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We Can’t ‘Foodbank’ Our Way Out of Hunger: From Charity to a Social Justice Funding Model

We Can’t ‘Foodbank’ Our Way Out of Hunger: From Charity to a Social Justice Funding Model

Partner Event

Event details

Thursday, October 22, 2020
11:00am to 12:30pm PDT
Virtual

About this event

Join Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders for this webinar on the anti-hunger landscape. This discussion will feature concrete examples of the connection between food insecurity and food systems. Speakers will share a newly published philanthropic call to action from the Global Solidarity Alliance, a group of non-governmental organizations, national networks, grassroots activists and scholars concerned about hunger and poverty in wealthier countries.

 

Speakers

  • Alison Cohen, Senior Director of Programs, WhyHunger (moderator)
  • Joshua Lohnes, Program Director, Food Policy Research, West Virginia University, Center for Resilient Communities
  • Robert Ojeda, Chief Programs Officer, Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona
  • Camryn Smith, Executive Director, Communities in Partnership
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