Meet the Equity and Racial Justice Education Team at Oregon Food Bank

The Equity and Racial Justice Education Team is fostered by the life, labor and love of a group of educators and equity practitioners. They hold different social identities, longevity within the profession, and wisdom that enables this work to remain steadfast in its mission and vision. Their woven experiences and knowledge create the conditions for others to learn, grow and develop by modeling their living values as a guide for new possibilities.

Our services

• TRAINING: Training curriculum is built to facilitate and resource others with tools to expand one’s critical thinking and capacity for transformation work to support addressing the root causes of hunger on personal and institutional levels. Our training is held at no cost and available both regionally and nationally.
  

• MENTORSHIP: Our team offers mentorship to organizations, partners and colleagues on regional and national levels through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) process. Through this service, we aim to expand critical thinking to strengthen our movement to end hunger for all.

• CONSULTATION: Our team offers consultation to resource and guide regional and national networks for strategically operationalizing equity for food justice and food sovereignty.

  • Book a 30 min meeting with Rachel Black Elk, Associate Director

  • FY 25-26: ERJET National Consultation Request Form

  • Book 45 min meeting with Erin San Antonio, Regional Manager

  • FY 25-26: ERJET Regional Consultation Request Form

Root Cause Networking Hours

The Equity and Racial Justice Education Team has a Regional and National Team. Each team hosts 1-hour office hours every month, known as our Root Cause Networking Hours. These were formerly known as our Office Hours.

We host food banks, partners, and volunteers to discuss/ask questions about their equity work, network, resource share, and continue to uplift the connections to the root causes of hunger.

• Regional: This virtual space is open to everyone with a focus on Internal OFB Staff, local/regional food banks, partners, volunteers, and organizations within Oregon and SW Washington. They are held the second Thursday of the Month, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Please contact Interim Associate Director and ERJET Manager (Regional), Erin San Antonio, for more information or to register (esanantonio@oregonfoodbank.org).

• National: This virtual space is open to the Feeding America Network, food banks, partners, volunteers, and National organizations (outside of Oregon and SW Washington). They are held the first Thursday of the month, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Please contact Rachel Black Elk (they/them), Associate Director (National), for more information or to register (rblackelk@oregonfoodbank.org).

Connect with our Team

• Subscribe to our Newsletter

• Sign up for our Upcoming Trainings

• For more information or general questions please reach out to us at erjet@oregonfoodbank.org