The Community Food Security Coalition is a national coalition of more than 500 organizations dedicated to building food systems that are healthy, sustainable, just and democratic by building community voice and capacity for change. We are committed to ending hunger, promoting public health, and supporting sustainable agriculture through policy advocacy, education, research and organizing.
Local Host: California Food and Justice Coalition
The California Food and Justice Coalition (CFJC) is a California based coalition comprised of individuals, nonprofit organizations and others committed to rebuilding a food system that works for all who work in the food system or eat. CFJC promotes the basic human right to healthy food while advancing social, agricultural, environmental and economic justice priorities. Through outreach, advocacy, organizing and education, staff and members are working with local community-based efforts to create a sustainable food supply.
Local Host: Food First
The purpose of the Institute for Food and Development Policy – Food First – is to eliminate the injustices that cause hunger.
National Host Committee:
Anne Palmer, CFSC Board and Johns Hopkins U: Center for a Livable Future
Armando Nieto, California Food & Justice Coalition & Local Host Committee
Christina Schiavoni, International Links Committee & WHY Hunger
Cynthia Price, Urban Ag Committee & Greater Grand Rapids Food Systems Council
Emily Becker, Community Food Security Coalition
Eric Holt-Jimenez, Food First & Local Host Committee
Tammy Morales, CFSC Board & Urban Food Links
Wayne Roberts, CFSC Board
Erin Middleton, CFJC & Local Organizer
About the Hosts
The Community Food Security Coalition is a national coalition of more than 500 organizations dedicated to building food systems that are healthy, sustainable, just and democratic by building community voice and capacity for change. We are committed to ending hunger, promoting public health, and supporting sustainable agriculture through policy advocacy, education, research and organizing.
Local Host: California Food and Justice Coalition
The California Food and Justice Coalition (CFJC) is a California based coalition comprised of individuals, nonprofit organizations and others committed to rebuilding a food system that works for all who work in the food system or eat. CFJC promotes the basic human right to healthy food while advancing social, agricultural, environmental and economic justice priorities. Through outreach, advocacy, organizing and education, staff and members are working with local community-based efforts to create a sustainable food supply.
The purpose of the Institute for Food and Development Policy – Food First – is to eliminate the injustices that cause hunger.
National Host Committee:
Anne Palmer, CFSC Board and Johns Hopkins U: Center for a Livable Future
Armando Nieto, California Food & Justice Coalition & Local Host Committee
Christina Schiavoni, International Links Committee & WHY Hunger
Cynthia Price, Urban Ag Committee & Greater Grand Rapids Food Systems Council
Emily Becker, Community Food Security Coalition
Eric Holt-Jimenez, Food First & Local Host Committee
Tammy Morales, CFSC Board & Urban Food Links
Wayne Roberts, CFSC Board
Erin Middleton, CFJC & Local Organizer
Local Host Committee:
Andrea Schorr, Alameda Point Collaborative
Ecaterina Burton, Alameda County Food Bank
Eric Holt-Gimenez, Food First
Erin Middleton, CFJC
Gail Wadsworth, California Institute for Rural Studies
Hai Vo, CFJC
Hank Herrera, Dig Deep Farms & Produce
Jennifer Johns, Go Live
Jenny Huston, Farm to Table Food Services
Jessica Latiff, Phat Beets Produce
Josh Edge, Community Alliance with Family Farmers
Lauren Heumann
Lucrecia Farfan-Ramirez, University of California Cooperative Extension, Alameda County
Marjorie Freedman, Nutrition and Food Science Dept., San Jose State University
Natalie Hurley, UC Berkeley
Nikki Henderson, People’s Grocery
Scott Davidson, Marin Organic
Tanya Kerssen, Food First
Y. Armando Nieto, CFJC
Aaron Lehmer, Bay Localize
Ali Abbors, Pacific Coast Farmer’s Market
Alison Alkon
Amelia Johnson
Anna Smith Clark, Slow Food/Bay Area
Asiya Wadud, Forage Oakland
Bu Nygrens, Veritable Vegetable
Carla Brauer, Buried River Ranch
Christy Getz, Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist, College of Natural Resources, UC Berkeley
Deobrah Yashar, Agriculture and Land Based Training
Diana Abellera, Community Alliance with family Farmers
Edith Jessup, Central Ca. Regional Obesity
Gavin Raders, www.plantingjustice.org
Jacob Rich
Jason Harvey, Oakland Food Connection
Joyce Peters, Oakland United School District Nutrition Services
Jumoke Hodge, People’s Grocery
Katie Helwig, Children’s Council of SF
Kris Jensen, Collective Roots
Leah Fessenden
Leah Sokolofski, Works with Project EAT
Luis Sierra, CA Center for Cooperative Development
Lydia Rhyne, Fresh Approach and the Pacific Coast
Maria Walsh
Martin Bourque, Berkeley Ecology Center
Mei Ling Hui, Department of the Environment
Navina Khanna, Live Real Now
Nicole Mason, Veritable Vegetable
Olivia Ho, College of Human & Health Services, SF State
Rachel Kirk
Sabrina Wu, HOPE Collaborative
Sandy Brown, Swanton Berry Farms
Sarah Nelson, Pacific Coast Farmers’ Market Association
Sue Trupin, San Francisco General Hospital
Tiffany Nurrenbern, Roots of Change
Vera Simon-Nobes, Fresh Approach
Victoria Clark, International Society for Ecology and Culture