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Good Food, Good Jobs Reception

Event Date: 12/07/2009
9:00am - 10:30am


The Good Food, Good Jobs Coalition is sponsoring a reception to celebrate exciting progress toward a more just and sustainable food system for all New Yorkers.

Come hear about new developments in the city's Food Retail Expansion to Support Health (FRESH) program to bring good food and good jobs to communities. Also, hear about efforts to build on this initiative to make our food system healthy, sustainable, economically vibrant, and fair.

LOCATION:

Wollman Hall, The New School
65 West 11th Street

Speakers:
- Christine C. Quinn, Speaker, New York City Council
- Dan Barber, Owner, Blue Hill Restaurant
- Bruce Both, President, UFCW Local 1500
- Peggy M. Shepard, Executive Director and founder, We Act for Environmental Justice
- Nevin Cohen, Assistant Professor, The New School
- Invocation by Lisa Sharon, Co-Founder & Executive Director,
NY Faith & Justice

Light refreshments will be served.

To RSVP please call 1.800.522.0456, ext. 274
or email goodfoodgoodjobs@gmail.com



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