Equity and Racial Justice Info

BUILDING UP: PARTICIPANT ENGAGEMENT CYCLE Register HERE
February 15, 2023 | 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Client engagement is not a one and done activity. Continuous engagement helps to ensure that pantries and food banks are responsive to the needs of the communities they serve. In this session, we will demystify what client engagement can be and begin building plans and strategies to engage clients in shaping your pantry or food bank.
COMMUNITY CARE & VOLUNTEER SUPPORT …

Network Equity & Racial Justice Team has some fancy new competencies!
An outline of the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion competencies and practices that will increase equity within organizations in our network.
JEDI Knowledge & Commitment - ability to analyze systems, their effects, and a commitment to changing these systems - in-depth knowledge of histories and experiences of groups experiencing oppression | JEDI Practices Includes use of: - collaborative decision-making - transparency - equitable program design & evaluation -equitable facilitation -power sharing -creating… |

Training series for October, November, and December of 2022
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Session Description:
Busy pantries can have a frantic energy with lots of noise and chaos. Chaotic spaces are counter to what’s good for our nervous systems. If we move from chaos to more healing-centered spaces, we can better meet the needs of clients. Begin shifting your physical space from one of chaos to calm.
Learning Experiences:
Review trauma & how it shapes one’s experience of physical spaces
Learn trauma-informed design principles
Apply trauma-informed design to…

NERJ Workshop: From “What’s Wrong” to “What Happened”: Trauma-Informed Pantry Participant Engagement
Standalone workshop or part of the trauma-informed engagement series.
Session Description
Over 60% of adults have experienced at least one traumatic experience in their life. Layering on traumas like systemic oppression, coloniality, and natural disasters, trauma is widespread. Despite being widespread, most systems–including the food banking system–do not consistently use a trauma-informed approach. During this session, we will learn the basics of trauma, unique traumas associated with…

Standalone workshop or can be paired with the facilitation series that is still in development.
Session Description:
Interruptions. Long-Winded Colleagues. Unclear Agendas. While common experiences, meetings don’t have to be awful, exclusionary experiences where you don’t feel heard or like your ideas have any merit. Making meetings inclusive requires planning, inclusive facilitation, and a willingness to do things differently. In this session, we will help improve our meetings culture through a…

Standalone workshop or can be paired with History of Food Banking
Session Description:
In order to eliminate hunger and food insecurity for good, we need to understand the root causes. However the hunger story we’ve been told isn’t always accurate. We will bust myths about hunger by learning the realities and facts. We will also increase our understanding of the root causes of hunger and food insecurity.
Learning Experiences:
Counter misinformation associated with causes of hunger…

Stand alone workshop or can be paired with Root Causes of Hunger
Session Description:
In this reflective session, we will travel back to the origin story of western food banking and notice how those beginnings shaped how we perceive food banking today. Along our journey, we will also revisit ways in which food sharing and harvest has been a cultural practice in many communities. Together, we will listen for patterns and look ahead towards future generations.
Learning Experiences:
Increase…

NERJ Workshop: Ramping Down: De-escalation, Non-Violent Communication, & Conflict Resolution
Stand alone training
Session Description:
Conflict is an inevitable part of our work. Learn how to ground your conflict resolution skills in a trauma-informed way. Build your skills and build up your resources in this skills training.
Learning Experiences:
Apply a trauma-informed lens to navigating conflict
Develop and practice skills in de-escalating conflicts, informed by non-violent communication skills
Identify additional tools and resources to ensure successful…

Second workshop in a two-part series.
Session Description:
Building on learning from Starting with the Self, this workshop will focus on connecting our personal narrative to the larger social structures that shape our experiences. In moving from self to structure, we will focus on understanding the ways that social and economic structures lead to hunger. We will also review key terms and their definitions related to social inequities and oppression.
Learning Experiences:
Review key…
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