We will also have a panel of former Data Impact Fellows on this day, about them in last week’s blog post!
Profile picture of Christina AdaneChristina Adane will be speaking about her work in poverty activism and on the current issues that are impacting people.
Christina was founding co-chair of Bite mexico rcs data Back’s youth board, a youth-led movement fighting the injustices of the food industry. She fronted national campaigns over the years such as extending free school meal provision over lockdown, which garnered 450,000 signatures on her petition which led to a government U-turn in the May half-term. Marcus Rashford then spearheaded this campaign during the summer holidays.
Her work in food and advocacy has been featured at length in The Guardian, i_D, The Financial Times, The Telegraph, The Big Issue, the BBC, The Independent and many more. Christina also directed her own program on Radio 4 called ‘My Name is Christina.’ Christina received her first accolade at 16, when she was named one of the BBC’s 100 most influential women in the world.