March 14th, 2023 Fast Food for Thought is an annual event where a group of interdisciplinary UM SFSI faculty and staff affiliates give a series of 5 minute talks related to food and/or agriculture. Register to attend future Food Literacy 2023 sessions here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0TGY1FaMRMSW2VzuP2pPDQ
Kendrin Sonneville (Michigan Ross) gives a tiny talk titled “The Overlooked Industry: How the Food Industry Contributes to Eating Disorders” at Fast Food for Thought at the University of Michigan on April 12th, 2022. Introduction by Lilly Fink Shapiro, Sustainable Food Systems. Learn more about Food Literacy For All sessions here.
March 22nd, 2022 In this Food Literacy for All session, Savala Nolan discussed “Why Fatphobia? Understanding the Roots and Uses of Anti-fat Bias”. Savala Nolan discusses how Fatphobia (or anti-fat bias) is widespread and has deep roots in the United States–but it isn’t inevitable or innate. It is learned, and it is particular to specific
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February 1st, 2022 In this Food Literacy for All session, Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford explores the deleterious impact of weight bias on the impact on the health outcomes of the population. She ascertains how health professionals harbor implicit and explicit bias and evaluates strategies that medical organizations have taken to fight weight bias. Register to
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January 25th, 2022 Marilyn Wann and Chef Fresh Roberson invite people to notice anti-fat beliefs and weight hierarchy and then imagine divesting from those oppressive systems. What if thinner ≠ better? What if weight ≠ health? What if people of all sizes could feel at home in our bodies and fully welcome in society? Register
January 11th, 2022 In this kick-off session, the Food Literacy for All leadership team gave a preview of the range of topics and guest speakers who will join us this semester. We’ll learn from incredible speakers about how food relates to race, weight bias, colonialism, environmental justice, joy, sovereignty & more. Register to attend future Food Literacy 2022 sessions here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0TGY1FaMRMSW2VzuP2pPDQ
Kendrin Sonneville (School of Public Health) gives a tiny talk titled “Thinking Your Weight is a Problem is the Problem” at the 5th annual Fast Food for Thought at the University of Michigan on October 9, 2018. Introduction by Greg Keoleian, School for Environment & Sustainability & Engineering.
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