LIST OF ACTIONS:
- Write a letter to my Senators about what can be done about food insecurity in Columbus (active)
- Volunteer for a local organization (passive)
- Reach out to local organization to speak in Scholars class (active)
- Compare data form Columbus area concerning food insecurity and other disparities based on the neighborhood one lives in (passive)
- Visit a farmers market and buy some produce, supporting the local food movement (passive)
- Look into the issue of redlining more heavily and ask questions to figure out why disparities in food access exist (immersive)
- Work at a community garden (passive)
- Serve at a food pantry on campus! (OSU Food Fellowship) (passive)
- Read research papers and watch documentaries on food insecurity to help better understand the root causes (passive)
- Promote awareness to family and friends by using social media as a platform (active)
*italicized and underlined actions are addressing the root cause of my issue
The five actions I will be selecting to complete during my month of action is:
- Write a letter to my Senators about what can be done about food insecurity in Columbus (active)
- Reach out to local organization to speak in Scholars class (active)
- Visit a farmers market and buy some produce, supporting the local food movement (passive)
- Promote awareness to family and friends by using social media as a platform (active)
- Serve at a food pantry on campus! (OSU Food Fellowship) (passive)
Some of the challenges I might face in this month of action is actually visiting a farmers market (finding the time and a means of getting there) could be tricky. I think also managing my time and not waiting until the last week or couple of days to fit all of my actions in. I also think that I might have really wanted to do action #6, but I’m not sure how deep I could go into that without going too far and getting carried away. I think some of my findings could get carried away into other issues, so just focusing on food insecurity and injustice could be hard to stay on.
I hope that I learn the ways that I can really make an impact on this issue, as well as my friends and family can make changes to help out too. I want to really try to understand why this grocery gap exists, and what kinds of policies or changes on the community level are going to be necessary to make a real difference.
References:
https://www.bestfoodforward.org
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr5017