Addressing social inequities has been recognized as foundational to transforming food systems. Activists and scholars have critiqued food movements as lacking an orientation towards addressing issues of social justice. To address issues of inequity, sustainable food systems education (SFSE) programs will have to increase students’ equity-related capabilities. In this webinar, we will present our findings from a recent study (Valley et al. 2020; Elem Sci Anth, 8(1)) in which we reviewed SFSE program documents to determine the extent to which SFSE programs in the USA and Canada address equity. We will then discuss the dimensions of our proposed equity competency model and provide examples of activities from our teaching practices that support the development of future professionals capable of dismantling inequity in the food system. The session will close with time allocated to open discussion among webinar participants.
Sandbox Series (review of our previous webinar) begins at 12:30 PM ET.
Citation: Valley, W., Anderson, M., Blackstone, N.T., Sterling, E., Betley, E., Akabas, S., Koch, P., Dring, C., Burke, J. and Spiller, K., 2020. Towards an equity competency model for sustainable food systems education programs. Elem Sci Anth, 8(1), p.33. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.428
ARTICLE LINK: https://www.elementascience.org/articles/10.1525/elementa.428/