1. Food Justice
“Food Justice is the right of communities everywhere to
produce, distribute, access, and eat good food
regardless of
race, class, gender, ethnicity, citizenship, ability, religion,
or community. Good food is
healthful, local, sustainable, culturally
appropriate, humane, and produced for the sustenance
of people and the planet.”
By: Laura Oregel

2. “The food reform movement is predicated on rather
shaky foundations with regards to how it deals with
race and other issues of identity.”
Looking at wealthier neighborhoods and
neighborhoods that are considered poor, the
differences are apparent.
Wealthier neighborhoods tend to have high quality
restaurants and high quality supermakets.
Poor neighborhoods have fewer supermarkets and
instead have more liquor stores, and fast food places
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3. These poor neighborhoods are usually filled with African American and
Hispanic origin. These neighborhoods are filled with horrible food
choices, and is cheaper than healthier foods but many people can’t
afford anything but fast food, and are not willing to drive miles to find
healthy options.
* People think about racism as an individual act of prejudice or
discrimination from one person to another. That’s not what it’s
about. It’s about systems, structures and institutions.

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*This organization is well known for for women who have been the leaders
of many grassroots and mobilizing efforts to improve the lives of farmworker
communities. “Líderes Campesinas provides these long-time leaders and
activists with the opportunity to coordinate their work statewide and has built
collectives so that campesinas may become agents of change and be a
more stronger voice.
*They carry out research, analysis, advocacy and education with
communities and social movements for informed citizen engagement with
the institutions and policies that control production, distribution and access
to food. The is to develop leadership among farm workers so that they
serve as agents of political, social and economic”
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They are committed to end racism in the food system and believe
in people’s right to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through
ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their
own food and agriculture systems at home and abroad.

5. Immigrant Workers in the the Food System
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There is minimal government oversight of regulation for H-2A
so guest workers leads to weak enforcement of worker and
protections in jobs where employee abuse is common.
If workers on H-2A visas lose their job, they are subject to
deportation. So temporary workers are put in an extremely
vulnerable position with little bargaining power.
Legal Recruitment of Immigrant Workers. The H-2A temporary
foreign worker program allows U.S. employers to hire workers
from abroad under a temporary work visa.
Foreign workers under H-2A are given guest worker status, and
are tied to the specific employer that recruited them.
To prevent “adverse effects” on the wages of U.S. workers, H2A requires employers to pay temporary immigrant workers at
least the local “prevailing wage” for the specific job.

6. Why Choose the Fresh
Way?
Fresh food is fresher because it does not contain all the
preservatives that packaged food has to offer. Fresh food like
fruits and vegetables are often produced on smaller farms
where they are sold. It is also healthier for the environment.
Farming reduces pollution in air, water, and soil. It conserves
water and uses less energy. The animals have a lot more
space to move around and are well cared for. Many people are
not privileged enough to even have this option to eat fresh fruit
and result to processed foods. This could be due to the social
classes and the convenience.

7. Some ways you can access fresher foods is by
growing your own garden yourself, this way is a
lot more affordable and is easily accessible.
This is also a great way for urban areas to
access wholesome foods.

8. Get Involved
 There are internships at many places- A house internship spends most of
their time on administrative and office duties, and the majority will be spent
on a specific project.
 You can Volunteer at different places as well. You can start by being more
aware of the issue and being more educated on the topic. You can collect
food and deliver them to neighborhoods in need.
 There are many other issues when it comes to food justice but these are
the topics I wanted to go over, you can donate food to your local food banks
 Here is a good website where you can start helping:
http://groupspaces.com/foodjustice/

9. Works Cited
 "Food Justice Project - Community Alliance for Global
Justice." Community Alliance for Global Justice Food Justice
Project Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Dec. 2013.
 "Lideres Campesinas | Welcome to the Official Website |
Bienvenidos a La Web Oficial | (805) 486-7776." Lideres
Campesinas | Welcome to the Official Website | Bienvenidos
a La Web Oficial | (805) 486-7776. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Dec.
2013. Works Cited
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