Zeenab Aneez, Author at HEAL Food Alliance

Kitchen Table Advisors is helping Northern California’s small farms keep growing

Wildfires are ravaging large swaths of California, endangering the lives and livelihoods of so many who call the state home. Among those affected are small and independent farmers and ranchers who supply produce, dairy, and meat to the local California food shed and throughout the country. These folks have had to evacuate their homes, farms, […]

Zeenab Aneez

4 months ago

A decade of growing food, sharing knowledge and nurturing food ecosystems in Paso Del Norte

The second plank of our Platform for Real Food calls for Opportunity for All Producers. The COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted the importance small-scale, community-centered producers in providing nutritious and culturally appropriate food to all communities. Here’s how the leadership and staff of La Semilla Food Center in Anthony, New Mexico has been adapting and […]

Zeenab Aneez

4 months ago

Department of Labor Heads Scalia and Sweatt Must Resign!

Under their leadership, OSHA has failed at its core mission of keeping workers safe on their job The HEAL Food Alliance and over twenty-five local, state, and national organizations representing food and farm workers have come together to demand the resignations of Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor Loren Sweatt, […]

Zeenab Aneez

5 months ago

Farmworker Association of Florida Community Garden

Organizing Farmworkers in the Sunshine State: Farmworker Association of Florida

The first plank of our Platform for Real Food calls for dignity for all food workers and their families. The Farmworker Association of Florida (FWAF), a HEAL member organization, is building power among farmworkers, in particular those from Latinx, Indigenous and Haitian communities, and rural low-income communities to respond to and gain control over the […]

Zeenab Aneez

5 months ago

An Open Letter from BIPOC Leaders in Food & Agriculture to Food Systems Funders

It’s time for food systems funders to center racial equity and justice, and Black, indigenous and people of color communities in their practices. July 10, 2020 Dear Food Systems Funders, We write to you as Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) leaders in food and agriculture who work with hundreds of grassroots communities across […]

Zeenab Aneez

5 months ago

The 2019-20 HEAL School of Political Leadership cohort at a session with Ms.Shirley Sherrod at their second SoPL session in Albany, GA

Blueprints for the New Food Revolution: Closing thoughts from the HEAL School of Political Leadership

Last month, we concluded the final installment of the 2019-2020 HEAL School of Political Leadership (SoPL) program! We’re thrilled to announce that all 11 SoPL leaders have completed the program and we’re so grateful for the wisdom and joy they brought to HEAL during these past months. During the closing session of the HEAL School […]

Zeenab Aneez

6 months ago

120+ Organizations Target Tyson Foods for Failing to Protect Workers from COVID-19

For immediate release: Food justice, labor, environmental, farming, and animal welfare organizations launch week of action, send letter to shareholders demanding worker protections Little Rock, AR – July 6, 2020 — More than 120 groups launched a week of action against Tyson Foods Inc. (NYSE: TSN) demanding the company address the rising number of COVID-19 […]

Zeenab Aneez

7 months ago

Opportunity for All Producers : A brief explainer

History and background: A timeline of Race, immigration and labor in the food system Any conversation about the food system in the United States, must be grounded in acknowledging America’s colonial and racial history. The United States is the result of colonization, beginning with the arrival of European colonizers and subsequent seizure of indigenous […]

Zeenab Aneez

7 months ago

Land, Community, Leadership: Reflections from the second School of Political Leadership session

The second, and unexpectedly last, in-person session of the School of Political Leadership (SoPL) took place in Albany, Georgia with support from Southwest Georgia Project and farmer Sedrick Rowe of Rowe Organic Farms. The cohort had the opportunity to visit Ms. Shirley Sherrod, Amber Bell, and the full team at Southwest Georgia Project and Resora, […]

Zeenab Aneez

7 months ago

Land, community, leadership: Reflections from the second School of Political Leadership session

The second, and unexpectedly last, in-person session of the School of Political Leadership (SoPL) took place in Albany, Georgia with support from Southwest Georgia Project and farmer Sedrick Rowe of Rowe Organic Farms. The cohort had the opportunity to visit with Ms. Shirley Sherrod, Amber Bell, and the full team at Southwest Georgia Project and […]

Zeenab Aneez

7 months ago

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