February is Black Liberation Month
“Down where we are, food is used as a political weapon.”
– Fannie Lou Hamer
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In a recent Civil Eats piece, Dr. Ashanté M. Reese (UT Austin) and Randolph Carr (National Black Food and Justice Alliance organizer) ask 4 other food justice leaders:
"What does an abolitionist approach to food systems change sound and look like?"
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Photo: Civil Eats
The six activists' reflections on the prison industrial complex and criminalization — which build on Dr. Reese's and Carr's 2020 op-ed Overthrowing the Food System’s Plantation Paradigm — "teach us about how to liberate the food system and ourselves". |
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🥳unBox Event TODAY at 1 pm PST🥳
your reaction: "omg I'm going to drop everything so I can be there!!"
unBox and the Stanford Haas Center for Public Service proudly welcome Joel Berg and Dr. May Wang to speak on a virtual panel:
"How To End Hunger in America"
OPEN TO ALL! Register here:
bit.ly/endhunger2022
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The unBox website got a face-lift!
Same link (www.unboxproject.org), fresher vibe! The new site reflects and catalogues unBox's progress over the past 2 years, the breadth and depth of our community, and all the impact YOU made possible!
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Updates on Policies We Love
Food4All:
- unBox is a proud signer of the Food4All sign-on letter circulated by Nourish California and CA Immigrant Policy Center, urging Gavin Newsom to expand state-funded CalFresh coverage to all eligible immigrants, regardless of their immigration status. Governor Newsom has already expanded this program to cover all immigrants 55 and up—we're pushing for full coverage!
- February 24, 10 am - 11 am PST: Register for the Food4All listening session with CDSS
Universal School Meals:
- unBox joined over 2,000 organizations in a FRAC sign-on letter urging Congress to extend COVID-19-era child nutrition waivers to fuel school meals beyond the waiver expiration date of June 30, 2022.
CA SB 641:
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Great Reads and Listens
Food:
Beyond the plate:
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New Research
- From unBox advisor Dr. Eric Rimm!
- Headrick, G., Khandpur, N., Perez, C., Taillie, L. S., Bleich, S. N., Rimm, E. B., Moran, A.: Content Analysis of Online Grocery Retail Policies and Practices Affecting Healthy Food Access (JNEB. December 2021)
- Musicus, A.A., Hua, S.V., Moran, A.J., Duffy, E.W., Hall, M.G., Roberto, C.A., Dillman Carpentier, F.R., Sorscher, S., Wootan, M.G., Smith Taillie, L., Rimm, E.B. Front-of-package claims & imagery on fruit-flavored drinks and exposure by household demographics (Appetite. December 2021)
- From unBox advisor Joel Berg!
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Healthy Eating Research: Federal Nutrition Programs During the COVID-19 Pandemic: SNAP
- Healthy Eating Research: Recognizing and Supporting School Meal Programs as a Critical Nutrition Safety Net: Lessons from COVID-19
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Opportunities
Featured job opportunities with unBox partners!
- The Center for Ecoliteracy:
- San Francisco Unified School District:
- Communications Specialist: Are you passionate about the intersection of food, education, and kids? The new Communications Specialist will help students understand their options and make informed choices about their food, as well as build awareness across multiple audiences about the District’s efforts to improve the school meal program. This position includes graphic design, media collaboration, cross-department partnership, and advocacy opportunities. Apply at careers.sfusd.edu. Enter keyword "1312 Communications Specialist" to see the full job description and apply.
Other great job openings:
- Remote
- Oakland, CA:
- San Francisco, CA:
- Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation:
Training programs and fellowships:
- Oakland, CA:
- Northern CA:
- Remote:
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Want to learn more & get involved?
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