Hungry for Change Food Summit – Nov. 11
Posted by Hazon on November 6, 2018
Summit highlights US, Israeli strategies for combatting hunger
In celebration of Israel’s 70th anniversary, Hazon Philadelphia and the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia invite you to our international food summit, Hungry for Change.
Day 1
Hear from food security pioneers working to ensure all residents in Greater Philadelphia and Israel have access to nutritious food. Tour some of Philadelphia’s leading food access organizations, including The Common Market, The Deaver Wellness Farm at Lankenau Medical Center, KleinLife Edible Campus and the Mitzvah Food Project. In small workshops, learn about innovative strategies for food rescue, recovery and justice and for integrating sustainable practices into your daily life. Visit our marketplace filled with a variety of local vendors offering sustainable goods and services.
Keynote speakers include:
- Joel Berg, CEO of Hunger Free America
- Gidi Kroch, CEO of Leket Israel
- Yuvi Tashome-Katz, Co-founder of “Friends by Nature”
- Eran Weintrob, Executive Director of Latet – Israeli Humanitarian Aid
Day 2
Please join us for in-depth presentations from three of our keynote speakers, who are change-makers in the food space in Israel.
Keynote Speakers:
- Gidi Kroch, CEO of Leket Israel
- Yuvi Tashome-Katz, Co-founder of “Friends by Nature”
- Eran Weintrob, Executive Director of Latet – Israeli Humanitarian Aid
Topics will include:
Culturally Competent Urban Farming to Engage Isolated Refugees and Immigrants
Latet Living Lab
From Serving to Solving
Most effective model to reduce food insecurity
The Role of Data Collection, Research and Evaluation and Sharing Know How
Latet – Top Down or Bottom Up Solution
The National Initiative for Food Security
City Without Hunger
Leket – Focus on Nutrition
Leket – Scalability of Food Rescue in Israel
Sunday, November 11, 2018 | 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
2100 Arch Street, Philadelphia
Learn more and register here: http://jewishphilly.org/hungryforchange
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