There, she led a network of 30+ labor and community coalitions that changed the conversation and moved multiple voices, from labor to faith, into action. She previously served as executive director of Jobs With Justice, a leader in the fight for workers’ rights that shapes the public discourse on every front to build power for working people and create an economy that benefits everyone. Programs at the Ford Foundation, overseeing the foundation’s domestic work including Civic Engagement and Government, Creativity and Free Expression, Future of Work(ers), Technology and Society, Disability Rights, and Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice. Karl brought a level of cohesion to the book that would not have otherwise been there. Sarita and Smiley were lucky enough to work with an amazing editor, Karl Weber, who has worked with such authors as former president Jimmy Carter and edited such works as Waiting for Superman and Food, Inc.-both of which accompany documentaries by the same names. Sarita and Smiley decided to put this on paper not only to clarify the work of Jobs With Justice but to provide a framework for those they may not be in a relationship with who seek to have more control/decision-making power over their economic conditions. The only thing that hasn’t changed since then is the commitment to centering the struggles of everyday people, including efforts to combat white supremacy and gender discrimination which big companies often leverage to divide us from each other. Jobs With Justice was founded in 1987 with the goal of expanding organizing and collective bargaining power. However, the content itself has a much longer origin story.

Smiley and Sarita officially started to plan out the book in 2017.

Food inc by karl weber