Agricultural policy leader, URI alumna to discuss 'Becoming an Agricultural and Food Justice Advocate' Sept. 27 – URI News

Agricultural and food justice advocate Vanessa García Polanco ’18 will present at the 2022 University of Rhode Island Honors Colloquium Tuesday, Sept. 27, discussing “The Exception and Not the Norm: Becoming an Agricultural and Food Justice Advocate.” An alumna of the University, she has received numerous honors for her work and brings her experiences and identities as an Afro-Dominican immigrant to her policy and advocacy activities. ...

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