Session one presentations: Meet and Eat: The Culture and Face of Street Food
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Meet and Eat –The Culture and Face of
Street Food
Sanjit SethiCalifornia College of the Arts
How does street food speak to cultural plurality?
How does the activity of street food involve contested space?
How is street food politicized?
How does street food represent a social / cultural
transaction?
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-august-10-2010/municipal-land-use-update---ground-zero-mosque
Organizing and the Loncheros
Erin GlennLa Cocina Street Food Conference
August 23, 2010
Overview
Anti-immigrant sentiment
Community scapegoating
Coalition building
Using the “System” to our advantage
Issues
Anti-immigrant sentiment
Community scapegoating
ADVOCACY 101
Organizing against ordinances §7.62.070 and §80.73(b)(2)(F)
Mask underlying socio-economic problems
Anti-immigrant sentiment
Community Scapegoating
Gentrificiation
Using the “System” to our advantage
Legal
Political
Law Enforcement
End Result
Coalition building
Policy change
Comprehensive ordinances
Right to work
Accountability
Where we are right now
Current Projects: Tacos Para Justiciawww.tacosparajusticia.org
Continued work with LAPD, LA County Health, City Hall, etc.
Taco Night: May 1st , 2008
Taco Libre: May 14th, 2008
Asociación de Loncheros L.A. Familia Unida de California
Mission Statement
The Asociación de Loncheros L.A. Familia Unida de Californiabelieve catering truck owners and operators are an asset to the economic and socio-cultural landscape of Los Angeles, and therefore, should be allowed to thrive in a free, competitive market. Accordingly, we believe that catering truck owners/operators have the right to make an honest living in their line of work. Furthermore, the members of the Asociación de Loncheros contribute to the well-being of the communities they operate in by complying with the regulations put forth by county and city agencies, as well as fulfilling their commitment for industry regulation.
The Asociación de Loncheros La Familia Unida de Californiaformed in 2008. Its mission is to protect the rights of catering truck owners/operators. The association is based in Los Angeles, California.
Meet and Eat –The Culture and Face of
Street Food
Molly O’Neill
The Street Vendor Project
www.streetvendor.orgfacebook: Street Vendor Project
#1: More Permits/Licenses
#2 – More Open Streets
#4 – More Respect
Street Food Vendors in NYC
Who are they?
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