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Shavel'le Olivier

Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition
Executive Director
Mattapan, MA

For the past 5 years I have been coordinating a biking event called Mattapan on Wheels which is the only youth led biking event in the Mattapan area.

7:00am EST

Breakfast Harborside Atrium Registration New Jersey City University Lobby

8:00am EST

Welcome and Opening Plenary: Migration, Displacement, Organizing and Resilience: Building and Protecting Community Food Systems in the Face of Gentrification Harborside AtriumBrandy Brooks • Tobias Fox • Mark Winston Griffith • Kele Nkhereanye

9:45am EST

Break New Jersey City University - Second Floor

10:15am EST

Economic Empowerment Through Local Agriculture and Food Systems Classroom 232Cary Junior Youth Perspectives from the Frontline of the Food Justice Movement Skyline RoomYouth leaders from YouthGROW

11:30am EST

Break New Jersey City University - Second Floor

11:45am EST

Understanding and Addressing Challenges to Fresh Food Access in Historically Underserved Communities Classroom 232 Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing On and Off the Farm Classroom 210 People’s Timeline of the Food System Skyline RoomTommy Ngeth • Michelle Nguyen • Thomas Pachecu

1:00pm EST

Lunch Harborside Atrium

2:00pm EST

Afternoon Plenary: Migration, Displacement, Organizing and Resilience: Dispossession, Restoration, and Reparations Harborside AtriumHeber Brown III • Stephanie Morningstar • Chief Vincent Mann

3:30pm EST

Break New Jersey City University - Second Floor

4:00pm EST

Bridging the Urban-Rural Divide Skyline RoomLEAF Youth Leadership Team

5:15pm EST

Youth Caucus Dinner Reception Skyline RoomNina Adam

6:45pm EST

Re-Imagined | Eco-Art Youth Space Skyline RoomRoxanna Marroquin

7:45pm EST

Creative Connections Chat and Chew New Jersey City University - Second Floor

7:00am EST

Breakfast Harborside Atrium Registration New Jersey City University Lobby Race and Equity Breakfast Discussion Harborside AtriumKaren Spiller

8:30am EST

Fresh Food for All! Local Government and Healthy Food Access Classroom 212Nathaly Agosto Filion • Angela Davis • Emma Lavin • Ribka Getachew • Andrea Drenzek-Rios Making Diverse Friendships Skyline RoomDakota Parker • Nina Adam

9:45am EST

Break New Jersey City University - Second Floor

10:00am EST

Facilitating Community Engagement at the Farmers Market Classroom 212Mayra Ibarra • Mary Alice Reilly Creating Connection Through Culturally Relevant Crops Skyline RoomAh Wei • Nay Thaw

11:15am EST

Break New Jersey City University - Second Floor

11:30am EST

Closing Plenary Harborside AtriumMichael Rozyne