National Museum of American History | Deep-Dish Dialogue: A Better Deal for Food Workers @SmithsonianAmHistory | Uploaded November 2020 | Updated October 2024, 21 hours ago.
The COVID-19 pandemic brought to light some of the longstanding challenges workers and vendors experience across the food system, from agricultural fields to city streets, grocery stores to processing facilities. Join us to learn more about how workers, vendors, and their advocates harness their strength, ingenuity, and strong networks of support as they fight for their rights.
Featuring:
Stephen Velasquez, Curator, National Museum of American History
Lorena Quiroz-Lewis, Executive Director, Immigrant Alliance for Justice and Equity
For more information about Food History at the National Museum of American History visit: https://americanhistory.si.edu/topics/food-history
Major support for the 2020 Smithsonian Food History Weekend and Gala from Home was provided by the Winiarski Family Foundation, The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts, the Brewers Association, and Clark Construction Group, LLC, with additional support from Marcia Myers Carlucci, The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation, Nordic Ware, Potomac Construction, Dr. Bruce E. Spivey and Amanda Spivey, Eric and Cynthia Spivey, and Wegmans.
Music kindly provided by the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra from their upcoming album Bernstein Reimagined.
We extend our gratitude to David C. Frederick and Sophia Lynn for their support of this recording project and the Leonard Bernstein centennial celebration at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
The COVID-19 pandemic brought to light some of the longstanding challenges workers and vendors experience across the food system, from agricultural fields to city streets, grocery stores to processing facilities. Join us to learn more about how workers, vendors, and their advocates harness their strength, ingenuity, and strong networks of support as they fight for their rights.
Featuring:
Stephen Velasquez, Curator, National Museum of American History
Lorena Quiroz-Lewis, Executive Director, Immigrant Alliance for Justice and Equity
For more information about Food History at the National Museum of American History visit: https://americanhistory.si.edu/topics/food-history
Major support for the 2020 Smithsonian Food History Weekend and Gala from Home was provided by the Winiarski Family Foundation, The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts, the Brewers Association, and Clark Construction Group, LLC, with additional support from Marcia Myers Carlucci, The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation, Nordic Ware, Potomac Construction, Dr. Bruce E. Spivey and Amanda Spivey, Eric and Cynthia Spivey, and Wegmans.
Music kindly provided by the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra from their upcoming album Bernstein Reimagined.
We extend our gratitude to David C. Frederick and Sophia Lynn for their support of this recording project and the Leonard Bernstein centennial celebration at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
