Christina Oatfield – The Convergence http://permacultureconvergence.com Building Resilient Communities Mon, 05 Oct 2015 07:00:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 http://permacultureconvergence.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-permaculture-convergence-norcal-logo-32x32.png Christina Oatfield – The Convergence http://permacultureconvergence.com 32 32 Christina Oatfield http://permacultureconvergence.com/christina-oatfield/ Sat, 05 Sep 2015 04:11:50 +0000 http://permacultureconvergence.com.webserver.vera.asdf456.com/?p=802 [image_frame align=”left” height=”200″ width=”200″ prettyphoto=”false”]http://permacultureconvergence.com.webserver.vera.asdf456.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Christina-Oatfield-profile-picture.png[/image_frame]

Christina Oatfield is the Policy Director at the Sustainable Economies Law Center where she works with a diverse array of stakeholders to propose and advocate for laws that enable more sustainable, local, and just economies. She played leadership roles in support of the California Homemade Food Act (AB 1616), a cottage food law for California, and the Neighborhood Food Act (AB 2561), among other legislation. Christina contributes to SELC’s publications and educational events related to food and financing and consults community groups around the nation on policy advocacy. She serves on the Steering Committee of Slow Money Northern California and on the Legislative Report Working Group of the California Food Policy Council.

2015 Convergence Workshop: Policy Making for Resilient Local Economies

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To create socially and economically resilient communities, we need to change or create thousands of city, state, and federal laws. What if every person takes charge of advocating for and passing just one law? By turning community organizers and climate activists into policy advocates for resilient communities, we could ring in an era of new laws that remove barriers to and create incentives for regional food systems, community-owned renewable energy, local industry, worker-owned enterprises, shared housing, and other aspects of thriving communities. Join Christina Oatfield and Yassi Eskandari from the Sustainable Economies Law Center (SELC) for a conversation about what it takes to be a policy advocate. The workshop will:
  • Provide you with 10 Tips for DIY Policymaking
  • Review multiple case studies of successful high-impact policy efforts (including the CA Homemade Food Act, the CA Neighborhood Food Act, and state and local policies to promote worker cooperatives)
  • Include a survey of over 30 model policy ideas for more resilient and people-centered cities
  • Engage workshop participants in a conversation about their policy advocacy experience and how they can develop their personal policymaking goals and plans!

Learn more about Christina Oatfield and Yassi Eskandari

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