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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
DECLARING MARCH 27, 2025, TO BE "GOOD FOOD POLICY DAY" IN RHODE ISLAND | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Speakman, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale, | |
Date Introduced: March 27, 2025 | |
Referred To: House read and passed | |
1 | WHEREAS, Good Food Policy Day is the Rhode Island Food Policy Council's (RIFPC) |
2 | annual celebration of the importance of food advocacy, ensuring that all food stakeholders' voices |
3 | are heard. People gather to raise awareness about food system issues that RIFPC cares about, and |
4 | advocates for and speaks directly with legislators about why the RIFPC agenda would make life |
5 | better for all Rhode Islanders; and |
6 | WHEREAS, The Rhode Island Food Policy Council advocates for increasing the |
7 | production of, and the demand for, local food, encourages the development of a thriving and just |
8 | food economy, ensures access to affordable, healthful, culturally relevant food for all residents, |
9 | and works towards community health for all residents; and |
10 | WHEREAS, The Rhode Island Food Policy Council also supports passing legislation that |
11 | promotes urban and small farm success, healthy school meals, and support for businesses that |
12 | donate surplus food; now, therefore be it |
13 | RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby |
14 | declares March 27, 2025, to be "Good Food Policy Day" in Rhode Island; and be it further |
15 | RESOLVED, That this House also recognizes and expresses gratitude to the RIFPC |
16 | Board of Directors, Diane Lynch, RIFPC Board President, Rebecca Kelley, RIFPC Food Access |
17 | & Nutrition Security Work Group, Angel Mendez, RIFPC Food Business & Economic |
18 | Development Work Group, and Tyson Bottenus, RIFPC Food, Climate & Environment Work |
19 | Group, for their outstanding work supporting farms, fisheries and food businesses; and be it |
20 | further |
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1 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
2 | transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Ms. Diane Lynch, Board President, Rhode |
3 | Island Food Policy Council. |
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