Thursday, October 17, 2013
New York City faces no more urgent task than creating new jobs that can reduce unemployment, help people move out of poverty, and assist the city in recovering
from the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Can food jobs play a role in this task? Can creating new food jobs also help the city to reduce food insecurity, hunger and diet-related diseases such as diabetes?
Join us for a panel discussion and open forum on strategies for creating good food jobs in NYC, featuring a panel of experts and advocates involved in
workforce development and good food jobs.
Panelists
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Diana Robinson, Campaign and Education Coordinator, Food Chain Workers Alliance
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Leslie Hirsch, Director, New York City Labor Market Information Service, CUNY Graduate Center
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Fast Food Worker, representing Fast Food Forward
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Nicholas Freudenberg, Distinguished Professor of Public Health, CUNY School of Public Health and Hunter College; Faculty Director, New York City Food Policy Center at Hunter College
*Additional panelists TBA
