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HEAL Food Alliance & People’s Action Statements on the Confirmation of Tom Vilsack as Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture
On Tuesday, the Senate confirmed former Iowa governor, Tom Vilsack, as Secretary of Agriculture. This is Vilsack’s second time leading the Department of Agriculture (USDA), having done so first from 2009 to 2017 during the Obama administration. In response to Secretary Vilsack’s confirmation, Navina Khanna, Executive Director of HEAL Food Alliance issued the following statement: “The […]
The HEAL Food Alliance and the Food Chain Workers Alliance join in solidarity with Indian Farmers
The HEAL Food Alliance and Food Chain Workers Alliance together represent over two million farmers, working people, and organizers across the United States who are firmly in solidarity with farmers and agricultural workers in India. We join the international call demanding that the Indian government listen to the farming communities that have been stewarding the […]
HEAL Welcomes our 3rd School of Political Leadership Cohort!
Press Release: For Immediate Release Contact: Kara Watkins-Chow, kara.watkinschow@berlinrosen.com Neshani Jani, neshani@healfoodalliance.org 14 BIPOC Leaders Join Political Leadership Cohort to Develop Democratic Food & Farm Programs HEAL Food Alliance School of Political Leadership brings together food and farm justice leaders from across four states to develop blueprint for inclusive, democratic food and agriculture systems OAKLAND, […]
The HEAL Messaging Guide: Rooted, Ready & Resilient – Uplifting a BIPOC-led Vision for Crisis Proof Food Systems
When we are all in for all of us, we can create the world in which each and every one of us can thrive. DOWNLOAD THE HEAL MESSAGING GUIDE When faced with calamity, we are forced — as people, communities, and countries — to go beyond the realms of what we thought (or were told) […]
Statement: The DOL must ensure that corporations abide by OSHA’s standards for workplace safety!
For Immediate Release: September 11, 2020 Contact: Kara Watkins-Chow, kara.watkinschow@berlinrosen.com Federal Government Issues First COVID-19 Safety Citation at a Meatpacking Plant Since Start of Pandemic On Thursday, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the first COVID-19-related citation to a meatpacking plant for failing to protect workers from the spread of the virus with a […]
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, […]
Senators Warren & Booker Release Information from Investigation into Tyson, JBS, Cargill & Smithfield
United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) released new information from their investigation into whether Tyson Foods, JBS USA, Cargill and Smithfield Foods used the COVID-19 pandemic as cover while they failed to protect workers, dramatically increased prices for consumers while exporting record amounts of meat abroad, and successfully lobbied the President […]
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 […]
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 […]