#FacingRace: No Justice, No Peas
Speakers: Lena Afridi (UNITE Here), Saru Jayaraman (Restaurant Opportunities Center United), Navina Khanna (Movement Strategy Center), Suguet Lopez (Lideres Campsinas), Diana Robinson (Food Chain Workers United)
Interesting demographics of who works in industry, grows food, etc. #NoJusticeNoPeas #FacingRace- Definitn of "good food": fresh local, seasonal, organic, craft-produced food; little to 0 impact..." + #FacingRace
- "Our food system=broken, which =/= closed system." #NoJusticeNoPeas #FacngRacing
- "When we talk abt food system=broken, which is tip of iceberg," i.e. obesity. #FacingRace
- ""Below that=low wage work, limited access to land, accessibility to 'good food', concentration of grocers, producer." #FacingRace
- Agriculture changed relationship w/ humans to land. Slavery=profound change due to forced migration to till land." #FacingRace
- Ppl most hurt by current food system=people of color. #FacingRace #NoJusticeNoPeas
- Frontiers of Racism (vid): "Even if no immigrants in US, still anti-immigrant sentiment, i.e. myth of Alamo. #FacingRace
- White supremacy has to alwaysreconstruct itself. Immigration debates w/ coded language=tool to undermine Civil Rights gains. #FacingRace
@racialicious Sad to say, I know a lot of blacks who believe Hispanics stole their jobs. Good ole' GOP divide & conquer tactic :(.- Robinson: Food Chain Workers United=coalition of Black, Latin@s food workers dealing w/ exploitative labor. #FacingRace
- Robinson: 20 million ppl currently work in food system, i.e. warehouse, restaurant, food plants workers. #FacingRace
- Robinson: majority of food workers on public assistance, deal w/ wage theft. #FacingRace
- Lopez: Lipeders Campesinas do activism via street theater at gorceries. Issues of concern: sexual harassment, domestic violence. #FacingRace
- Afridi, UNITED Here: negotiated 1st union contract 4 airport workers in '04. #FacingRace
- Afridi: airport space=prime real estate=$$$ for food companies=higher food price at concessions. #FacingRace
- Afridi: Airports run on $$$ made on concessions, but food workers not making $$$. 18.5% on food stamps benefits #FacingRace
- Afridi: Baltimore airport workers household income $25,395. Racial composition: 90% PoC. #FacingRace
- Jayaraman, Do You Eat Ethically? (vid): *amazing* vid abt not what what is served but who serves food & unfair treatment, pay. #FacingRace
