FSNE Network Events

As we grapple with pandemic disruptions; reckon with white supremacy, the legacy of colonialism, slavery and systemic racism; and face ever-growing challenges from the climate crisis, the importance of networks and movement building in our food system is growing.

What is the power of the networked approach at this time? 

What are the opportunities for building network momentum and network weaving? 

What are the risks of not being networked? 

How does a network turn into a movement?

As we grapple with pandemic disruptions and political polarization, reckon with emboldened white supremacy, and face ever-growing challenges from the climate crisis, the importance of standing firm in a commitment to racial equity and justice in our food system is growing. How does racial equity connect to the work for resilient food systems? What does it look like in our communities and institutions? How can we advance multi-racial movement for justice? What does this mean for BIPOC and white agents of change? What are some of the opportunities we can lean into now?

As we grapple with pandemic disruptions and political polarization, reckon with emboldened white supremacy, and face ever-growing challenges from the climate crisis, the importance of standing firm in a commitment to racial equity and justice in our food system is growing. How does racial equity connect to the work for resilient food systems? What does it look like in our communities and institutions? How can we advance multi-racial movement for justice? What does this mean for BIPOC and white agents of change? What are some of the opportunities we can lean into now?

As we work to center democracy, racial equity, sustainability and trust in our food system, the stories we tell really matter. How can we better understand the power of the dominant cultural narratives around food that do not serve the people and places where we live? How might we displace those dominant narratives with stories that genuinely connect with values that people hold around democratic decision-making, power sharing & shifting, and sustainability in all its ecological, economic and cultural forms?