
Ashley COLBY (Rizoma Field School, Uruguay)
Pahom and the Everlasting Plate - Stories as Bearers of Alternative Food Visions
Rajat CHAUDHURI (Fiction writer and Activist)
Session Discussion

Final Session, Chair: Steven R. MCGREEVY (RIHN)
Final Comments & Discussion
SATO Yo-Ichiro (Kyoto Prefectural University, Japan)
TACHIKAWA Masashi (Nagoya University)
Closing Remarks
Steven R. McGREEVY (RIHN)
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We look forward to your participation.

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