Feeding New York: Challenges and Opportunities for Workers in New York City's Food Manufacturing Industry
The Murphy Institute
25 West 43rd Street
19th Floor
New York, NY
Brandworkers is proud to announce the completion of "Feeding New York: Challenges and Opportunities for Workers in New York City's Food Manufacturing Industry." This is the first-ever report on NYC's rapidly growing local food production industry from the perspective of the workers employed in the sector.
A presentation on the report's findings will be followed by a panel discussion on the challenges and opportunities for workers in the local food industry. The program will feature:
• Nisha Agarwal, Commissioner, NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs
• Daniel Gross, Executive Director, Brandworkers
• Alexa Kasdan, Community Development Project at the Urban Justice Center
• Richard Merino, Member, Brandworkers
• Ruth Milkman, Professor of Sociology, CUNY Graduate Center
• Janet Poppendieck, Policy Director, NYC Food Policy Center at Hunter College and CUNY School of Public Health
• Diana Robinson, Campaign and Education Coordinator, Food Chain Workers Alliance
• Barbara Turk, Director of Food Policy, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services
Brandworkers co-authored the report in partnership with the Community Development Project of the Urban Justice Center, with critical assistance from the Food Chain Workers Alliance.
Hosted by:
NYC Food Policy Center at Hunter College and CUNY School of Public Health - The Joseph S. Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies - Community Food Funders - Community Development Project at the Urban Justice Center