Eat Think Vote is a non-partisan* campaign, gathering community members from across Canada to speak with their federal candidates about food sovereignty, food security, and other food issues that matter to them.
*I.e. not biased towards a specific political party
In the upcoming Federal Election, Nourish Nova Scotia is working to ensure that youth across the province can share their voices in important policy decisions that affect them. Whether it’s writing a letter, speaking with other young people about their concerns, or holding an Eat Think Vote event, we want to support youth in sharing their voices about food issues that matter to them.
Nourish Nova Scotia’s goals of the Campaign
Supporting young people to have meaningful conversations with federal candidates or others within their communities
Ensuring youth voices are at the center of our policy recommendations
Prioritizing equity-deserving groups in policy conversations
Ways to get involved
By participating in the Eat Think Vote campaign, you will have the opportunity to have your voice heard and have your ideas incorporated into our federal policy recommendations. We are here to support youth in taking the following actions:
Host an Eat Think Vote Event
Invite your community to connect with local candidates
Use federal & provincial advocacy resources
Host a Community Conversation
Discuss food system priorities with peers or community members
Use federal & provincial advocacy resources
Share your voice!
Respond to guiding prompts to inform our policy priorities (click here to download prompts)
Share your thoughts with candidates via a letter template (click here to download letter template)
Youth or youth-serving organizations who would like to play a role in helping to make food an election issue and would like to participate, please reach out to our Youth Engagement Coordinator: stacie.smith@nourishns.ca
We recognize that there is still uncertainty as to when the election will be called. We are aiming to begin engagements in late March to early April.