Wikipedia:Equity Through Food Edit-a-thon

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The American food system is often unequal and inefficient; numerous agencies regulate it with little interconnection, resulting in a broad range of simultaneous issues: Food security and waste, obesity and hunger, and agriculture speeding climate change that threatens agriculture, among other issues. Laurie Beyranevand from the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS) at Vermont Law School will discuss the Blueprint for a National Food Strategy and other CAFS resources. She will also examine opportunities for addressing equity-related food and nutrition issues and the need for a cohesive national approach to food system regulation through legal and scholarly research.

Our keynote speaker is Rev. Dr. Heber Brown III, Black Church Food Security Network founder. He will describe their work on connecting churches and Black farmers to create alternative food systems that address systemic issues of racism and climate change.

The afternoon session consists of an optional Wikipedia editing training session and editing time to focus on food systems and food insecurity.

Please register on Eventbrite. The confirmation email from Eventbrite will include the Zoom link and password to access the event. Full-day attendance is not required.

Wikipedia is an openly editable resource, meaning that you can improve the quality and accuracy of Wikipedia entries. As one of the web’s most visited reference sites, Wikipedia serves as a starting point for many individuals looking to learn about art, history, and science.

During this training, attendees of all experience levels will learn the basics of how to edit Wikipedia by updating related articles.

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Livestream

Zoom link upon registration

When

January 27, 2022

11:00am-3:00pm Eastern

Where

Virtual!

Details

No Wikipedia editing experience is necessary; training will be provided.

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1) Select 'Sign in'

2) Scroll down on the page that follows and click 'Publish changes' or 'Save changes'.

Your username will automatically be added to the list of attendees.

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Schedule

11:00-11:05 Welcome, Paul Wester, Director, USDA National Agricultural Library

11:05-11:35 Rev. Dr. Heber Brown, III. Senior Pastor of Pleasant Hope Baptist Church & founder of the Black Church Food Security Network

11:35-12:05 Laurie Beyranevand, Director, Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, Vermont Law School

12:05-12:15 Q&A with Guest Speakers

12:15-1:00 Lunch Break

1:00-1:30 Wikipedia Editing Training, Jamie Flood, USDA National Agricultural Library

1:30-1:35 Break

1:35-3:00 Editing time, questions and follow-up, one-on-one training as needed. Take breaks as needed. Shortly before 3:30 we will wrap up by reviewing our editing statistics.

Speaker Information

Rev. Dr. Heber Brown, III is a community organizer, social entrepreneur and Senior Pastor of Pleasant Hope Baptist Church in Baltimore, Maryland. For nearly two decades, Dr. Brown has been a catalyst for personal transformation and social change. In 2010, he launched Orita's Cross Freedom School to provide youth with learning experience that centers African heritage and hands-on skill development. In 2015, he launched the Black Church Food Security Network which advances health, wealth, and power by helping African American congregations establish gardens on church-owned land and partner with Black farmers. He is currently working on his first book which will explore the historic relationship between Black churches, Black farmers and food justice.

Laurie Beyranevand is the Director of the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems and a Professor of Law at Vermont Law School.  Professor Beyranevand received a BA from Rutgers College in 1999 and a JD from Vermont Law School in 2003. Prior to joining the faculty at Vermont Law School, Professor Beyranevand was a Staff Attorney at Vermont Legal Aid where she represented adults and children in individual cases and class action litigation advocating for access to health care, education equality, and civil rights.   Professor Beyranevand is an appointed member of the Food and Drug Law Institute and Georgetown Law School’s Food and Drug Law Journal Editorial Advisory Board, a founding member of the Academy of Food Law and Policy, and the Chair Elect of the Agriculture and Food Law Section of the American Association of Law Schools. She is admitted to the New York and Vermont State Bars, as well as the U.S. District Court, District of Vermont.  As a first generation American with Iranian and Appalachian roots, diverse food and culture have always been prominent in Professor Beyranevand’s life symbolizing the power of food in bringing people together. 

Presentation

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