Racial Equity & Food Justice Training Webinars
February 26, 2025 - Shiloh Maples
The Racial Equity and Food Justice Trainings were hosted by Shiloh Maples, an Anishinaabe community organizer, educator, and seed keeper. These resources aim to build the capacity of individuals and groups working towards collective change.
Below, you will find two webinars and accompanying reflection worksheets to guide your reflection.
Racial Equity & Food Justice, Part 1
This video covers:
- Grounding Ourselves
- What is Race?
- Social Identities & Power
- U.S. Timeline
- Impacts on Food Security
- Policy, Systems, and Environmental Changes
Racial Equity & Food Justice, Part 2
This video covers:
- Food Desert or Food Apartheid?
- Food Security, Food Justice, Food sovereignty?
- Ladder of Citizen Participation
- Stakeholder Mapping
- Equity Action Projects Closing
Resources:
Use these handouts to explore your identity and continue learning following the Racial Equity & Food Justice trainings.
These trainings were produced by Shiloh Maples. The author would like to acknowledge the Michigan Local Food Council Network (MLFCN) coordinators team on behalf of the MSU CRFS for contributing their insight and experience to this workbook. The development of MLFCN knowledge products incorporates the expressed needs of the network members. These resources were funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Support for MLFCN comes from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Michigan Health Endowment Fund.