Event

Kitchen Table Talks: The Shifting Paradigm of Work in the Food System

Tuesday, September 11, 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Location: 18 Reasons (3674 18th St., San Francisco, CA)
$10
Note: A limited amount of sliding scale tickets may be available at the door, dependent upon capacity

Panelists:
Chris Carlsson, historian and author of Nowtopia
Mariela Cedeño, Senior Manager, Social Enterprise & Communications at Mandela Marketplace
Kay Cuajunco of the Student/Farmworker Alliance.

About the topic:
Labor is embedded in every aspect of the food system, from those working in the fields, to restaurant workers, even to those baking their own bread at home. So why is labor so often left out of the discussion on local, sustainable food systems? Many organizations are now trying to change this paradigm, from new ways to organize and protest current practices to food businesses which take into account the quality of life of their employees.

These new approaches to achieve social justice in the food system and how they are a reflection of the changing dynamic of work in society will be the focus of the next Kitchen Table Talks event in San Francisco. Specifically we'll look at national organizing around farm and restaurant labor and local efforts to create a good food economy. And we will ask the question, "Why do we all have to work, anyway?"

Kitchen Table Talks is a joint venture of Civil Eats and 18 Reasons, a non-profit that promotes conversation between its San Francisco Mission neighborhood and the people who feed them. Space is limited, so please RSVP. Seasonal snacks and refreshments generously provided by Bi-Rite Market and Shoe Shine Wine.