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​Food Justice Workshops

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​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 [email protected] or (510) 444-4212 for any requests or questions.

Topic 1: Community Values and Food Systems Overview

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.

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.

HOPE Collaborative

2000 Franklin Street, 
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Oakland, CA 94612

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  • Home
  • About
    • History & Successes
    • Theory of Change
    • Who We Are
    • Partners & Supporters
    • Contact Us
  • Our Work
    • Built Environment >
      • Air Quality
      • Environmental Justice Cohort
    • Food Systems >
      • Meal Distribution Program
      • Healthy Corner Store Project
      • School Food
      • Oakland Food Policy Council
    • Policy & Campaigns
    • Community and Youth Engagement >
      • Project Leaders
      • Youth Action Board
  • Publications
    • Blogs
    • HOPE Voices
  • Get Involved
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Youth Action Board
    • Action Team Member
  • Donate