
The series from the organization behind the No Kid Hungry campaign examines the roots and evolution of the food movement and the ways it intersects with race and class, as well as with educational, environmental and health inequities.
All Conversations
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Food Sovereignty: Food and Justice for Native Peoples
The fourth installment of the Conversations on Food Justice Series – a collaboration between Share Our Strength and Food & Society at the Aspen Institute- explored the importance of food in the fight for justice [...]
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Race, Poverty, and the Barriers to Accessing Social Benefit Programs
In the March 8th, 2022 installment of the Food Justice Series, the panel discussed the history of social welfare programs in the United States and explored how institutionalized racism and stereotyping of marginalized communities have [...]
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Black History Month Editorial – Fred Opie
Special thanks to Share Our Strength and Food & Society at the Aspen Institute for the opportunity to participate in their Conversation on Food Justice Series. Their efforts to elevate important conversations, support children and [...]
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Keeping Americans Fed: The Power and Exploitation of Immigrant & Migrant Farming Communities
The January 13th, 2022 installment of the Food Justice Series focused on the social, economic, and structural barriers that exploit immigrant and migrant farmworkers and push families to the margins. Immigrant and migrant farmworkers play [...]
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The Significant and Far Reaching Impact of the Criminal Justice System in America
In this installment, we examined the prison system that traces its roots back to slavery, and the ways in which the conditions facing people in prison — and when they return home — have significant [...]