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Food Literacy for All Lecture Series

Date: Apr 12, 2022 at 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Food Literacy for All is a community-academic partnership course based at the University of Michigan. Structured as an evening lecture series, Food Literacy for All features different guest speakers each week to address challenges and opportunities of diverse food systems. Food Literacy for All is free and open to the public. You can find more information here: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/sustainablefoodsystems/foodliteracyforall/ REGISTER FOR A LECTURE HERE: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0TGY1FaMRMSW2VzuP2pPDQ Make sure to fill out the leadership event follow-up form for your leadership point: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jXuAfHB6djXjhhiYtyzMsw6PIr7HN5v7f03raSQTosk/edit SPEAKER SCHEDULE: Jan 11: Margot Finn, Winona Bynum, Lilly Fink Shapiro "Remaking Dinner for Sovereignty and Joy” Jan 18: Emily Contois "“Food Media, Dudes, and Athletes: What Can They Teach Us about Food Literacy and Liberation?” Jan 25: Marilyn Wann and Chef Fresh "“Freedom, Food & Fat: Reclaiming our bodies and our world from oppressive weight hierarchies, as part of anti-racism, environmental justice, and more…” Feb 1: Fatima Stanford "“The Role of Weight Bias on Health Outcomes” Feb 8: Marcus Coleman and Angela Chalk "“Beginning Farmers, Environment, and Feeding Community” Feb 15: Priya Fielding-Singh "“How the Other Half Eats: the Untold Story of Food and Inequality in America” Feb 22: Hi'ilei Hobart "“What Shave Ice Teaches us About Refreshment, Race, Colonialism, and Body Politics” March 8: Deanna Belleny "Cultivating a Food System Grounded in Equity: The Role of Healthcare and Healthcare Providers" March 15: Ashanté Reese and Malik Yakini "Where Food Justice Theory Meets Practice: Challenges and Opportunities for the Future of Food" March 22: Savala Nolan March 29: Small Grocer Panel: Supplying Kimchi and Collards during a Global Pandemic April 5: Anthony Hatch April 12: Fast Food for Thought April 19: Final Food Literacy class