230912 Food sovereignty is food justice: International implications of the U.S. food system and opportunities for global justice

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 : 11:20 AM - 11:35 AM

Anupama Joshi, MS , Center for Food & Justice, UEPI, Occidental College, National Farm to School Program, Los Angeles, CA
     
This presentation will tie together the previous three talks, discussing broad social justice implications of food systems and linking injustices in the U.S. food system to international food sovereignty and global disparities. This context will be useful for the session's conclusion featuring an interactive discussion between audience members and the panelists to generate ideas of how public health professionals across sectors can work together to address the social justice issues raised during the presentations.

Learning Areas:
Environmental health sciences
Epidemiology
Occupational health and safety
Public health or related education

Learning Objectives:
Describe experiences with food buying and consumerism.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have twenty years of hands-on experience in food justice, nutrition and sustainable agriculture issues - ranging from developing farmer-owned cooperatives in India to documenting pesticide poisonings in Malaysia and more recently, developing Farm to School programs in the United States.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

Back to: 4080.0: Social Justice, It’s What’s Not for Dinner: Understanding and Overcoming Food System Disparities to Promote Health (A collaboration by the Food & Environment Working Group, ENV, OHS, IH, CBPHC, PHEHP, EPI, and SW)