Harlem Supermarkets Townhall

The Harlem Supermarket Town Hall brought together community members to discuss their neighborhood food system on September 24, 2008. The townhall, organized by United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1500 in partnership with the Harlem Food and Fitness Consortium, was a forum for people to discuss the recent spate of supermarket closures in Harlem. To hear what the community had to say about what issues affect food access in Harlem, and what they want to see their food system look like, please read this short summary.

A full report of the conference will be released soon, after it has been reviewed by members of the community.

The meeting touched on the broader issues impacting food policy and healthy food access. As the forum made clear, food access is not just about conveniently located supermarkets. It is about good food, good jobs, and good health.