A cow sits in a meadow – photo from Wallpaperflare
On this show:
0:08 – Restaurant workers laid off due to Covid-19 are organizing to win immediate economic relief and change the industry longterm. Natalia Tylim is one of them — she is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America in New York City and co-founder of the Restaurant Organizing Project, a new DSA national labor initiative. She talks about their work.
0:20 – Some food, climate, and animal rights activists are launching a #BoycottBigMeat campaign to put pressure on big meat companies responsible for rampant labor abuses and Covid-19 outbreaks during the pandemic. Ronnie Cummins is international director of the Organic Consumers Association and author of the new book, Grassroots Rising: A Call to Action on Climate, Farming, Food and a Green New Deal.
0:34 – Jocelyn Jackson is founder of JUSTUS Kitchen and a co-founder of the People’s Kitchen Collective (PKC) based in Oakland, a large-scale community dining project using food and art to address community issues and centering the lived experiences of Black and brown folks.
0:45 – Oakland Unified School District is extending its “Grab and Go” food program, which prepares multiple days of free meals and groceries for kids and parents of kids who attend Oakland Unified schools. John Sasaki joins us; he’s communications director for the school district and works closely with OUSD’s Nutrition Services team. If you are a parent or student in Oakland Unified and want to find out where to pick up food, click here.