Please join the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC) and the Harvard Food Law Society (FoodSoc) in a conversation with Marcel Pratt, former City Solicitor of Philadelphia. He will discuss the legal, political, and social challenges that the City of Philadelphia faced in becoming the first large U.S. city to pass a sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax.
Join us for a virtual conversation with Rosanna Marie Neil, Policy Counsel at the North American Marine Alliance who will be speaking about her experiences helping lead NAMA’s advocacy on ocean, fisheries, and food policy issues. This event is co- hosted by FLPC & the Food Law Society.
REGISTER NOW: https://fbli.foodbanking.org/fbli-sessions/fighting-food-waste-to-improve-food-security-solutions-for-people-and-the-planet/ On 14 July, The Global FoodBanking Network, WRAP, and the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic are hosting a panel discussion on global progress toward achieving Sustainable Development Goals 2 (Zero Hunger) and 12.3 (Halve global per capita food waste). This special event, which runs in parallel with the United […]
The Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic presents: Building Equity Into Sweetened Beverage Taxes This is the second in a series of virtual sessions that will create a space for dialogue with experts and community members on the most equitable and effective policy options for reducing the consumption of foods and beverages high […]
Please join Harvard’s Food Law and Policy Clinic and Food Law Society for a conversation with Mike Jacobson, co-founder and senior scientist, Center for Science in the Public Interest, on his new book: “Salt Wars: The Battle Over the Biggest Killer in the American Diet” Read more about Salt Wars here: https://www.harvard.com/book/salt_wars/ Registration required: click […]
FOOD POLICY FOR GREATER HEALTH EQUITY This is the first in a series of virtual sessions that will create a space for dialogue with industry experts and community members on the most equitable and effective policy options for reducing the consumption of foods and beverages high in added sugar as part of the FLPC Approaches […]
Skimmed: Breastfeeding, Race, and Injustice A Lunch Talk by Andrea Freeman Thursday, November 12th 12–1pm Register here: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wbIP2JBhTF6a2dxYYgLjUg Andrea Freeman will discuss her brand-new book Skimmed: Breastfeeding, Race, and Injustice. This heartbreaking book tells the story of “The Famous Fultz Quads”—identical black sisters born into a tenant farming family in North Carolina in 1946. Their […]
Roughly 30 to 40 percent of food produced is wasted and that’s a big problem for society and the planet due to unnecessary resource use, failure to feed hungry people, and harmful greenhouse gases emitted as unused food rots in landfill. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Office, food waste is responsible for […]
COVID-19 and the Law: Law and Policy to Address Basic Needs and Marginalized Populations is a colloquium series that will be hosted throughout Fall 2020 to bring together members of the Harvard Law School community to explore and assess, through discussions with various HLS experts, the legal responses to COVID-19 across areas of law ranging […]
