Archives of School of Political Leadership

By Elizabeth Esparza, HEAL SoPL Leader & Member of the Good Food Oakland SoPL Team Storytelling was at the heart of the HEAL School of Political Leadership’s Session 2.  Remembering, roots, mother, grandma, connecting, characters, kitchen table, community, culture, vulnerability, emotions, oral history, beads. These are just some of the words that came to mind […]

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 […]

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 […]

By Marla Karina Larrave, Political Education Manager Last year was a big year for our movement! 2019 ushered in the most racially and ethnically diverse US Congress alongside many black, indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) weighing in on important food and farming conversations at all levels – from a ban on the harmful chlorpyrifos […]