Serving Up Change

Hospitality has been in search of meaningful structural change for a long time. Our community has worked too many hours for not enough money in environments that can be racist, patriarchal, and unsafe. We want to reset and talk about the systemic issues plaguing our workplaces. We need a Refire. 

As bars and restaurants reopen across the country, what if we took this opportunity to do things better? What if we could send back all the old, outdated ways of doing business and build a future that is more equitable, more just, and more accessible for all? What if we could reignite the spirit of activism inside all of us and work together to make big changes?

Refire takes experts from inside and outside of our industry who have had success making meaningful changes and learning how to apply those tactics in hospitality. From event accessibility to worker’s rights and wages, to food scarcity in cities throughout the country, these leaders will help us strategize actionable steps we can take in our own workplaces. Discussions about weight discrimination, grief recovery, and organizing as a workforce can help us lay out a clear plan to make our industry a kinder and safer place to work.

Hospitality needs a Refire. We hope these six speakers, over these six weeks, will galvanize our community and spur much-needed change.

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