Alternate Food Systems as a Social Movement: Thelma Velez

Thelmas Velez speaks on her current work on alternative food systems (as a social movement) and about how to create sustainable and resilient food systems. If you are interested in seeing more videos on environmental education, check out our video on educational environmental videos, check out our video on nuclear energy and sustainability! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XssqAAPq3c0

Thelma’s work is at the intersection of environmental science and sustainable agriculture. Her academic background allows her to utilize lenses from both the natural and social sciences, with disciplinary strength in sociology and social psychology. She has worked on projects studying climate change, resource conservation, and agroecology.

She spoke at the Midwest Symposium on Ecologically Informed Theological Education: Implications for Teaching, Learning and Seminary Life. The Midwest Symposium was part of The Seminary Environmental Leadership Initiative, which was funded through a grant from the Luce Fund for Theological Education, an initiative of the Henry Luce Foundation’s Theology Program. Additional support was provided by The Julia Burke Foundation.