Conversations on Food Justice, Session 11: Faith and Food Justice

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

Date

Wed Apr 20, 2022
1:00pm – 2:00pm

Location



Hosts

Faith based organizations fuse a moral framework around some of the most challenging issues facing our world, making them invaluable allies in the movement for food justice. Across faiths, leaders are mobilizing their communities to tackle food insecurity from all angles—from local efforts to distribute food and resources to families in need, to advocating for more equitable social and economic policies that can move the needle on poverty and increasing calls for climate justice. This work is nothing new for communities of faith, who have long played a role in shaping social policy and community activism.

In this session, we will explore how faith communities are working alongside environmentalists, the labor movement, animal rights activists, community organizers, charitable organizations, and health advocates to make our food systems more just, equitable, and sustainable.

Meet Our Panelists

Rev. Eugene Cho, President and CEO of Bread for the World

Anwar Khan, President and Co-Founder of Islamic Relief USA

Abby J. Leibman, President and CEO, MAZON (A Jewish Response to Hunger)

Preet Singh, Pantry Organizer, Khalsa Care Foundation

Moderated by

Simran Jeet Singh, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Religion & Society Program at the Aspen Institute

Keep the Conversation Going: Faith & Food Justice Fireside Chat

Starting right after the webinar on April 20th, join an informal conversation hosted by Elliott Gaskins from Share Our Strength and Katie Workman, chef, author, Share Our Strength Leadership Council member and anti-hunger advocate.

Click here

Faith based organizations fuse a moral framework around some of the most challenging issues facing our world, making them invaluable allies in the movement for food justice. Across faiths, leaders are mobilizing their communities to tackle food insecurity from all angles—from local efforts to distribute food and resources to families in need, to advocating for more equitable social and economic policies that can move the needle on poverty and increasing calls for climate justice. This work is nothing new for communities of faith, who have long played a role in shaping social policy and community activism.

In this session, we will explore how faith communities are working alongside environmentalists, the labor movement, animal rights activists, community organizers, charitable organizations, and health advocates to make our food systems more just, equitable, and sustainable.

Meet Our Panelists

Rev. Eugene Cho, President and CEO of Bread for the World

Anwar Khan, President and Co-Founder of Islamic Relief USA

Abby J. Leibman, President and CEO, MAZON (A Jewish Response to Hunger)

Preet Singh, Pantry Organizer, Khalsa Care Foundation

Moderated by

Simran Jeet Singh, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Religion & Society Program at the Aspen Institute

Keep the Conversation Going: Faith & Food Justice Fireside Chat

Starting right after the webinar on April 20th, join an informal conversation hosted by Elliott Gaskins from Share Our Strength and Katie Workman, chef, author, Share Our Strength Leadership Council member and anti-hunger advocate.

Click here

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