George Takei, Star Trek actor, author, and human rights activist, and Japanese Internment survivor,will serve as the grand marshall of Sunday’s parade. (Photo courtesy Georgetakei.com)

Anna Goren is carrying on the Jewish tradition of having strong opinions about food, and social justice. In this effort, she has worked with food banks, farmers markets, farms and grocery startups. She graduated from McGill University in Montreal, QC where she conducted research on social policy in the School of Social Work. In her spare time, Anna can be found working in the kitchen, writing poems, and thinking about what to do with her leftovers. Follow her at @annaegoren, her leftovers @ www.tuppups.com