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Testimony Student from Liberation Diploma Plus High School on Food Access in Coney Island
0:21:49
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A student from Liberation Diploma Plus High School in Coney Island, testifies about the lack of access to fresh fruits and vegetables in her neighborhood. She advocates for funding Seeds in the Middle to improve food access and reduce health disparities.
- Coney Island has numerous bodegas selling junk food but lacks fresh produce options
- People of color and Latinos in the area face higher rates of diabetes and heart disease
- Rodriguez, who has PCOS, must travel far to obtain fresh nutrients for her health
Alexandra Rodriguez
0:21:49
I'm Alexandra Rodriguez and I go to Liberation Diploma Plus High School in Coney Island.
0:21:55
I would like for you guys to help us find, seeds in the middle because in Coney Island, there is no fresh fruit anywhere in any supermarket.
0:22:07
They're all left days and days.
0:22:10
There's nearly 60 bodegas that sell junk food, and people with color and Latinos get diabetes and heart disease nearly two times the rate of other people.
0:22:23
The point that I'm trying to get is we need to fund seeds in the middle so everyone including Coney Island has the same chance to eat healthy and not get these diseases.
0:22:31
I also have PCOS so I also have to travel far to get all these fresh nutrients for my body just to make sure I'm okay.
0:22:40
I would like to say thank you and thank you for giving me this chance.