Food Justice

Food Justice
Food + Justice = Democracy
Voices of Food Justice

IATP’s Food and Justice program works in three primary areas: forwarding a public health research agenda, supporting emerging voices in food policy and building a more inclusive narrative about the food system.

Enough to eat

Food assistance and the Farm Bill: With the economy in uncertain times, food assistance is as vital as ever for many around the United States.

2012 Farm Bill: What's at Stake

In our new What’s at Stake? series, IATP analyzes how the 2012 Farm Bill will affect issues we all care about.

Mon., September 24, 8:30 am - Wed., September 26, 4:30 pm

It's time to face hard truths: The U.S. food system has never been fair, just or healthy.

Food + Justice = Democracy will help shift the historical narrative by telling the story through the voices of tribal nations and communities of color and envision the food system we want to build.

This national meeting is a call to action for activists, urban farmers, food system workers, immigrant rights advocates, and anyone seeking to explore community-driven solutions to promote food equity through the lens of race, class and gender.

$195 Early Bird Registration ends August 10, 2012!
$245 standard registration until September 21, 2012.
$275 walk-in registration onsite

Scholarships are available for rural & urban farmers and farmworkers who:

are selected & sponsored by an organization or public agency
supply fresh food to communities lacking fresh food access
are new, emerging farmers, women, people of color, members of tribal nations, immigrants, or are representative of other socioeconomically disenfranchised groups

Group registration rates and exhibitor tables are available, contact Eleonore Wesserle.

Book your lodging at the Radisson Plaza Hotel by August 31, 2012 to receive the special discounted rate of $144/night. To receive the discounted rate, you can book online at http://www.radisson.com/minneapolis/iatp, or book by phone at 800-333-3333 and ask for the IATP Food + Justice = Democracy block.

Enjoy a $15 discount on the conference registration fee when you book your lodging with the Radisson Plaza Hotel. Redeem this discount by following the three easy steps below:

Complete your hotel room booking with the Radisson Plaza Hotel.
Forward your booking confirmation to Eleonore Wesserle at ewesserle[at]iatp[dot]org, who will reply with a special discount code.
Come back to iatp.org/food-justice and enter the discount code in the online registration form.

Watch this page for information to come on program and speakers.

Questions? Contact Eleonore Wesserle 612-870-3425

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It is easy to see that the U.S. food system creates inequities that cause health disparities. What is hardly ever seen or heard are those who experience these inequities daily. Voices of Food Justice was created to help give the poor, the disadvantaged, the immigrants, the elderly, the food workers, the unemployed , homeless, the Food Stamp recipients and others who struggle on behalf of these communities the means to speak out.