A New Agenda for School Food
A New Agenda for School Food
April 5 2010
The California Endowment's Oakland Conference Center, 1111 Broadway, 7th Floor, Oakland
Sociology professor/author Janet Poppendieck will present her new book, Free For All: Fixing School Food in America and then participate in a moderated panel, joining Pat Crawford, executive director of UC Berkeley's Center for Weight & Health; Dominic Machi, director of child nutrition services for Newark Unified School District; and a student advocate. Explore the policy implications raised by Free for All in the context of President Obama's pledge to end childhood hunger by 2015, the increased national focus on reducing childhood obesity, and the challenges and opportunities of Child Nutrition Reauthorization.
Sponsors of this event include the Center for Ecoliteracy, California Food Policy Advocates, California Association of Food Banks, and California Center for Public Health Advocacy.
Schedule
12:00-12:30 p.m. School Lunch (not your mother's)
12:30-12:50 p.m. Book Presentation
12:50-1:30 p.m. Panel Discussion
1:30-2:00 p.m. Q & A
Please RSVP by April 1 to Nicola at 510.433.1122 x100 or nicolam@cfpa.net.
