Hello. My name is Bernice Yanful. I am a current BCCF steering committee member. I recently completed PhD studies at the University of Toronto. My research was focused on school food programs and their connection to food security and food sovereignty. I am currently a postdoctoral fellow, focused on research...
Sam Tecle is Assistant Professor of Community Engaged Learning at New College, University of Toronto. His work focuses on Black and Diaspora Studies, Urban Studies, and Sociology of Education. His forthcoming work: Black Grammars: On Difference and Belonging focuses on the experiences and perspectives relating to blackness and Black identification of East African...
Cornelia Mazgarean was born in Romania, where she experienced the dictatorial regime of Ceausescu and lived through the revolution of 1989. After graduating law in Romania, she came to Canada for work, in search of a better life. In time, she obtained a law degree and a Master of Laws...
Mildred Agsaoay is an active resident, volunteer and organizer in the Jane and Finch community for the past 10 years. She is in her third year as Coordinator of the Urban Harvest Program and she hopes to inspire more residents to grow their own food, share their surplus and learn...
