OPEN ONLY TO YSE STUDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR WORK STUDY.

A bit about the Shifting Power & Resources discussion group
This multidisciplinary group of Yale graduate and professional school students will come together in a monthly discussion group to dig into real-world challenges and inspiring examples of intersectional equity, justice, and liberation practices in businesses, organizations, and communities - in order to adapt these learnings into their lives and work. 

Learnings from sessions are applicable across all sectors, but many guest speakers and examples are drawn from food systems sectors. A primary focus will be placed on how to put these liberatory, regenerative, and equitable values and strategies into practice in real-world environments. We will learn from nature, global indigenous approaches, and movement and industry leaders, as well as each other -  about practices for redistributing power and resources to prioritize life, all people, and the planet. We will learn practices that center communities most impacted by systemic oppression to support justice and liberation for all peoples and life on our planet.

The group will use engaging multi-media content, including guest speakers, videos, podcasts, and social media, with no more than two hours of preparation materials per month.  A diverse range of guest speakers will be drawn from the New Haven, national, and international communities. Group sessions will be interactive with a mix of full group and small group discussions as well as student-led discussions. Sessions will also include a shared lunch from wonderful New Haven BIPOC owned restaurants. The group will also organize optional social gathering times or occasional field trips to deepen our connections and learnings.  

Topics covered will include (specific guest speakers may change):

Power, Intersectional Identities & Systems of Oppression (workshop)
Power With vs Power Over (workshop)
Workers Rights & Organizing for Change w/ HEAL Food Alliance & Food Chain Workers Alliance
Building Just & Regenerative Supply Chains w/ David Griswold & Eric Rukwaya
Values-based, Participatory + Community-driven Policy and Budgeting  w/New Haven Leaders
Reparative Investing with Potlikker Capital/Black Farmer Fund
LandBack, Sovereignty, Rights of Nature with Sogorea Te’ Land Trust
Cooperatives & Alternatives to Extractive Capitalism with Coop Hudson Valley
Position Description
The Student Manager will:

assist CBEY Resident Fellow, Tagan Engel, with planning and execution of details
support communications and liaisons with the student group
support students in preparing to co-lead discussions
document participation and feedback from students through note taking and surveys
help coordinate sessions and lunch ordering, and set up
help recruit and select participants
help coordinate guest speakers as needed
help organize and attend 3-4 social gatherings (in addition to the monthly sessions)