Community Election Forum: Food Justice Townhall

Carla Frenkel, Vision Vancouver Park Board Candidate will share a brief statement on Vision's position around food policy and to participate in Q&A. 

You can register for the event here.

Food is an intersectional issue that touches on reconciliation, equity, and community resilience — the three core principles of the newly adopted Vancouver Plan. Food policy is a key to building a livable city for all.  

The event brings together the diverse perspectives of community leaders, food policy researchers, and people with lived experience of food insecurity for an evening of learning, conversation and visioning. The speakers include T’uy’t’tanat Cease Wyss, Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty, Ian Marcuse, Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks, Kanatiio Gabriel, DUDE Club, LouAnn Schmidt, Kits Cares Café, Joey Liu, South Vancouver Neighbourhood House, Dr. Tammara Soma, Food Systems Lab, and Dawn Morrison, Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty.

Please note, all candidates have been invited to attend this public event and is designed as an opportunity for both candidates and the public to learn more about the complex issues of food justice in Vancouver.