93 group. In our process of creating the coaching model with her, we were able to put our theory of change into practice and better implement it in a way that impacts every member of our team. This, for us, is growth. Norma Listman: Our next goals are more time off for everyone on our team, a better benefits package, a childcare program, higher wages and more travel and international learning opportunities for everyone involved in our restaurant. We also are working towards a housing stipend to combat the effects of gentrification on our team members and their families. Norma Listman: We need to host more meaningful exchange around these issues. We need to continue to question and challenge the why and how the system operates in the way it does. We need to actually hold accountable industry leaders who profit off of the exploitation, violence and patriarchy inherent to the system. We need to all work together to make the food system more localized and redesign it to actually serve the needs of the people in the community. We need to bring together leaders who are actually making a real difference on the ground and make sure they, and their communities, are resourced to keep pushing for change. Saqib Keval: We need to rebuild the food system to prioritize the needs of the most vulnerable. This can only happen through critical engagement, skill sharing, and constant activism. We need to put pressure on the corporations who have ruined our food system and hold them accountable. And we need to stop idolizing food celebrities. Norma Listman: Change is happening and it makes us feel hopeful. More and more people are standing up to demand change, and are actually putting the work in to make it happen. We are seeing food system change happen at a more localized level. We are seeing change in the restaurant industry happen across the board with independently owned restaurants trying out new ways of working and existing. Saqib Keval: We are seeing more cooperativism and more power building and solidarity work happening amongst movements in the global south. It is slow, but very impactful. We are in no way where we need to be, but we are hopeful to see this progress happen. www.masalaymaiz.com
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