Panelists and Organization Ana Rosa Rizo Centino – Food and Water Action https://www.foodandwateraction.org Daniel Parra Hensel – Santa Barbara City College https://www.sbcc.edu/environmentalhorticulture/ Teresa Romero – Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, Environmental Office https://syceo.org Zulema Aleman – Central Coast Alliance…
Panelists and Organization Ana Rosa Rizo Centino – Food and Water Action https://www.foodandwateraction.org Daniel Parra Hensel – Santa Barbara City College https://www.sbcc.edu/environmentalhorticulture/ Teresa Romero – Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, Environmental Office https://syceo.org Zulema Aleman – Central Coast Alliance…
From Civil Eats, By Kristina “Kiki” Hubbard and Cathleen McCluskey. Seed is now one of the most privatized resources on the planet: Four transnational firms control more than 60 percent of the global seed marketplace.
Food justice is racial justice. As the nation rises up to protest atrocities against Black people, here are some organizations working to advance Black food sovereignty.
Rural communities and agriculture groups are divided over George Floyd’s death and the resulting protests. As some stay silent, others express solidarity or hold rallies in support.
Imagine if food producers and movements worked together to secure the basic needs of those fighting for a better world for everyone.
Addressing systemic racism in U.S. agriculture has to begin with the USDA.
Growing food in cities offers a powerful way to reclaim communities and change the dynamics so that people of color have wealth and power.
The former presidential candidate links COVID-19’s devastation in Black and brown communities with the need for a $15 minimum wage, free school meals, and universal healthcare.
We have compiled the following list of resources to help you learn about systemic racism in our food industry and how we might work to dismantle it. We have also featured lists of food and farm businesses and organizations for you to support. This list is by no means complete. We will be working to update it regularly, so please email us at [email protected] if you have any resources, organizations or initiatives you would like to see added.
