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WEBINAR: SODA TAXES AS COMMUNITY-CENTERED INVESTMENTS TO ADVANCE HEALTH, JUSTICE, AND RACIAL EQUITY

The Praxis Project will be hosting a webinar with some of the grantees of investments made possible by Measure D on Wednesday, Aug 5th at  11:00 am (Pacific)/12:00 pm (Mountain)/1:00 pm (Central)/2:00 pm (Eastern). 

Join us for a discussion about:

  1. An overview of Berkeley's Measure D, the first municipal soda tax in the US

  2. How soda tax revenues can support the frontline work of grassroots organizations

  3. Four examples of community-centered soda tax investments in Berkeley.

Time: 2pm EDT / 1pm CDT / 12pm MDT / 11am PDT

Cost: FREE

Register here: https://www.thepraxisproject.org/events-list/2020/soda-taxes-as-community-centered-investments

The groups that will be joining Praxis on the webinar include Healthy Black Families, Ecology Center, Multicultural Institute, and YMCA of the East Bay. 

These videos are a great primer on the great work that these groups are doing thanks in part to the funds made possible by Measure D. (Now captioned in Spanish and English)

CEUs: We are offering one Continuing Education Contact Hour for this webinar through the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing for $15. If interested, please contact jenna@thepraxisproject.org.

Project is being intentional about language justice and will have simultaneous Interpretation into Spanish, and also closed captioning in English.