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DESCRIPTION:Professor and local food justice activist Evan Weissman was sel
ected as the 2020 Lender Center Fellowship for Social Justice shortly befo
re his untimely passing in April 2020. Prof. Weissman\, a food studies sch
olar committed to community-engaged research and social change\, envisione
d using his Lender fellowship to co-construct a local food policy council
rooted in justice and equity. To honor his legacy\, Prof. Jonnell Robinson
\, six student fellows\, the Syracuse Onondaga Food System Alliance (SOFSA
)\, and community members have spent two years collectively engaging in re
flective dialogue\, research and action around promoting greater control o
ver the local food system by people marginalized by the current global cor
porate food regime.Please join Lender Center Fellows and local food justic
e changemakers for a conversation about emergent issues within our local f
ood system and opportunities to advance social justice and food sovereignt
y. Panelists and fellows will discuss ongoing efforts to create ownership
and self-determination in the local food system through building community
farms\, preserving food traditions and expanding access to nourishing\, s
ustainable\, and culturally appropriate foods. A reception will conclude t
he symposium. Panelists: Twiggy Billue\, Southwest Community Learning Farm
Olivia Elm\, Onondaga Nation Youth Angie Ferguson\, Onondaga Nation Farm
Tai Shaw\, Blessing Box Food Pantry Rachel Viens\, Syracuse City Schools F
ood Services.If you plan to attend the event in person\, please register h
ere.If you plan to attend the event virtually\, please register here.This
event is sponsored by the Lender Center for Social Justice.
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SUMMARY:Centering Justice in Food System Transformation: Honoring the Legac
y of Professor Evan Weissman
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essor and local food justice activist Evan Weissman was selected as the 2020 Lender Ce
nter Fellowship for Social Justice shortly before his untimely passing in
April 2020. Prof. Weissman\, a food studies scholar committed to community
-engaged research and social change\, envisioned using his Lender fellowsh
ip to co-construct a local food policy council rooted in justice and equit
y. To honor his legacy\, Prof. Jonnell Robinson\, six student fellows\, the Syracuse Onondaga Food System
Alliance (SOFSA)\, and community members have spent two years col
lectively engaging in reflective dialogue\, research and action around pro
moting greater control over the local food system by people marginalized b
y the current global corporate food regime.
Please join Lende
r Center Fellows and local food justice changemakers for a conversation ab
out emergent issues within our local food system and opportunities to adva
nce social justice and food sovereignty. Panelists and fellows will discus
s ongoing efforts to create ownership and self-determination in the local
food system through building community farms\, preserving food traditions
and expanding access to nourishing\, sustainable\, and culturally appropri
ate foods.
A reception will conclude the symposium.
Panelist
s: Twiggy Billue\, Southwest Community Learning Farm Olivia Elm\, Onondaga
Nation Youth Angie Ferguson\, Onondaga Nation Farm Tai Shaw\, Blessing Bo
x Food Pantry Rachel Viens\, Syracuse City Schools Food Services.
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to">f you plan to attend the event in person\, please register here.
If you plan to attend the event virtually\, please register here.
This event is sponsored by the
Lender Center for Social Justice.
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