1. Food For Thought:
Think about…
Power Shift activity
Secondary

2. Become an active Global Citizen!
Learn
Think
Act

3. Aims
To understand that different such as the government, the public and businesses have different amounts of power
To think about ways in which these groups relate to the food system
To think about what actions different people can take to make the global food system fairer

4. A power matrix Think about who is important for your chosen issue…
PLOT them on
this matrix
depending on
if they have
more or less
power, and if
they are for or
against your issue
A lot of power
For the
issue
Against the issue
Very little power

5. Making change happen… People here have power but don’t support you
Can you change their opinion…?
A lot of power
People here have power and support you - great!
Against the issue
For the
issue
People here support you but have little power
Can they increase their power…?
Very little power

6. A fairer food system What does a fairer food system look like?
More money invested in small farmers, to help them increase yields
Land for small farmers protected
Small farmers helped to adapt their techniques to a changing climate
Food prices being lower
Help for small farmers sell food to shoppers more directly
Carbon emissions being cut
Less meat eaten to help cut carbon and increase the amount of food
This is what needs to be achieved….

7. A fairer food system – who matters?
Banks
Global food business
Richer country government
NGOs
Poorer country government
Small farmers
Richer shoppers
Poorer shoppers

8. A fairer food system – power matrix
Richer country government
A lot of power
Small farmers
Plot them on the matrix
Global food business
NGOs
Against a fairer food system
For a fairer food system
Richer shoppers
Poorer country government
Poorer shoppers
Very little power
Banks

9. Power SHIFT
Are there any groups who have power, but don’t want to change the food system?
How could they be persuaded to change?
Are there any groups who want to change the food system, but have little power?
How can their power be increased?

10. Who is MOST important?
Based on your matrix, WHO do you think is the most important here?
Why?

11. Food for Thought:
Think about…
Shift action activity
Secondary

12. What can be done…? Everyone on the matrix can help
Look at the examples of what each group on the matrix has been able to do to increase food justice
Decide which is the most important action and say WHY

13. Examples

14. Work out the impact

15. What did you pick? Things done by Governments? Other people?
Businesses?
Charities (or NGOs)?
Did you like things aimed at direct change now, or helping to change in the future?

16. Support someone else’s action?
What could you do…?
Support someone else’s action?
Local or global?
Do your own action?
How could you maximise your impact?

17. Use the ideas sheet to help

18. Now its time to Act!
Learn
Think
Act

19. Make a change…
If you have one, complete the think section of your wallchart!

20. Class for change
And when you have learnt about the food system, thought about how it could change and planned and done something yourself, share what you have learnt at
A space for active global citizens!

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