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The second half of the Nutrition Justice Youth Workshop was just as interesting as the first half. The remainder of the workshop was divided into two sections advocacy and case studies. The advocacy portion was very intense, and kept your attention. It really made a listener realize that their voice was powerful. The realization was that very individual has the power to make positive change in their community. Tambra Stevenson founder of Nativsol gave a speedy but effective lesson on how to be an advocate not just for Nutrition Justice but also for any issue that we are passionate about. Jim O’Hara talked about being an advocate against trans fat in food. The second portion pertained to case studies. There were two topics presented. A man presented an awareness and advocacy campaign against beverages with added sugar and sodas. The awareness campaign would be targeted to citizens of the District of Columbia residing in wards 7 and 8. Tambra Stevenson of NativSol presented an advocacy organization idea called IamWAnda. …show more content…

The group thought of who the IamWAnda target audience could be. Questions began to formulate. Who did the IamWAnda group want to get their message out to? How would the IamWAnda message be broadcasted? What was IamWanda’s goal? The goal of IamWanda was to get Nutrition, Dietetics and Agriculture respectively recognized as STEM fields. IamWAnda wants for every young girl to know a Dietitian Nutritionist or Agriculturists just as they know their neighborhood Doctor or Dentist. How could IamWAnda fundraise? A fun way to would be sell Wanda wear bought from a woman owned clothing company/ supplier. IamWanda contributors? Who are potential collaborators? How will IamWanda know the their advocacy campaign was working? After the first year IamWAnda would release “Where is Wanda now?” as a fact sheet of all that has been

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