Ahmad Zeividavi

This is a photo of the inside of a food bank. No people can be seen. There are many shelves that have labels such as “pasta” “tomatoes” and “protein” and they also read “take one.”
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BCCDC and SFU health sciences discuss food insecurity in Asian communities

Peak Web May 24, 2023

By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer To celebrate Asian Heritage Month, SFU’s faculty of health sciences and the BC Centre for Disease Control collaborated to bring students a virtual event on “Food Insecurity in Asian Communities.” This event included a panel of community leaders who combat food insecurity in Asian communities. The panel of speakers was made up of representatives from four local organizations: Ahmad Zeividavi, the executive director of the House of Omeed; Celyne Asnani and Anita Lau from Yarrow Intergenerational Society for Justice; Danison Buan, founder of ReFood; and Tara Flynn of SFU Food Pantry. Each spoke at length…

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