This webinar provides a brief but detailed overview of the critical food, nutrition, and public health impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The webinar also covers the timeline for when people will feel the effects of this new law and future advocacy opportunities to reverse some of the worst impacts.

This webinar celebrates these partnerships and the launch of a new multimedia webpage that uplifts the stories of our partners in their work to build power in the food system. The webinar includes an engaging panel discussion featuring three participants from the inaugural cycle of the Powerbuilding Program as they reflect on their respective efforts to center community power to enact systemic and policy change in the food system.

Experts from The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), National School Lunch Program/School Breakfast Program (NSLP/SBP), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) explore the interconnectedness of nutrition assistance programs and their impacts across the lifespan.

CSPI has previously reported on carcinogenic food dye Red 3 and other dangerous food chemicals hiding in Halloween candies. This webinar discusses how consumers can protect themselves now, and how organizations can join advocacy work to apply pressure on further states to ban these dangerous food additives.

This session provides an overview of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and their impact on programs like the National School Lunch Program, Thrifty Food Plan, SNAP packages, SNAP-Ed, and the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR). We share key advocacy priorities for the final DGA and offer guidance on submitting comments.

This session dives into CSPI's online grocery marketing scorecard, which analyzes the marketing practices and website usability of the top online food retailers in the U.S. We share findings and recommendations for corporate, policymakers, and researchers to decrease unhealthy food marketing, increase healthy food marketing, and make healthy food choices online accessible for all.

This webinar explores how predatory marketing disproportionately impacts communities of color and economically disadvantaged populations, contributing to health disparities. This discussion examines fast food marketing’s societal impacts, historical roots, and the importance of policies like PMPA, offering strategies to create a healthier, more equitable food environment.

Dollar stores have garnered increased attention from community members and policy makers across the country in recent years due to their high density in low socio-economic status communities and associated public health concerns. This webinar will cover how researchers and policy makers are working together on this issue, as well as provide updates on current research activities and recent local policy action.

Dr. Ashanté Reese leads a discussion on why the food system is broken for Black Americans. When it comes to nutrition, Black consumers experience an unjust and inequitable distribution of resources. This stimulating conversation dives into the structural forces that determine food access in urban areas, highlighting Black residents’ navigation of and resistance to unequal food distribution systems.

This dynamic panel of religious leaders explores the deep connections between food, faith, and justice. Panelists reflect on how their traditions speak to care for the marginalized, the sacred role of food, and the moral imperative to act.

Incarcerated people depend on facility food service for their nutritional needs, which often go unmet. This webinar discusses the current landscape of carceral nutrition, opportunities and barriers, and ongoing advocacy efforts to improve nutrition standards in prisons and jails nationwide, featuring CSPI’s partnership with the Coalition for Carceral Nutrition.

Experts from The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), National School Lunch Program/School Breakfast Program (NSLP/SBP), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) explore the interconnectedness of nutrition assistance programs and their impacts across the lifespan.

Whether lobbying your state legislature or at the US Capitol, planning is key. This webinar is intended for those who are new to legislative advocacy or want to brush up on strategies to make your lobbying efforts more impactful.

This presentation focuses on how organizations can start their own advocacy training programs geared towards community members and constituents with lived experience. Staff from the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano share some history of their advocacy training program.

Teens for Food Justice (TFFJ) is building a food-secure future through school-based, youth-led hydroponic farming, providing local, sustainably-grown produce to food insecure communities and building health, education, and opportunity equity for all New Yorkers and beyond. Join us as we discuss our work engaging young people with policymaking, advocacy, and community engagement.