Race, Food + Justice Conference 2016

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Analyzing the Urban Food Movement through a Social Justice Lens

Thursday, April 21–Saturday, April 23, 2016

Free + Open to the Community

Over 400 people engaged in dialogue addressing race and racism, one of the social determinants of health and food access.  By engaging multiple sectors of our community, our goal was to expand the grassroots base that promotes environmental justice.  Keynote addresses featured:

  • , professor of urban and environmental policy and planning at Tufts University
  • , civil rights attorney and the Executive Director of 
  • Dara Cooper, co-founder of 
  • Denzel Austin Thompson, youth activist and creator of Philly's 

 

Thursday, April 21

Keynote Address with Elizabeth Yeampierre

Friday, April 22

Keynote Address with Julian Agyeman and Panel on Land Gentrification