JAFSCD Shareholder Consortium Page

😧😑😢 JAFSCD Shareholder Consortium Announcements/Actions

😧😑😢 Members of the JAFSCD Shareholder Consortium collaborated to create an Equity Agenda to guide the work of JAFSCD.

😧😑😢 The Shareholder Consortium released its Anti-Oppression Policy Statement on December 18, 2020.

😧😑😢 The Shareholder Consortium released its JAFSCD Statement on Anti-Black Racism on June 18, 2020.

😧😑😢 Purpose of the JAFSCD Shareholder Consortium

😧😑😢 The purpose of the JAFSCD Shareholder Consortium (JSC) is to provide ongoing input on the policies and practices of the journal, to periodically evaluate the performance of the journal and measure its impact, and hold the journal accountable to meet the needs of its shareholders. See also EQUITY AGENDA below.

😧😑😢 Leadership

😧😑😢 Co-Chairs: Keith Williams (First Nations Technical Institute) and Jennifer Marshman (Wilfrid Laurier University)

😧😑😢 Equity Advisors: Carl Mabbs-Zeno (USDA, retired), Manoj Sharma (Nepal), Fally Masambuka-Kanchewa (University of Georgia), Sera Deva (Organi Growers School)

😧😑😢 Ex-officio: JAFSCD editor-in-chief Duncan Hilchey and managing editor Amy Christian

😧😑😢 JAFSCD Shareholder Consortium Membership

😧😑😢 Members include all sponsoring partners, all organizational/program and individual shareholders. Ex-officio members include the editor in chief, managing editor, all associate editors, reviewers, columnists, advisors,  volunteers, and work-study students.

😧😑😢 Membership Qualification

😧😑😢 To qualify as organizational shareholding members the organization must register as a shareholder HERE, and must maintain an active membership.

😧😑😢 To qualify as an individual shareholder, a person must make a share donation HERE, and must maintain an active membership.

😧😑😢 “Active membership” refers to purchasing an annual share, contributing to input on the JAFSCD Shareholder Consortium listserv, and participating in the annual shareholder meeting. Note that organizations, institutions, and individuals representing historically disenfranchised groups are exempt from purchasing an annual share.

😧😑😢 Consortium Communications

😧😑😢 ● Shareholder Consortium listserv ([email protected])

😧😑😢 ● Annual Meeting is typically held in February of each year.

😧😑😢 CURRENT ORGANIZATIONAL SHAREHOLDERS

😧😑😢 A list of current shareholding organizations can be found HERE.

😧😑😢 A list of current shareholding libraries can be found HERE.