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Race, Power, and the Food System
Equitable Community Engagement and Decision-Making for More Effective Food Policy
Kip Holley: The Kirwan Institute
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Agenda
• Introductions• Power dynamics and position• Implicit biases• Access inequalities• Principles of Equitable Community Engagement• Activity!• Takeaways
Equitable Community Engagement is Key Community
Engagement
Access to Parks &
Recreation
Strong Community Institutions
Safe Streets & Freedom
from Crime
Stable & Supportive
Housing
Access to Nutritious & Affordable
Food
Access to Health Care
Freedom from
Pollution & Toxins
Strong Social Networks & Supportive
Peers & Role models
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Race, Income, and Power
Cultural Indicators of Power
Vocabulary
Practices
Stories
Metaphors
Rituals
ObjectsThose from social groups with less money (i.e. less power) “learn that direct, honest reactions with those with more wealth and power are potentially dangerous, and that open communication is possible only with each other.”-Elizabeth A. Segal “Social Empathy: A New Paradigm to Address Poverty”
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Social Narratives
Biases History with
Comm
unity
Soci
al N
orm
s
Political Narratives
Socioeconomic StatusMicroagressions
Power Dynamics
Motivations
Prior Conflicts
Ideas
Understanding Our Biases
Traditional Community Engagement
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Limited Resources
Exclusivity
Limited Space for Different Ideas
Competition Gathering Consent
Top-Down
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Thank You!
Additional Questions?
Kirwan Institute: http://kirwaninstitute.osu.edu/
Kip Holley: [email protected]