Food Justice 101
Oct 13, 2020 18:00
(GMT -4:00) Atlantic Time
Event URL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/emerging-experts-food-justice-101-tickets-121416834019
Cost: Free
Leading in Colour & Dignity for All are hosting a 6-part web series focused on examining the impact of poverty on racialized communities.
Part 3: Food Security
Dignity for All recommends that Canada:
- Develop, in collaboration with all levels of government, food producers, community stakeholders, and food insecure people, a National Right to Food Policy.
- Increase federal investment to address the very high levels of household food insecurity among First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in a manner that respects cultural, community, and gender considerations and Aboriginal land sovereignty.
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Emerging Experts: jade guthrie & Leya C.
jade believes in the power of food as a meeting point – as a tool that creates space for people to come together. At FoodShare, jade's role as community food programs coordinator gives her freedom to explore that space in relationship with communities across the city – cooking, preserving, eating, and learning together. jade develops and facilitates workshops with a few things in mind – opening up leadership opportunities, exchanging knowledge (food skills, recipes, nutrition tips), and creating connections (sharing stories, food, and laughter). Her background in social work (MSW) brings an anti-oppressive, critical lens to the work she does around food, with a focus on engaging with food justice and sovereignty movements in meaningful ways. She is particularly passionate about mobilizing the stories we tell (both ourselves and others) as a means of creating connections and building community. A few other things that she’s interested in include radical social policy, wine (both theoretical and practical dimensions), and dancehall music. Outside of that, you can usually find her eating dumplings, complaining about her allergies, and/or fantasizing about being able to pull off bangs.
Working with the compost systems at Foodshare, Leya has developed a love for compost and worms (specifically red wigglers). Composting is a closed-loop system where nothing goes to waste and Leya does her best to put this value into practice in her everyday life when approaching sustainability issues; reducing production is the most important. With an Environmental Studies degree, Leya takes on an interdisciplinary framework and understands that everything is connected, even in ways we may not fully comprehend. When she is not headfirst in the compost bin, you'll find her exploring theories of human nature and complaining about capitalism. And if you don't find her doing that, you’ll find her nose stuck in a book instead.
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