Celebrating Toronto’s 1st Food Justice Day
Posted: May 27, 2015
Categories: GoodFoodBites / News from Sustain Members
On May 5th, Sustain Ontario member Food Forward celebrated Toronto’s first Food Justice Day with a reception at City Hall for councillors and good food advocates to celebrate the important work being done in Toronto. Here’s an overview of the day’s highlights from Food Forward, along with links to learn more and take action:
Councillors Cho, Colle, Cressy, DiCiano, Doucette, Filion, Fragedakis, McMahon and Mihevc were on hand to support the Food Nation platform and reaffirm the city’s commitment to ensuring that all Torontonians are able to overcome economic and racial inequalities, and access healthy, affordable, and culturally appropriate food.
FoodShare’s Nydia Dauphin and caterToronto’s Vanessa Ling Yu told us about the important food justice work they are doing, and offered some insight into where more effort is needed.
Food Forward would like to thank FoodShare, Toronto Food Policy Council, Malvern Action for Neighbourhood Change, 5N2 Soup Kitchens, the Aangen Community Centre, and many others for joining us; and caterToronto, Good Food for Good, Evelyn’s Crackers, and Building Roots for the delicious food!
- View the Food Justice Day proclamation, read on behalf of the mayor by Councillor Mihevc
- Review and endorse the Food Nation platform and our work over the last year and a half to push food forward
- View the Food Justice Committee’s presentation for Food Justice Day explaining the rationale and need for more action on policies to address food access during this Council term
- Read the Toronto Youth Food Policy Council’s endorsement of Food Nation
- Read Councillor McMahon’s comments on Food Justice Day