Roots of Change

Lunch with the Queen of Greens
2017-04-30 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | SHED, 25 North Street, Healdsburg, CA
Founder of Greens Restaurant, cook book & food author, Deborah Madison, will share her culinary journey, a delicious lunch and provide you her new book, “In My Kitchen”. Healdsburg SHED, Sunday April 30th, 2017, 1 pm.

Namu Gaji Farmer-Chef Dinner
2017-02-05 06:30 - 17:00 | Namu Gaji, 499 Dolores Street, San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Join Executive Chef Dennis Lee and Namu Farmer Kristyn Leach for a family style tasting menu at Namu Gaji in San Francisco’s Mission District. At Namu the flavors of your meal begin long before the cooks step into the kitchen. It begins by building community, building soil, and rebuilding heirloom seed stocks.
To attend this event please email tiffany@rootsofchange.org.

Dinner at SHED & book "Street Farm: Healing Community"
2017-01-28 18:00 - 21:00 | SHED, 25 North Street, Healdsburg, CA
Enjoy a delicious dinner and discussion at the gorgeous Healdsburg SHED with farmer and author Michael Ableman.
Receive his new book about his founding of the largest urban farm in north America: Street Farm: Growing Food, Jobs, and Hope on the Urban Frontier. Saturday, January 28, 2017, 6 pm.
To attend this event please send an email to tiffany@rootsofchange.org.

2016 Legislative Tracker Release Party
2016-11-16 17:30 - 20:30 | Mulvaney’s B&L, 1215 19th Street, Sacramento
Join Roots of Change and the California Food Policy Council for the release party of the 2016 Legislative Tracker and the 1st Score Card in the heart of the Farm to Fork Capital, Sacramento. Join change makers from all over the state to celebrate advances in food policy and our Good Food Champions in the Legislature. We’ll feast on delicious local, seasonal and sustainable dishes and local beverages at Mulvaney’s B&L.
Get your ticket for this event through our Barnraiser campaign link. Click on 1st Score Card Release Party (scroll down on the right)

Barnraiser Crowd Funding Campaign
2016-11-10 08:00 - 2016-11-18 18:00 | CA
Help us Raise the Roof – Support our Barnraiser Campaign!
By backing this campaign, you help us improve our advocacy work. We can show politicians there is a real political movement growing in our state.
When you back us you get to choose from an amazing list of gifts that reflect the beauty and bounty of the food movement! Click here to donate and choose your gift.

CAFPC Statewide Meeting, Aug 29 & 30, 2016
2016-08-29 - 2016-08-30 | CDFA Auditorium, 1200 N Street , Sacramento, CA, 95814, United States
CAFPC meeting agenda

CAFPC Statewide Meeting, March 14 & 15, 2016
2016-03-14 09:00 - 2016-03-15 17:00 | CDFA Auditorium, 1200 N Street , Sacramento, CA, 95814, United States

Celebrating The Hands That Feed Us!
2015-11-18 18:00 - 23:00 | Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way , Berkeley, CA, United States
Join ROC and Anna Lappe for a special family-style dinner at The Brower Center with Alice Waters and other special guests followed by a FREE event with Eric Schlosser, Joann Lo from the Food Chain Workers Alliance and other food worker leaders to celebrate the hands that feed us and toast the wins of the Food Chain Workers Alliance! (Plus pies and produce from Pie Ranch.) Get tickets here: http://bit.ly/1idpwOZ

The State of the State's Food Politics
2015-11-02 12:30 - 13:30 | SPUR, 654 Mission Street, San Francisco, 94105, United States
In the past few years, state legislators have deliberated forward-thinking food and agriculture-related legislation. Proposals have included supporting farmers using climate-friendly practices, strengthening the state’s diversion of food waste into compost and putting state funding into healthy food incentive programs. Join us for a discussion of the current state — and the future — of food politics in California with leading experts who have been walking the halls of Sacramento.
Click here for event details.
+ Lena Brook / Natural Resources Defense Council
+ Michael Dimock / Roots of Change
+ Renata Brillinger / California Climate and Agriculture Network

Eat Drink Film Festival
2015-10-24 11:00 - 23:00 | Roxie Theater, 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, 94110
Next week for Food Day on October 24th, Roots of Change is co-sponsoring the Eat and Drink Film Festival’s special event. Four great full length films will be screened at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco and a number of shorts will be played at the Exploratorium for your joy and edification. From gastronomic romance to food politics, these films will be a feast for the eyes and the brain and will ignite your desire for a sumptuous celebratory meal that evening. We believe in the power of film and we applaud Eat and Drink Films for making this special afternoon and evening possible for Bay Area residents. Check out theattached program and the link below. We hope to see you there!
Film Program

Activate Your Network Webinar
2015-10-05 10:30 - 11:30 | ReadyTalk webinar, United States
ROC is proud to feature Joann Lo, Co-Director of Food Chain Workers Alliance, and Frank Tamborello, Executive Director of Hunger Action Los Angeles in this webinar. Joann and Frank will highlight real world scenarios in how their organizations get their respective networks to engage in state and local policy making. This will be an informative webinar for the entire CAFPC network, especially for those looking to take the next step in advocacy with inclusion.
To REGISTER, click HERE.

