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5/21 Leveraging local actions to support food chain workers
May 21, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 10:15 am
Mobilizing food policy councils to support food workers during COVID-19As workers from across the food supply chain risk their lives to continue feeding us, the COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the harms of existing labor policies and practices. The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future’s Food Policy Networks project invites you to join us for a series of webinars to discuss how food policy councils can support food chain workers during COVID-19.Thursday, May 21: Leveraging local actions to support food chain workersThis webinar will provide an overview of the harmful impacts of our current labor system on food chain workers and then discuss possible policy opportunities to address those needs.12 – 1:15 PM Eastern time / 11 AM – 12:15 PM Central time / 10 – 11:15 AM Mountain time / 9 – 10:15 AM Pacific timeSpeakers:Claudia Rósales, Farmworker and Food Worker Organizer at Pioneer Valley Workers CenterChristina Spach, National Organizer at the Food Chain Workers AllianceJose Oliva, Co-Director of the HEAL Food Alliance and member of the Chicago Food Policy Action CouncilNessia Berner Wong, Senior Policy Analyst at ChangeLab SolutionsThursday, May 28: Building buy-in and taking actionThis roundtable discussion will provide examples of how food policy councils are organizing around food chain worker issues. Hear about how FPCs have built support for advocating on labor issues. Gain tips on communicating with decision-makers around labor issues. We also encourage attendees to share what their food policy councils are doing to support food workers during the pandemic.12 – 1:15 PM Eastern time / 11 AM – 12:15 PM Central time / 10 – 11:15 AM Mountain time / 9 – 10:15 AM Pacific timeSpeakers:Winona Bynum, Detroit Food Policy CouncilTanya Kerssen, Real Food MediaColleen McKinney, The Center for Good Food PurchasingBeth Spitler, California Food and Farming NetworkBoth discussions will be recorded and posted to YouTube afterward. Even if you are unable to participate in the live events, you may receive the link to the videos by registering.