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28 Oct 2020

How COVID-19 Spurred A Collective Philanthropic Effort in Food Justice – A Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders

Wednesday, October 28, 2020 -

11:00am to 12:30pm

Virtual meeting - Register by 10/27

... many foundations rightly focused their attention and resources on emergency food supply, economic relief, and ... work of systems change and shifting power in the food system . These groups -- led by people of...

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03/23/2020

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