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Michael 九游体育's (MGH) Inclusion Alliance would like to invite the East Toronto community to an Inclusion Alliance Speaker Series event with Paul Taylor.
Paul Taylor is the Executive Director of and a lifelong anti-poverty activist. Growing up materially poor in Toronto, Paul has used his experience to fuel a career focused not just on helping others, but dismantling the beliefs and systems that lead to poverty and food insecurity, including colonialism, capitalism, white supremacy and patriarchal structures.
Date and time: Wednesday, February 9, 2022 from 8 to 9 a.m.
Topic: Exploring the connections between racism, the modern food system and food insecurity
Paul will share some of his personal lived experience and the work of FoodShare Toronto, while inviting us into a conversation about the crises that are food insecurity and racism, how they intersect and what we can all do to challenge them.
This is the second event in MGH鈥檚 Inclusion Alliance Speaker Series, which highlights diverse voices and dialogue in healthcare. The event is also part of MGH鈥檚 Black History Month programming.
It is open to staff, physicians and patient and caregiver advisors at MGH and organizations that are part of the hospital's Ontario Health Team (OHT), (ETHP), as well as community members in East Toronto.
Update on February 10: This event has now passed. You can view a recording of the talk and subsequent Q&A in the video below.
We thank Paul for taking the time to share his valuable insights. We also thank our staff, physicians and community for taking the time to listen and engage in this important dialogue. We encourage you to share the talk with your friends, family, colleagues and community.
In recognition of Black History Month, MGH is sharing the myriad of ways we can recognize, learn about and engage with the diverse facets of Black history, culture and identity in East Toronto and beyond. To help you in your journey, we鈥檝e compiled an with community events and resources to explore throughout the month and are centring the voices and lived experiences of our Black staff and physicians in our