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Immediate Policy Opportunities for an Equitable and Sustainable Food System View

Immediate Policy Opportunities for an Equitable and Sustainable Food System

From growing fruits and vegetables to eating at a restaurant, the food system impacts all of us. And to ensure that our we have a healthy, sustainable, and equitable food system for all it requires that we tackle challenges across the system from production to distribution to consumption. In doing so, we want to ensure that no farmer growing healthy food has to fear losing their land due to drought or debut and that no restaurant worker struggles to put food on the table for their families. Two critical entry points for creating sustainable and equitable solutions is the Farm Bill and the Minimum Wage.

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Russell Simmons Hosts Reception on Race in America Featuring the Center for Social Inclusion (CSI) at his New Beverly Hills Home

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Eric Katzman The TASC Group Phone: 646-723-4344 E-mail: eric@thetascgroup.com Russell Simmons Hosts... Read more > View all press Releases >

PRESS INQUIRIES/SCHEDULE INTERVIEWS

Contact Larry Kopp at the TASC Group: Email larry(at)thetascgroup.com Phone (646) 723 4344

To view Maya Wiley’s electronic press kit,
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Blog

The Communities of Climate Change Are Leading the Charge

April 22, 2013

“The Faces of Climate Change” is the theme of Earth Day this year. And it’s fitting given the impact that climate change had in 2012 for many of us. 2012 proved loud and clear that climate change knows no boundaries – it affects all of us. And climate change does not work in isolation; it is a challenge in every aspect of our lives. It threatens the viability of our food system, as our farmers must deal with extreme droughts or floods that wipe out our fruits and vegetables. It destroys our homes as we witnessed in the unprecedented forest fires in Colorado. And it destroys our infrastructure from broadband and transit lines to the power grid as we witnessed the raw power unleashed by Superstorm Sandy in NYC last November.

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Tackling Poverty in the 21st Century

February 19, 2013

Maya Wiley, Founder and President of CSI, appeared on a panel convened by City Limits and the Institute for Children, Povery and Homelessness (ICPH) on January 30th at El Museo Del Barrio.

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Community-Scale Broadband Solutions Are Critical

February 19, 2013

From eighth grader, Joshua Edwards in Citronelle, Alabama to Daryl Bingham in Oak Brook, Illinois, people in communities without Internet access rely on third parties, in these cases a local McDonald’s, to access the Internet and leverage its many social, economic, educational and health benefits. No American should be forced to access Internet through a fast food restaurant. But for many, like Joshua and Daryl, this is their only option.

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