SXSW 2023

Who's At the Table? Food Policy & the BLM Movement

Description:

Discriminatory USDA and federal policies have made it harder for Black people to access resources throughout the food system, while simultaneously dispossessing 98 percent of Black farmers of their farmland over the past century. Centering the Black Lives Matter movement and Black voices is crucial to addressing the ongoing harm that these policies have had and continue to have on members of the BIPOC community.


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Takeaways

  1. The federal policies and USDA programs have discriminated against and overlooked Black farmers and ranchers.
  2. The effects that these policies and programs have had on nutrition and food policy today.
  3. Policy solutions to help bring Black farmers back into agriculture.

Speakers

  • Tambra Raye Stevenson, CEO/Co-Founder, WANDA
  • Leah Penniman, Co-Director and Farm Manager, Soul Fire Farm

Organizer

Bernie Pollack, Chairman Of The Board, Food Tank: The Think Tank for Food


Meta Information:

  • Event: SXSW
  • Format: Panel
  • Track: Food
  • Track 2
  • Level: Intermediate


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