Nick Saul

Nick Saul (born August 9, 1966) is a Canadian food and social justice activist, author, and the President and CEO of Community Food Centres Canada.[1]

Early life

Saul was born in Tanzania where his parents taught and studied at the University of East Africa in Dar es Salaam, and were active in the liberation struggles of the Southern African states.[2] The family moved back to Canada in 1972.[3] Saul completed his undergraduate studies in history at University of Toronto and his master's studies in sociology at Warwick University in the UK, where he was a Commonwealth Scholar.[4]

Career

After graduating in 1993, Saul became a community organizer, working with public housing tenants in Alexandra Park (the first conversion of a public housing community into a co-operative in Canada) and homeless men on the east side of Toronto.[3]

In 1998, Saul became Executive Director of The Stop Community Food Centre. During his tenure at the organization, he and staff transformed it from a small, under-resourced food bank to a thriving, internationally respected Community Food Centre offering programs in the areas of food access, food skills, and education and engagement. The Stop's work is underpinned by the idea that food is a basic human right and an important tool for building health, skills, hope, inclusion and social change.

In September 2012, Saul left The Stop with a group of colleagues to launch Community Food Centres Canada (CFCC).[5] CFCC is a national organization that provides resources to partner organizations across Canada to establish Community Food Centres. Community Food Centres provide access to healthy food, food skills, community gardening, and policy advocacy for greater equity and justice.[6] As of June 2020, there are thirteen Community Food Centres across Canada in Toronto, Perth,[7] Stratford,[8] Winnipeg,[9] Dartmouth,[10] Calgary,[11], Hamilton.[12], Eel Ground First Nation, Montreal, Kamloops, Nelson, Iqaluit, and Birch Lake. CFCC also works with organizations within the broader food movement to advocate for a fair food system.

Awards

Jane Jacobs' Prize, 2008[13][14]

The Golden Jubilee Medal, 2012[15]

Honorary Doctor of Laws degree, Faculty of Community Services, Ryerson University, 2016[16]

Order of Canada, 2019[17] (https://www.gg.ca/en/media/news/2019/governor-general-announces-83-new-appointments-order-canada)

Works

The Stop

In 2013, Saul and his wife, Andrea Curtis, published The Stop: How the Fight for Good Food Transformed a Community and Inspired a Movement with Random House. The book was also published by Melville House in the U.S. The book details how Saul transformed The Stop from a food bank to a community hub, and how this transformation became the catalyst for a national Community Food Centre program. Saul and Curtis use this experience to argue the need for an overhaul of the food charity system to one rooted in food justice that empowers low-income communities. The book received multiple accolades including:

Finalist, OLA Evergreen Award, 2014[18]

Finalist, Toronto Book Awards, 2014[19]

Finalist, Heritage Toronto Award, 2014[20]

Winner, Taste Canada Awards: English-language Culinary Narratives Category, 2014[21]

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gollark: The UK is apparently considering shutting down schools. I'm not sure whether it's sensible or not, but it'll definitely be problematic for me.
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References
  1. "Staff | Community Food Centres Canada". cfccanada.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  2. "Nick Saul: The man who built the foodie bank | Toronto Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  3. Saul, Nick; Curtis, Andrea (2013). The Stop: How the Fight for Good Food Transformed a Community and Inspired a Movement. Toronto: Random House. pp. 12–13, 17–18. ISBN 9780307360793.
  4. "Food for Thought | By Jason McBride | Nick Saul and The Stop, Toronto Community Food Centre | Autumn 2016 | University of Toronto Magazine". magazine.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  5. "Hungry For Change: How Food Centres in Canada are Leading the Way". Best Health Magazine Canada. 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  6. "The Food 53: Those who are considering the way forward for food". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  7. "The Table Community Food Centre | Growing health, hope and community". www.thetablecfc.org. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  8. "The Local Community Food Centre". thelocalcfc.org. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  9. "Community Food Centre | Norwest Co-op". www.norwestcoop.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  10. "Community Food Centre". Dartmouth Family Centre. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  11. "The Alex Community Food Centre". thealexcfc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  12. "Community Food Centre - Neighbour to Neighbour Centre". www.n2ncentre.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  13. "Nick Saul - Spacing". Spacing. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  14. "Jane Jacobs Prize Winners - Spacing". Spacing. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  15. General, The Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "The Governor General of Canada". Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  16. "Nick Saul Awarded Honorary Doctorate from Ryerson University | Metcalf Foundation". metcalffoundation.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  17. Julie, Payette. [www.gg.ca "Governor General"] Check |url= value (help). Governor General. Governor General.
  18. "2014 OLA Forest of Reading Awards - Evergreen Award : Award Winners : Books, Video, Research & More : Toronto Public Library". Toronto Public Library. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  19. "Past winners - Toronto Book Awards - Awards | City of Toronto". Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  20. "2014 Heritage Toronto Awards |". heritagetoronto.org. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  21. "Taste Canada — The Food Writing Awards -- Past Winners | Taste Canada". tastecanada.org. Retrieved 2016-10-27.

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