UIC Social Justice Initiative

The UIC Social Justice Initiative
Upcoming Events

Reimagining the Politics of Food in Black and Brown Communities Mini-Conference

 

The Rafael Cintrn Ortiz Latino Cultural Center at UIC
803 S. Morgan Street | Lecture Center B2

PROGRAM
Welcome, Framing and Introductions | 2:30 - 2:45 PM
Rose M. Brewer, SJI Visiting Scholar and Activist

Panel | 2:45 - 4:00 PM
Telling our stories: Reimagining the Politics of Food
Panelists:
LaDonna Redmond, Martin Xavi Macias, Rafael Hurtado, Dara Cooper

Framing and Introductions | 4:10 - 4:20 PM
Rose M. Brewer, SJI Visiting Scholar and Activist

Panel: | 4:20-5:35 PM
In Motion for Change: Creating a New Politics of Food justice
Panelists:
Samuel Grant, III, Veronica Avila, Kyle Schafer, Monica Adams

Refreshments | 6:00-7:00

Film | 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Growing Change: A Journey Inside Venezuelas Food Revolution
Respondents and Q & A with
Ivan Arenas, SJI Fellow
Lori Batista, Director - African American Cultural Center

RSVP
Questions: Email sjiuic@gmail.com
Free and Open to the Public!
Hosted by: Social Justice Initiative at UIC

 

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