Online Workshop: The Transformational Power of BIPOC Food Security & Sovereignty

While food is recognized as being critical for our survival, it is less frequently considered in the context of security, power, and sovereignty. In youth work that is intentional about incorporating an anti-oppressive lens, food cannot be forgotten.

This engaging 3-hour online workshop will be segmented into three parts, including an opening presentation, a panel, and an interactive discussion. As we examine the Transformational Power of Food Security & Sovereignty for BIPOC communities, we aim to:

• Define key terms, such as food insecurity/security and food sovereignty
• Reinforce the value of food and unpack the political, cultural, and mental health-related significance of food for BIPOC communities
• Highlight work being done by community members and organizations to address food security and sovereignty for BIPOC communities
• Explore how youth workers and attendees in other fields can foster an enhanced food focus in programming

This workshop is presented by YouthREX and hosted by Chantal Phillips.

Chantal is a research assistant with YouthREX and a medical student at the University of Toronto who is passionate about social determinants of health, such as food security and sovereignty. Witnessing the limited and problematic ways that food is often discussed in society, such as being used to shame racialized patient populations, she was stirred to further educate herself and to have conversations more broadly about food in a way that supports the health of BIPOC communities.

She will be joined by the following guests:

• Rosie Mensah, MPH, RD, The Rosie Nutritionist
• Mosheh Herdsman, Progress Toronto
• Atheven Jeyakumaran, Stella's Place
• Dr. Taima Moeke-Pickering, Laurentian University

Register for this free workshop today! Spots are limited.