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The above signed organizations are proud to nominate Rev. Roosevelt Tarlesson to serve on the USDA Agricultural Racial Equity Commission. As organizations that support a fair food and farming system, we know that farmers of color must directly participate and lead in the building of a racially equitable food and farming system for this country.
Rev. Tarlesson is a tirelessly committed advocate for communities of color in their access to the means to farm and the education needed to develop thriving farm businesses. As someone who has been working with BIPOC communities advocating for greater protections for their farms, being already a part of creating a CA state analog to a USDA Equity Committee, we are delighted to suggest Roosevelt as a nominee.
November 12, 2021
Nomination of Roosevelt D. Tarlesson to President Biden’s Agricultural Racial Equity Commission
Patricia Carrillo
Executive Director, Agriculture & Land-Based Training Association (ALBA)
Patricia@albafarmers.org
Nina F. Ichikawa
Executive Director, Berkeley Food Institute
nichikawa@berkeley.edu
Janaki Anagha
Founding Member, California Farmer Justice Collaborative
janaki.anagha@gmail.com
Paul Towers
Executive Director, Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF)
paul@caff.org
Ciara Segura
Co-Executive Director, Mandela Partners
ciara@mandelapartners.org
Eli Tizcareño
CA Campaigns Director, National Young Farmers Coalition
eli@youngfarmers.org
Margarte Reeves
Senior Scientist, Pesticide Action Network North America
mreeves@panna.org
Brandi Mack
National Director, The Butterfly Movement
bmack@thebutterflymovement.com
