What's For Dinner?

Tonight: The players in Policy making The conversation captures the multiple roles of a state legislator - and by implication, the several ways food activists can collaborate with other players in policy-making. The legislative roles include: individual with particular values and concerns and student of those he cares about; pivotal member of networks where activists and lobbyist learn about each other's positions; and participant/strategist during the approximately six years between introduction to law. Better known for concerns with healthcare, education, and economic support for working families, MA State Senator Jason Lewis strongly opposes cruelty to animals and the ecosystem destruction it usually involves. He has proposed legislation banning sale of shark fins in MA and banning certain animal confinement systems.