Breaking the Cycle: Food Justice, Sovereignty, and Social Equity
Food insecurity in the United States is a pressing issue, often addressed through a lens of food security. However, a deeper understanding reveals the need to shift toward food justice, which emphasizes sovereignty and empowerment. This workshop will provide an overview of the differences between food security, food sovereignty, and food justice, and explore how food justice intersects with systems of oppression, including racism. Participants will learn how to adopt a food justice approach that moves beyond traditional charity models, focusing instead on addressing root causes and creating equitable, sustainable solutions.
Monday, November 4, 2024
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Online, via Zoom
Presenter: Srijan Chakraborty (he, him, his)
Co-Executive Director, Operations
Srijan is the Co-Executive Director of Hunger Intervention Program (HIP), a non-profit with the mission to increase food security for underserved populations in North King County. Before joining HIP he was the Development and Communications Manager at The Sophia Way, an agency that helps women experiencing homelessness with shelter and other services. Srijan left his career as a Software Engineer after working nine years at Microsoft and decided to switch his profession to social work, which he finds more meaningful and rewarding. He completed his Masters of Social Work degree at the University of Washington in 2015. Srijan is able to blend his analytical skills, his breadth of experience, and his passion for social justice to uniquely design and deliver his training.
Hunger Intervention Program (HIP)
Hunter Intervention Program's mission is to increase food security for underserved populations in north King County, Washington, through nutritious meals, educational programs, and anti-hunger advocacy. HIP operates meal programs to address childhood hunger, food insecurity among adults, and the unique nutrition needs of seniors and people experiencing homelessness. HIP offers cooking and nutrition education classes and food justice workshops to build community power. HIP also actively engages with local, statewide, and national coalitions of food justice organizations to advocate for policy-level changes to address the root causes of hunger, including poverty, health inequity, homelessness, and racism.
Sponsored by:
Urban Male Scholars Program
This program is supported by the Urban Male Scholars program. The UMS program is supported by a generous grant from the CUNY Black Male Initiative (BMI). CUNY BMI is a university-wide student development initiative with more than 30 campus programs focused on increasing the matriculation, retention and graduation rates of underrepresented students, particularly men of color.
The CUNY SPS Urban Male Scholars (UMS) program offers cultural-competency educational programming through peer mentoring. Aimed at providing both academic and cultural support, the program’s goal is to help students successfully complete their undergraduate studies and graduate.
