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- Course Intro | “Setting the Table for Health Equity”
January 14, 2020 Food Literacy for All 2020 was kicked off by the course leadership team: Jerry Ann Hebron, Cindy Leung, Devita Davison, Lilly Fink Shapiro, and Winona Bynum. In this session, speakers discussed what it means to “Set the… Read more: Course Intro | “Setting the Table for Health Equity” - Jessica Holmes | “Health Inequities: The Poor Person’s Experience in America”
January 21, 2020 In this lecture, Jessica Holmes engaged with the audience in an in-depth discussion of food deserts, food politics, and relevant policies. Holmes presented an overview of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the potential impact of recent… Read more: Jessica Holmes | “Health Inequities: The Poor Person’s Experience in America” - Pakou Hang | “Racial Justice and Equity in the Food System: Going Beyond the Roots”
January 28, 2020 Pakou Hang is a Co-Founder and the former Executive Director of the Hmong American Farmers Association, a nonprofit in Minnesota that works with Hmong farmers to build intergenerational and community wealth. In this lecture, Hang spoke about… Read more: Pakou Hang | “Racial Justice and Equity in the Food System: Going Beyond the Roots” - Robert Lustig | “Corporate Wealth or Public Health?”
February 4, 2020 Mountain Dew Mouth has been the scourge of dentists for decades. But there’s a new disease which affects even more people: Mountain Dew Liver. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) wasn’t even discovered until 1980; and now… Read more: Robert Lustig | “Corporate Wealth or Public Health?” - Zahir Janmohamed | “De-colonizing Food Journalism”
February 11, 2020 Zahir Janmohamed, co-founder of the James Beard nominated podcast Racist Sandwich, spoke about what has, and has not, changed in food media since he and Soleil Ho began their show in 2016. He discussed why he thinks… Read more: Zahir Janmohamed | “De-colonizing Food Journalism” - Nicole Taylor | “The Disruption of Traditional Food Media”
February 18, 2020 From glossy print magazines to Instagram stories, media influences how people grow, eat, and consume food. Ten years ago, social media turned every aspect of the gilded culinary world on its head. Today, a new breed of… Read more: Nicole Taylor | “The Disruption of Traditional Food Media” - Ashley Atkinson, Naim Edwards, Michelle Martinez | “The Hidden Plight of Modern Growers”
February 25, 2020 Detroit growers Ashley Atkinson and Naim Edwards and environmental justice advocate Michelle Martinez discussed how climate change directly impacts urban agriculture and environmental issues in Detroit. - Leah Penniman | “Farming While Black: Uprooting Racism, Seeding Sovereignty”
March 10, 2020 Some of our most cherished sustainable farming practices – from organic agriculture to the farm cooperative and the CSA – have roots in African wisdom. Yet, discrimination and violence against African-American farmers has led to our decline… Read more: Leah Penniman | “Farming While Black: Uprooting Racism, Seeding Sovereignty”
