Building Equitable and Inclusive Food Systems at UC Berkeley Part II

Feedback From Workshop One Too much facilitation/more time to talk with each other Desire to get to know the people in the room and the work they do Clearer understanding of what the outcomes are of this work

Goals for Workshop Two Foster connections between workshop members Identify barriers to building equitable and inclusive food systems on campus Practice coming up with solutions to these barriers Identify and create tangible tools and strategies Make pledges to bring tools back to communities Share visions of what an equitable and inclusive foodscape might look like

Report Back From Workshop One Exercise What do I/my entity want to continue doing? Public outreach and engagement Pursue local and global interventions Embrace multidisciplinary approaches Infuse environmental justice into all education and programming

Clearer Understanding of Outcomes Short term goals Intermediate term goals Long term goals Workshop II Spring Semester & Beyond

Report Back From Workshop One Exercise What do I/my entity want to stop doing? Being divisive or competitive instead of collaborative Being passive and isolated in campus units Being driven by profit or resources rather than the greater good/human rights Choosing easy path/contracts because they already exist Wasting food

Report Back From Workshop One Exercise What do I/my entity want to start doing? Collaborate, support and empower each other Make sure everyone is fed and waste is reduced Find practical ways to reduce disparities Improve cultural competency across units Stand up to the University with our vision More gardens on campus

Report Back From Workshop One Exercise What tools do I/my entity need in order to be more equitable and inclusive? Funding Understand terms in both theory and practice Generate political will across campus Connect UCB mission to broader food justice movements

Introductions Name Position on campus Identify influences you have relating to what you do

Identifying Challenges 10 minutes for group discussion & 8 minutes each for report back Listen Actively: What are the short-, intermediate-, and long-term goals relating to each challenge?

Case Studies 10 minutes each; see specific questions posed on each case study Cal Dining: Brown’s Berkeley Student Food Collective Berkeley Food Institute Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management