Good Food, Good Jobs Event to Celebrate Progress Toward a More Just and Sustainable Food System, NYC

The Good Food, Good Jobs Coalition invites you to a Reception to celebrate exciting progress toward a more just and sustainable food system for all New Yorkers.

Come hear about new developments in the city’s Food Retail Expansion to Support a Health (FRESH) program to bring good food and good jobs to communities. Also, hear about efforts to build on this initiative to make our food system healthy, sustainable, economically vibrant, and fair.

Monday, December 7, 2009.
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Wollman Hall, The New School
65 West 11th street

Speakers:
Christine C. Quinn, Speaker, New York City Council
Dan Barber, Owner, Blue Hill Restaurant
Bruce Both, President, UFCW Local 1500
Peggy M. shepard, Executive Director and founder, We Act for Environmental Justice
Nevin Cohen, Assistant Professor, The New School
Invocation by Lisa Sharon, Co-Founder & Executive Director, NY Faith & Justice

Light refreshments will be served.

To RSVP please call 1-800-522-0456, ext. 274 or email goodfoodgoodjobs@gmail.com

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