What We Get Wrong When We Think About Food Insecurity | Leslie Campbell | TEDxYouth@PCI

Leslie Campbell works at a non-profit food bank in Toronto and has much experience in dealing with food insecurity. In his talk, he emphasizes the important relationship between food insecurity and structural racism. He highlights that solutions to food insecurity must be monetary-based in order to be truly effective. He details the importance of government action, and the steps that everyone can take to help alleviate food insecurity. As a student, Leslie spent a year in Northern Thailand managing an organic farm and developing an agricultural training curriculum, which inspired him to pursue a Master's degree in Geography focusing on the social and ecological aspects of food systems. He then returned overseas, spending two years teaching agriculture in Indonesia and two years working in agricultural research and training in Ethiopia, after which Leslie returned to Canada, excited to engage with food issues more locally. Leslie now works for FoodShare Toronto, where he supports community-led food access initiatives, research and advocacy. This work seeks to broaden conversations about food insecurity to include discussions of the many systems of oppression that hold it in place. He believes strongly in income-based solutions to food insecurity as implemented alongside universally accessible public services, and in the need for those most impacted by these issues to lead the solution-finding process. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@taniatario1853]

I'm literally writing a uni essay about the impact of structural determinants of health on food insecurity. This TEDtalk was perfect!!!

[@millymisty1726]

Cool.

[@michaelpaley3518]

Are you in human kinetics?

[@MegaSnail1]

I totally agree with you that food insecurity is not due to a lack of food but rather a lack of money. And since money is a unit that measures a person's ability to produce goods and or services for companies to mark up to make their profits I believe we need to change that paradigm. We do this by creating worker co-ops. These are models that don't allow companies to determine how much ones labor is worth, but rather the customers who benefit from the workers efforts get to decide.Thank you for your talk. It's time the workers take back the fruits of their labors.

[@eloisereid4626]

Great work explaining the intricacies of this system!

[@memtesin5918]

Where are the permaculture farming villages and coops surrounding every city, for food security and job security?

[@anwaralsharif6893]

you touch the great issue

[@issjjd4651]

Woah

[@madalynnewton2897]

😢

[@YourJoy]

This.

[@NewCreationInChrist896]

Seek God’s will daily.
Proverbs 8:17💞

[@jacobquist6679]

my teacher making me watch this lammeee ahhh video 😢😢😢

[@harbourchick]

Hunger doesn't care about race, hunger can end up being in anyone's life

[@puppylovey1]

yes, but i think you're missing the point of this video

[@harbourchick]

@@puppylovey1 Oh I get the point,

[@biketisimiyu1656]

This talk has nothing to do with the real meaning of food security, no matter how much he mentions it. It's a lamentation about racism and poverty, which are valid yes, but nothing to do with food security.
Food security is a bigger topic than individual income and race. It's a global thing.

[@nikisawyers7559]

Right. And if the production and distribution elements are not addressed, it doesn’t meet the mark.

[@izziottislaur3216]

Good. I wait for love from you 💝💖