Presented by The Sidney Lezak Project
at Westwind on the Oregon Coast
The First Lezak Institute will examine food policy and its implications in the current public health crisis plaguing our nation. From Agricultural Policy to Making Dinner we will focus on what we can do in our lives, our communities and to change national policy to improve our health and the economy...and it will taste good too!
Featured speakers:
- Angela Glover Blackwell, Founder & CEO of PolicyLink, located in Oakland, former Senior Vice President of the Rockefeller Foundation & national leader for social justice & equity.
- Lawrence Wallack, Dean of the College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State University and Emeritus Professor, Public Health, UC-Berkeley.
- Latricia Tillman, Administrator of the Office of Multicultural Health and Services for Oregon DHS, former Director of the Multnomah County Health Equity Initiative.
- Curt Ellis, Filmmaker and writer, a co-creator and star of the feature documentary King Corn, currently a Kellogg Foundation Food and Society Fellow working on film projects.
To register or for more information:
Sidney Lezak Project | 200 SW Market Street, Suite 1692 | Portland OR 97201
www.lezakproject.org | 503.227.8925 | lezakpro@pdx.edu
Westwind is one of the most beautiful places on the Oregon Coast. It is a center for retreats, education and research with over 500 acres of wilderness beach, salmon-bearing rivers and upland forests and meadows. In this setting participants and their families can share common space, common good, and a sense of community. Besides interactive sessions, there will be plenty of time for walks on the beach, informal conversations,
recreation, campfires and fantastic food. The Institute is limited to 100 people.
recreation, campfires and fantastic food. The Institute is limited to 100 people.
Conference flyer is attached.