Joann Lo is the Co-Director of the Food Chain Workers Alliance, a national coalition of workers organizations throughout the food system. The daughter of immigrants from Taiwan, she graduated from Yale University with a degree in Environmental Biology and has organized with both unions and a worker center. Joann has been a labor and community organizer for almost 20 years. She is the Vice Chair of the Leadership Board of the Los Angeles Food Policy Council and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Domestic Fair Trade Association, the City of Los Angeles’ Sweatfree Advisory Committee and the Enlace Institute Advisory Board.
Frank Tamborello is Executive Director of Hunger Action LA. He was born into a large family in a small town. He then expanded his narrow mind by traveling into the wide world, including a stint working with street children in Luanda, Angola. Upon his return to the U.S. he eventually co-founded Hunger Action LA (HALA) in 2006. HALA’s recent milestones include the passage of the city of LA’s surplus food ordinance in 2010, the launching of LA’s first Market Match program in 2010; leading statewide advocacy efforts over years finally resulting in the repeal of the ban on CalFresh benefits for people with past felonies, organizing state advocacy to increase SSI benefits , and partnership with numerous other groups on the rights of workers, tenants, homeless persons and seniors to live with dignity and sufficient healthy affordable food.

AB 1321 Press Event
2015-09-30 10:30 - 11:00 | CA
Assemblymember Ting will hold a press event calling for Governor Brown’s signature for AB 1321 at the Heart of the City Farmers’ Market on September 30, 2015 at 10:30 am.

CAFPC Statewide Meeting Sep 21 & 22
2015-09-21 13:00 - 2015-09-22 15:30 | Governor’s Office, Council Room, State Capitol, 1315 10th Street, Sacramento, 95814
The statewide meeting will be held at two different locations:
9/21: Governors Office, Council Room, State Capitol, Sacramento
9/22: CDFA, Auditorium, 1220 N Street, Sacramento

CAFPC Regional Meetings (Central Valley/Mountain, NorCal & SoCal)
2015-09-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Governor’s Office, Council Room, 1315 10th Street, Sacramento, 95814

CAFPC SoCal Region Meeting
2015-08-28 09:00 - 16:30 | The Village, 1505 E 17th Street, Santa Ana, CA, United States
The SoCal Regional Meeting is scheduled for Friday, August 28th.
Where: The Village at 17th Street – 1505 E. 17th St., Santa Ana CA 92705
Time: 9:30 am – 5 pm, registration at 9 am with dinner to follow.
RSVP here by 8/19: http://doodle.com/k7dzs89seszagctv
There is plenty of free parking and easy access to multiple freeways for anyone that wants to drive/carpool. If you prefer public transportation, we will be providing a ‘shuttle’ service from the Santa Ana Train Station which services Metrolink and Amtrak.

ENACT Summer Training Webinar
2015-07-21 10:00 - 11:00 | CA
Register today for the ENACT Summer training webinar at 10 am on July 21st!
ROC is a co-presenter.
This webinar will prepare you for continued advocacy on ENACT legislation in the communities where you live, work, and play.
Sign up today for a one hour webinar on July 21st where you can learn how ENACT bills have fared, and what you can do when state Assemblymembers and Senators are back home during the legislature’s summer recess. This is a great opportunity to continue building relationships with your state representatives and to highlight healthy eating and active living issues that are important to you. This webinar is free and open to the public. Please register using the link below:
ENACT Summer Webinar
July 21, 2015
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Click here to register!

Twitter Chat on SSBs
2015-06-30 12:00 - 13:00 | CA
In honor of National Fruits and Vegetables Month, Community Health Councils (CHC) will be hosting a twitter chat on June 30, 2015 12:00pm – 1:00pm. Join Roots of Change as an Expert Guest for an in-person twitter event in downtown LA.
The Twitter Chat will engage and convene local and statewide organizations in a conversation around current advocacy efforts and implementation strategies that prioritize healthier options for disadvantaged communities. CHC will be discussing community driven recommendations that were developed by Community Health Councils’ Health Impact Assessment on a Sugar Sweetened Beverage Tax.
Build partnerships and your social media advocacy skills by participating in this event, which will highlight CAFPC policy priorities, provide social media training and opportunities for social networking.
Contact holly@rootsofchange.org for more information and to confirm your participation.

Kilusan: At the Intersection of Health & Social Justice
2015-06-20 09:00 - 19:00 | Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 9th Street , Oakland, 94607

NorCal Regional Meeting, May 14 & 15, 2015
2015-05-14 09:00 - 2015-05-15 17:00 | Unnamed Venue, Crescent City, CA, United States
The CAFPC is holding its NorCal regional meeting in Crescent City, CA on May 14 & 15, 2015.

