The 2ND Annual Kentucky Hunger Dialogue, hosted by the Berea College and the Kentucky Campus Compact on September 30th, 2017 was an exciting event that brought together interdisciplinary collaborations from colleges and universities, anti-hunger advocates, community leaders, intriguing speakers, and food justice activists from across Kentucky. Attendees networked, learned about strategies, and created a vision for a food secure future. The 2017 event featured sessions like “What’s Kentucky Eating? What’s Eating Kentucky?”, hunger and intersectionality, on-campus hunger, and “Putting a Face on Kentucky Hunger.”
Plenary Panel – What’s Kentucky Eating? What’s Eating Kentucky?
Plenary Discussion – Hunger and Intersectionality:
Hunger is a social issue that amplifies other inequities. Let’s talk about the intersections of hunger with race, ethnicity, gender, immigration status, accessibility, and more. How are these intersections lived in Kentucky, and how are they being addressed? Let’s explore potential strategies and solutions together.
Featuring: Diversity Peer Education Team (DPET) members, students at Berea College – Marissa Morales, Shy Bowers, Ben Christson
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Breakout Sessions:
Food For All – Valerie Horn, Healthy Communities Initiative Director, Community Farm Alliance; John Wyatt, Boyle County Farmers Market Manager, Community Farm Alliance Board Member; Jeremy Porter, Executive Director, Tweens Nutrition & Fitness Coalition- Fresh Stop Markets; Moderator: Maggie Smith, Development & Communications Associate, Community Farm Alliance
Hunger and Obesity Paradox – Jackie Walters, University of Kentucky Extension Specialist Senior, University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension
More than a Meal: Restaurants feeding customers and communities – Rochelle Bayless, Founder and Executive Director, Grace Café; Mae Suramek, Founder and Head Noodle Slinger, Noodle Nirvana; Moderator: Dr. Andrea Woodward, Associate Professor of Sociology and Child and Family Studies, Berea College
On-Campus Solutions to Hunger – Beau Revlett, University of Kentucky; Madison Ballard, Northern Kentucky University; Megan Davis, Berea College; Kennedy Selbe, Lindsey Wilson College; Moderator: Jordan Bressler, AmeriCorps VISTA, Hunger Free America Anti-Hunger & Opportunity Corps, The Campus Kitchen at the University of Kentucky
Political Engagement – Martin Richards, Executive Director, Community Farm Alliance; Tamara Sandburg, Executive Director, Kentucky Association of Food Banks; Member, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth; Moderator: Khawla Nasser Al Deen, Student, Berea College
Putting a Face on Kentucky Hunger – Dr. Nicole Breazeale, Associate Professor of Sociology, WKU, CFA Board Member; Alisha Mays, Community Member; Sister Kathy Curtis, Eastern Kentucky Food Systems Collaborative Coordinator, Storyteller
You Can Do It, Too! How to Start and Run a Community-Wide, Federally-Funded Summer Feeding Program – David Cooke, Executive Director, Grow Appalachia; Morgan Hudson, Berea College student/Summer Food Service Program Intern; Martina LeForce, Summer Feeding Coordinator, Grow Appalachia