CCFSC believes our country’s history of institutional racism is at the root of current poverty and food insecurity. Economic and racial justice are inseparable. Any plan to end hunger must be conscious of intentional policy choices that resulted in disparate outcomes for targeted groups. The resulting economic inequality impacts not just people of color, but is the foundation supporting the poverty that afflicts everyone who cannot put nourishing food on their table. This poverty is a burden on us all. It compromises the humanity of those who have enough, making us all complicit in a system that punishes people for being economically vulnerable.
Racial Wealth Gap Learning Simulation
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This open source simulation was developed by Bread for the World who offers it at no cost to be used by community-based groups. It is designed to help people understand the connections among racial equity, hunger, poverty, and wealth. This interactive tool is a powerful resource for developing empathy while learning the historical context of policy decisions that have had a lasting impact on the ability of African Americans and other people of color to accumulate wealth and succeed in the U.S. economy. It is an effective first step to introduce people to structural inequality, as well as a source of information for experts who want to know the quantifiable economic impact of policies that have widened today’s racial hunger, income, and wealth divides.
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CCFSC will work with any group that wants to bring this simulation to your community. If you are interested in organizing a training, please email info@ccfoodsecurity.org.
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Racial Equity Institute
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We ally ourselves with the Racial Equity Institute, which trains and organizes advocates in the tradition of the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond. Sending council members to REI trainings supports our efforts to develop a shared and consistent antiracist analysis of hunger and poverty.
If you are a council member and interested in attending an REI training, please email info@ccfoodsecurity.org. |
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Wabanaki-REACH Training
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In November 2019, CCFSC is fortunate to host a workshop, "an opportunity for non-Native people to reflect on our shared history and future with Native people. It includes a brief experience of the colonizing history Maine relationships with Wabanaki people; awareness of white privilege; and an introduction to decolonization of our organizations and institutions.
Maine-Wabanaki REACH is a cross-cultural organization providing educational programs to help people share the truth, support healing, and work toward decolonization and Wabanaki self-determination." |
If you are interested in attending the training on November 15, 2019 from 9:30-4:00pm at UME Cooperative Extension in Falmouth, please email info@ccfoodsecurity.org to reserve your spot. Space is limited.
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Allyship with New AmericansTo learn more about our allyship with new Americans, particularly our friends at the Somali Bantu Community Association please visit this page.
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