The meeting’s objectives are to enhance collaboration and share best practices, develop a shared narrative for the Northern Region, and identify ways to move our food work forward.
Click on FIND OUT MORE to RSVP and download a tentative agenda.
Learn more, bond with colleagues, enjoy the region’s beauty and advance the food movement!
Click here for a tentative meeting agenda.
Please RSVP at this link by April 24, 2015

ENACT Nutrition and Physical Activity Day
2015-05-06 09:00 - 15:00 | Sacramento Masonic Temple, 1123 J Street , Sacramento, CA, United States
Register Now for ENACT Day!
The annual ENACT Nutrition and Physical Activity Day brings community members and advocates from all over California together in Sacramento to learn about and support state policies promoting nutrition and physical activity. ENACT Day is FREE, and lunch will be provided. Registration closes April 24th.
A limited number of travel scholarships are available. We encourage you to register early to help us determine the potential need for travel assistance. If you would like to apply for a travel scholarship, you must register by April 8th, and indicate your interest on the registration form. We will contact you with details.
Register HERE for ENACT DAY
ENACT Day is sponsored by:
California Food Policy Advocates
California Convergence
California Center for Public Health Advocacy
California Pan-Ethnic Health Network
Prevention Institute
Public Health Institute
Roots of Change
Safe Routes to School National Partnership
Strategic Alliance

Join us for a Farm to School Evaluation Webinar Series Starting Wednesday 4/8/15
2015-04-08 14:00 - 15:00 | Webinar, United States
Evaluation Made Easy: Learn How to Evaluate your Farm to School Activities
Register now for this 5-part webinar series Wednesdays 4/8 – 5/6 at 2 pm Pacific/5 pm Eastern.
The Farm to School Evaluation Toolkit, created by the Colorado Farm to School Task Force and Spark Policy Institute, is a resource to help farm to school programs of all sizes, in all states, undertake evaluation. Evaluation can serve many purposes for your farm to school program, including enabling you to demonstrate your program’s success or progress. Evaluation information you collect allows you to better communicate your program’s impact to funders, parents, school leadership, and other stakeholders. Evaluation can be a tool for you to recruit new funders. It can also be useful for program improvement. The toolkit and its webinar training series, specifically designed for non-evaluators, will walk you through each step of an evaluation, providing easy-to-follow guidance for planning, implementing, and reporting on your evaluation. Hyperlinks to the data collection tools are ties to the farm to school outcomes, making it simple to find the right tool for measuring the impact of your program.
Learn more and register today!

California Climate & Agriculture Summit
2015-03-24 08:00 - 2015-03-25 17:00 | UC Davis Conference Center
ROC is attending and participating in the lightning talk at the California Climate & Agriculture Summit

Food Justice Through Food Systems Policy Making
2015-02-21 08:30 - 16:00 | Holy Names University
ROC is presenting a workshop with Navina Khanna:
“Food Justice Through Food Systems Policy Making”: This workshop will introduce what our food system is, how it relates to food justice, and how community organizing is an essential strategy to developing food systems policy fit for the 21st century. Presenters will use current work of Oakland Food Policy Council’s Economic Security & Development Work Group to demonstrate how community-centered policy can drive a healthier, more equitable and more resilient local food system.

Water 2015
2015-02-19 08:00 - 15:30 | Sacramento Masonic Temple, 1123 J Street , Sacramento, CA, United States
ROC is attending “Water 2015”

Food Policy & Regional Food Systems: Opportunities for Networking across Jurisdictions
2015-02-11 09:30 - 17:00 | Online
Webinar hosted by the Institute for Public Health Innovation and The Center for a Livable Future. ROC’s Michael Dimock is a panelist. Here is the webinar link.

Special Screening of FOOD CHAINS
2015-02-09 18:00 - 20:30 | Crest Theater, 1013 K Street, Sacramento, CA
Join us for a special screening of the film FOOD CHAIN$, hosted by Assemlymember Roger Hernández, at the Crest Theater, 1013 K Street, Sacramento, 6:00 pm on February 9, 2015. The film’s Producer, Smriti Keshari, will attend to share insight about the film in panel discussion following. She will be joined by Gail Wadsworth of the CA Institute for Rural Studies; and representatives from the UFCW, UFW and the CA Primary Care Association who serve farm and food chain workers.
Admission is free.
6:00 pm – Film Screening
7:40 pm – Panel Discussion
For tickets, click here

CAFPC Regional Meetings
2015-02-09 10:00 - 12:00 | CDFA Auditorium, 1220 N Street, Sacramento, CA, United States
Central Valley/Mountain Region
NorCal
SoCal

CAFPC Statewide Meeting, Feb 9-10
2015-02-09 - 2015-02-10 | USC State Capitol Center and CDFA Auditorium, Sacramento, CA
Feb 9, 2015
12 noon to 4:40pm
Location: University of Southern California, State Capitol Center
1800 I Street
Sacramento, CA
Map It
Feb 10, 2015
8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Location: CDFA, Auditorium
1220 N Street
Sacramento, CA
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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Biannual Meeting
2015-01-26 - 2015-01-28 | ekyll Island Club Hotel, 371 Riverview Drive, Jekyll Island, GA, 31527

Panel at the ¡Salud por Vida! Conference
2015-01-16 10:00 - 12:00 | The California Endowment Conferencing Center, 1000 N. Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA
