United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Open Pedagogy Fellowship
Nutritional Justice Action Plan
Dan Krausz, Community College of Baltimore County (Maryland)
Kristopher Kohler, Montgomery College (Maryland)
2021-2022
Introduction:
You are a part of a collegewide effort to increase access to education and empower students
through "open pedagogy." Open pedagogy is a "free access" educational practice that places you
- the student - at the center of your own learning process in a more engaging, collaborative
learning environment. The ultimate purpose of this effort is to achieve greater social justice in
our community in which the work can be freely shared with the broader community. This is a
renewable assignment that is designed to enable you to become an agent of change in your
community through the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs). For this work, you will integrate the disciplines of Sociology and Nutrition to achieve
SDG #2: Zero Hunger with a focus on Target 2.1.

Learning Objectives:
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Identify local resources to assist in change
Discuss their personal plan for nutritional justice
Implement their plan for nutritional justice
Summarize your efforts in combating nutritional injustice
Demonstrate effective oral or written communication
Organize information into a cohesive visual presentation

Purpose/Rationale:
The concept of food injustice is meant to call attention the various factors which place barriers
between people or communities and sufficient, nutritious food. These barriers (laws, market
patterns, geographies, politicians, corporations, etc.) are not always easy to change. In this
assignment, students will enact a “plan of action” to effect change around a specific dimension of

food injustice. In this assignment students will endeavor to do something which can help make a
dimension of food injustice, more just. Students might produce research for an existing
community organization, non-profit or NGO. Students might take action (draft petitions, address
city council, write politicians or other stakeholders, lobby or protest, etc.) to impact a dimension
of food insecurity. Students might produce testimonials through interviews, collected writings, art
or other creative project to increase awareness about their food injustice issue in a new way.
Taking action to improve your community and the world is an invaluable learning experience that
will hone students’ sense of civic duty, social responsibility and personal accountability.

Instructions:
1. Determine a practical way that you make an impact in the fight against nutritional injustice.
2. Consider existing efforts in your area. Refer to Feed America and Foodtank.
3. Develop an “action plan” for this effort. This plan should include:
a. The specific component of nutritional injustice you plan to address (lack of access,
inequitable distribution, lack of education, etc.)
b. The specific target population you will be addressing (local government, specific
corporations, a specific organization, specific population, etc.
c. A detailed step-by step plan for action.
d. An acknowledgement of the challenges (barriers) you may face.
e. A determination of how you will measure “success”.
f. A list of any materials used (if applicable)
g. A list of those you recruit to assist you (if applicable)
4. Carry out your plan and report on your experience.
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Would you consider it a success? Why or why not
What challenges did you actually face?
What impact do you think it had?
What, if anything would you change about your initial plan and/or execution of it?
How can we (the class) join in this effort?
Include a list of resources used
Include videos or photos of your efforts.

Format Requirements:
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An original Powerpoint presentation or video documentary touching on all components listed
above.
12-15 slide minimum or 8-10 minute video documentary.

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