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Conversations like this one are so incredibly important. We must move beyond “client stories” to ensure people with lived experience of hunger & economic insecurity are *at the table* to shape our policy debates & our advocacy. #HungerPC19 
If we don’t do it right, we’ll hurt not just the individuals whose stories we tokenize, but the movement to end poverty and hunger as a whole. — Diane Sullivan of @Witnesses_BOS #HungerPC19
We need to do some honest reflection on our privilege, and think about how our organizations may be replicating that privilege in how we shape the agenda & who’s at the table. —@dodsonadvocate #HungerPC19
“We white women need to acknowledge our privilege, and who’s disproportionately affected by poverty & hunger: women of color. We cannot have this conversation successfully if we’re not talking about race.” —Diane Sullivan of @Witnesses_BOS #HungerPC19
One of the most important things we can do as anti poverty advocates: listen and respect what you hear from people with lived experience, says Patricia Romero-Aguasvivas of the Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano #HungerPC19
One of the things Diane Sullivan (@foodchoices4all) has learned in giving voice to her lived experience: don’t read the comments.
(Amen & always good advice for folks doing this work.) #HungerPC19
(Amen & always good advice for folks doing this work.) #HungerPC19
“This all may sound risky. But ensuring people with lived experience are at the table and driving the work isn’t just the right thing to do—it will make us more effective as a movement in reaching our advocacy goals.” —@dodsonadvocate #HungerPC19
“Paying people with pizza isn’t enough. We need to be paying people with lived experience for their time” (while also thinking about childcare & other costs) @dodsonadvocate #HungerPC19
Something I’ve felt strongly since my legal aid days—and am hearing so much in this session’s table conversations—we need to move past the word STORYTELLER. It’s transactional & way too limited w/r/t what people with lived experiences have to offer in this work. #HungerPC19
