1. Food Youth Initiative A program of CEFS
Food, Youth and Justice

2. Welcoming and Introductions
WELCOME!
What is your name, organization and what brought you to this particular break out session?

3. What is the Food Youth Initiative?

4. Conetoe Family Life Center (Edgecombe)

5. Growing Change (Scotland)

6. Poder Juvenile Campesino (PJC) (Lenoir)

7. Transplanting Traditions (Orange)

8. Focus Areas Professional Development
Understanding Food Justice (through lens of each others work and beyond)
Racial Equity (in Food Systems)
Capacity Building
Storytelling
(self and community advocacy)

9. Storytelling: Soul Food Monologues

10. Storytelling: Photo Project

11. 2017 Rooted in Community National Youth Gathering
Greensboro, NC
Bennett College
July 19-23rd
Call for NC and Southern Youth!

12. Questions so far? Lets Take a Gallery walk~ What are Words and Concepts inspired by Photos?

13. Adult Allyship, what does it mean?
What is an adult ally?
What are important qualities amongst adult allies in supporting equity amongst youth spaces?
What might be tools to support youth ownership and power?

14. Community Agreements and allyship
Active Listening
Assume good intentions
Understand history- recognizing history is the beginning of equitable practices (everyone has a story).
Speak your own truth- I statements
Step up, step back

15. Community Agreements (cont.)
Respect ourselves and others (self reflection, self awareness
Seek to understand- ask questions (non voyeuristically)
Honor Confidentiality
Be prepared for non closure
Let go of some control/ ego awareness

16. Gratitude in closing