In partnership with Oakland Food Policy Council (OFPC), HOPE Collaborative created a Food Justice Curriculum to promote food justice and teach participants about food access in Oakland, labor in the food system, environmental impacts, and more. Below are training materials that are available to anyone who is interested in leading a training in their community.
HOPE is available for technical assistance to train individuals or organizations in implementing the curriculum and can facilitate up to 2 sessions free of charge. Please contact Mario Balcita at mario@hopecollaborative.net or (510) 444-4212 for any requests or questions.
Topic 1: Community Values and Food Systems Overview
Create and share values that contribute to a healthy working atmosphere while learning basic concepts about food systems.
Topic 2: Food as Part of Our Identity
Create awareness of the food and beverage industry’s influences on food choices, its targeting of communities of color, and the role of government in encouraging or restricting these practices.
Topic 3: We Are What We Eat (Part I and Part II)
Get participants thinking about how food production affects both our individual health and that of our ecosystem.
Topic 4: Food Miles
Participants will compare and contrast conventional distribution systems and alternative methods.
Topic 5: Food Labor
Raise participants’ awareness and understanding about farm workers working conditions, wages, salaries, labor and isolate some of the reasons why farm-workers continue to be one of the most economically disadvantages groups in the United States.
Topic 6: Food Desert to Food Justice
Create awareness of the food and beverage industry’s influences on food choices, its targeting of communities of color, and the role of government in encouraging or restricting these practices.
