Please join the Racial EquityEquity Equity refers to the policies, practices, attitudes, and cultural messages that are representative of all members of society, such that each member has access to resources that eliminate differential outcomes by group identity (Niblett, 2017). in Food Systems (REFS) working group for a webinar titled:
Measuring Racial Equity in the Food System: Established and Suggested Metrics
WHEN: Tuesday – July 16th 3:00 – 4:00 pm EDT
Presenters and Respondents:
- Kathryn Colasanti, Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems
- Joann Lo, Food Chain Workers Alliance
- Lindsey Lunsford, Tuskegee University
YOU MUST REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE! If you have not already registered, please click on this link below to register
Webinar Context
The webinar will provide an introduction to the newly published guide, Measuring Racial Equity in the Food System: Established and Suggested Metrics, including examples of metrics in four different theme areas and ways the guide can be used. Following this introduction, two food system leaders will share how they are using data and metrics to drive system change. There will be time in the webinar for questions, comments, and suggestions for related resources.
REFS is a national workgroup coordinated by the MSU Center for Regional Food Systems.