Building bridges between faith communities & public health experts for population health & health equity. Convener at @IPHNetwork. Home Missioner w/ @NYACUMC.
Poughkeepsie, NY
Joined August 2009
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Robert Pezzolesi retweeted
The Food Safety & Chemical Disclosure Act has passed the NY Legislature!
If signed, it will close the "secret GRAS" loophole letting food companies hide harmful chemicals — and ban Red Dye 3, potassium bromate & propylparaben from food sold in NY.
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We're excited to announce our workshop offerings for the Rabbi Marshall T. Meyer Retreat for Social Justice on December 6, 2023.
Explore the interconnected facets of food justice and their impact in NYC and beyond
Register and find more information at: interfaithcenter.salsalabs.o…
Robert Pezzolesi retweeted
Join us on Dec 6, 2023, for Faith in Action: Food Justice, our 41st Rabbi Marshall T Meyer Retreat for Social Justice!
Location: TBD-Online conference from 9 am to 2 pm and in-person community engagement from 4 pm to 6 pm.
Register at interfaithcenter.salsalabs.o…
Robert Pezzolesi retweeted
This week, my colleague @SenatorMyrie and I led a rally in support of our Predatory Marketing Prevention Act bill!
We will always organize against companies deceptively promoting unhealthy foods to kids in NY.
Thx @bronxbp for opening up Borough Hall for this event and support!
Robert Pezzolesi retweeted
Added sugars in NYers’ diets are a major contributor to diet-related diseases - like type 2 diabetes & heart disease. Thank you @KeithPowersNYC, @Lynn4NYC & the 36 (!) other Council co-sponsors for requiring chain restaurants to post added sugar warning labels.
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An indigenous Canadian from the Cayuga and Mohawk tribes who helped define American music. That’s a helluva story. Thanks, RR. nytimes.com/2023/08/09/arts/…
Robert Pezzolesi retweeted
Stronger school meal nutrition standards can save lives! Read more from a new study published in @AJCNutrition that looks at the effects of aligning school meals with the recommendations of the 2020–2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. ajcn.nutrition.org/article/S…
Robert Pezzolesi retweeted
One week from today "POISONED: The Dirty Truth About Your Food" will premiere on Netflix and features @SarahSorscherDC, Director of Regulatory Affairs at CSPI. Foodborne illness is a serious problem (as you can see from our post on salmonella earlier) so we're excited to see it.
Robert Pezzolesi retweeted
What's the big deal with added sugars? In our latest blog post, recent @CUNYSPH grad & IPHN collaborative partner @AmandaGottlieb4 presents the facts & shares what NYers can do to help improve the food environment.
iphnetwork.org/the_not_so_sw…
Robert Pezzolesi retweeted
We love to see it! Let's keep up the push to pass in the Assembly 👏👏 @IPHNetwork #PredatoryMarketing #PMPA #nyleg
Robert Pezzolesi retweeted
I'm so grateful to the coalition that helped carrot this bill over the finish line- @CSPI, @tcahnyc, @1199SEIU and many others! And to our Assembly sponsor @KarinesReyesNYC.
Let's get this done! 🥕
Robert Pezzolesi retweeted
Started as a carrot, now we're here...
I'm so proud that tonight the Senate passed the Predatory Marketing Prevention Act (PMPA)! This bill bans deceptive food product marketing aimed at kids, who are especially vulnerable to ads for unhealthy food. 1/3
Robert Pezzolesi retweeted
At today's rally against predatory junk food marketing, I made a solemn, unshakeable, public commitment:
When we pass PMPA, I will wear my carrot costume here in the Senate.
🥕🥕🥕
It's the least I can do to help protect us from an industry that's #AllTrickNoTreat.
Robert Pezzolesi retweeted
Jessica Lee, @kcsnewyork; AjiFanta Marenah, @MCNNY; Shen’naque Sean Butler, @FreschFoodsBX
(all pictured above, and here with @Lynn4NYC)
Robert Pezzolesi retweeted
Why does the Predatory Marketing Prevention Act (PMPA) matter? Junk food companies spend billions of dollars targeting black and brown children which results in worse health outcomes. Thank you to @SenatorMyrie and other experts for leading this conversation.
Robert Pezzolesi retweeted
To stem the tide of diet-related disease, we'll need measures like the #SweetTruth Act in NYC, which requires sugar warning labels for chain restaurant menu boards and signs sweettruth.nyc @CSPI @DeAnnaNara @SarahSorscherDC
Robert Pezzolesi retweeted
In preparation for #WHConfHungerHealth, CLF's Darriel Harris participated in the @IPHNetwork discussion this week. He discussed faith communities' actions to promote well-being through the transformation of diet and #foodsystems. #ClimateWeekNYC. @TzuChiUSA
Robert Pezzolesi retweeted
No community in America should be a sacrifice zone for harmful & polluting fossil fuel projects. We must ensure implementation of climate investments does not lead to new polluting projects or prolong the life of existing unhealthy infrastructure. #ClimateIsHealth @weact4ej
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The impact from our #SweetTruth Rally in New York City last week is still being felt all over! CSPI's Dr. DeAnna Nara, Senior Policy Associate, spoke on @CBSNewYork yesterday morning about the Sweet Truth Act (credit to CBS New York)
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