REAL Talks (Reaching for Equity in All Lives) explores the question: What does diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) look like within the nutrition incentive community? This podcast series captures the experience or journey of DEI work, underscoring that this is not a straightforward process, it takes time, and surfaces values and tensions that must be explored.
REAL Talks
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REAL Talks (Reaching for Equity in All Lives) explores the question: What does diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) look like within the nutrition incentive community? This podcast series captures the experience or journey of DEI work, underscoring that this is not a straightforward process, it takes time, and surfaces values and tensions that must be explored.
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August 19, 2024
An Interrupted System: Prioritizing Historically Underserved Voices for Food & Agriculture System Transformation
<p>In this episode of REAL Talks, Kolia Souza, Food Systems Equity & Advocacy Specialist of CRFS, and Maria Graziani, Food Systems Specialist and Food Impact Fellow with the Federation of American Scientists, discuss how federal programming and funding can be used to respond to the needs of Black, Indigenous, and Hispanic producers. Over time, there are several examples of instances where societal interruptions, such as COVID-19, have caused food systems to recalibrate in ways that unequally distribute power and resources. </p> <p>In this episode, they were joined in conversation by: </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.canr.msu.edu/people/marcus-a-coleman" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Marcus Coleman</a>, Ph.D. Professor of Practice, Economics + Strategy, Leadership, & Analytics at Tulane University </li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.canr.msu.edu/people/rachel-lindvall?roleURL=rachel-lindvall&language_id=" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rachel Lindvall</a>, Retired Extension Specialist at South Dakota State University </li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.canr.msu.edu/people/keesa-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Keesa V. Johnson</a>, M Des, Food Systems Strategy Design Specialist at MSU Center for Regional Food Systems</li> </ul> <p>Resources mentioned in this episode: </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.canr.msu.edu/resources/structural_racism_in_us_food_system" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">An Annotated Bibliography of Structural Racism in the U.S. Food System</a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="https://lfscovid.localfoodeconomics.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Local and Regional Food Systems Response to COVID</a> </li> </ul> <p>The relaunch of this podcast series will focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, across the food and agriculture system. Through this and future episodes, different aspects of this topic will be discussed with members of CRFS and the <a href="https://www.canr.msu.edu/racial-equity-workgroup/index" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Racial Equity in the Food System (REFS</a>) National Workgroup. REFS brings together Cooperative Extension professionals and community stakeholders to connect, learn, and collaborate to facilitate change within our institutions and society to build racial equity within the food system. </p> <p>These episodes will explore the following questions: </p> <ul> <li>Is there adequate funding for programs that are centering Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous voices? </li> </ul> <ul> <li>Is the technical assistance that is being funded adequate for supporting these producers when they are scaling up their businesses? </li> </ul> <p>Listen to their discussion on the podcast! You can find the complete transcript for this episode here: <a href="https://www.canr.msu.edu/podcasts/real-talks-episode-9">https://www.canr.msu.edu/podcasts/real-talks-episode-9</a>
July 15, 2024
Systems are People: Promoting Equity, Sovereignty, and Autonomy in Food & Agriculture
<p>“We don't think that systems are people, but, systems are people.” - Keesa V. Johnson, MDES, of Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems (CRFS) </p> <p>In this episode of REAL Talks, Kolia Souza, Food Systems Equity & Advocacy Specialist of CRFS, and Maria Graziani, Food Systems Specialist and Food Impact Fellow with the Federation of American Scientists, host a conversation about how the changing landscape of language used to communicate about food equity, sovereignty, and autonomy is creating barriers to change for people of color. </p> <p>In this episode, they were joined by: </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.canr.msu.edu/people/rachel-lindvall?roleURL=rachel-lindvall&language_id=" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rachel Lindvall,</a> Retired Extension Specialist at South Dakota State University</li> <li><a href="https://www.canr.msu.edu/people/keesa-johnson?roleURL=keesa-johnson&language_id=" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Keesa V. Johnson</a>, M Des, Food Systems Strategy Design Specialist at MSU Center for Regional Food Systems </li> </ul> <p>The relaunch of this podcast series will focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, across the food and agriculture system. Through this and future episodes, different aspects of this topic will be discussed with members of CRFS and the <a href="https://www.canr.msu.edu/racial-equity-workgroup/index" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Racial Equity in the Food System (REFS</a>) National Workgroup. REFS brings together Cooperative Extension professionals and community stakeholders to connect, learn, and collaborate to facilitate change within our institutions and society to build racial equity within the food system. </p> <p>These episodes will explore the following questions: </p> <ul> <li>Is there adequate funding for programs that are centering Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous voices? </li> <li>Is the technical assistance that is being funded adequate for supporting these producers when they are scaling up their businesses?</li> </ul> <p>Listen to their discussion on the podcast! </p> <p>You can find the complete transcript for this episode here <a href="https://www.canr.msu.edu/podcasts/real-talks-episode-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.canr.msu.edu/podcasts/real-talks-episode-8</a></p>
June 17, 2024
Scaling Up - It's Trust and Relationships: Overcoming Historical Barriers in Mid-Tier Agriculture
<p>Welcome back to REAL Talks, Reaching for Equity in All Lives. In this episode, Kolia Souza, Food Systems Equity & Advocacy Specialist of CRFS, and Maria Graziani, Food Systems Specialist and Food Impact Fellow with the Federation of American Scientists, host a conversation about historical barriers to equity and access to resources for producers of color. </p> <p>In this episode, they were joined by: </p> <ul> <li>Marcus Coleman, Ph.D. Professor of Practice, Economics + Strategy, Leadership, & Analytics at Tulane University</li> <li>Rachel Lindvall, Retired Extension Specialist at South Dakota State University</li> <li>Keesa V. Johnson, M Des, Food Systems Strategy Design Specialist at MSU Center for Regional Food Systems </li> </ul> <p>The relaunch of this podcast series will focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, across the food and agriculture system. Through this and future episodes, different aspects of this topic will be discussed with members of CRFS and the Racial Equity in the Food System (REFS) National Workgroup. REFS brings together Cooperative Extension professionals and community stakeholders to connect, learn, and collaborate to facilitate change within our institutions and society to build racial equity within the food system. </p> <p>These episodes will explore the following questions: </p> <ul> <li>Is there adequate funding for programs that are centering Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous voices? </li> <li>Is the technical assistance that is being funded adequate for supporting these producers when they are scaling up their businesses? </li> </ul> <p>Listen to their discussion on the podcast! </p> <p>Please find the transcript of their discussion <a href="https://www.canr.msu.edu/podcasts/real-talks-episode-7">on the CRFS website</a> at https://www.canr.msu.edu/podcasts/real-talks-episode-7</p>
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