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- Winona Bynum, Margot Finn, Lilly Fink Shapiro | “Remaking Dinner for Sovereignty and Joy”January 11th, 2022 In this kick-off session, the Food Literacy for All leadership team gave a preview of the range of topics and guest speakers who will join us this semester. We’ll learn from incredible speakers about how food relates to race, weight bias, colonialism, environmental… Read more: Winona Bynum, Margot Finn, Lilly Fink Shapiro | “Remaking Dinner for Sovereignty and Joy”
- Emily Contois | “Food Media, Dudes, and Athletes: What Can They Teach Us about Food Literacy and Liberation?”January 18th, 2022 Instagram posts. TikToks. Food TV shows. Cookbooks written for men. Dude food. Wheaties, protein shakes, and electrolyte-enhanced waters. How do these various foods and media shape who we are and think we can be, how we want… Read more: Emily Contois | “Food Media, Dudes, and Athletes: What Can They Teach Us about Food Literacy and Liberation?”
- Marilyn Wann and Chef Fresh | “Freedom, Food & Fat: Reclaiming our bodies and our world from oppressive weight hierarchies, as part of anti-racism, environmental justice, and more…”January 25th, 2022 Marilyn Wann and Chef Fresh Roberson invite people to notice anti-fat beliefs and weight hierarchy and then imagine divesting from those oppressive systems. What if thinner ≠ better? What if weight ≠ health? What if people of… Read more: Marilyn Wann and Chef Fresh | “Freedom, Food & Fat: Reclaiming our bodies and our world from oppressive weight hierarchies, as part of anti-racism, environmental justice, and more…”
- Dr. Fatima Stanford | “The Role of Weight Bias on Health Outcomes”February 1st, 2022 In this Food Literacy for All session, Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford explores the deleterious impact of weight bias on the impact on the health outcomes of the population. She ascertains how health professionals harbor implicit and explicit… Read more: Dr. Fatima Stanford | “The Role of Weight Bias on Health Outcomes”
- Marcus Coleman and Angela Chalk | “Beginning Farmers, Environment, and Feeding Community”February 8th, 2022 In this Food Literacy for All session, Dr. Marcus Coleman and Angela Chalk discuss “Beginning Farmers, Environment, and Feeding Community”. Angela Chalk is the Executive Director of Healthy Community Services in New Orleans, an organization that helps… Read more: Marcus Coleman and Angela Chalk | “Beginning Farmers, Environment, and Feeding Community”
- Priya Fielding-Singh | “How the Other Half Eats: the Untold Story of Food and Inequality in America”February 15th, 2022 In this Food Literacy for All session, Priya Fielding-Singh discusses “How the Other Half Eats: the Untold Story of Food and Inequality in America”. Inequality in America manifests in many ways, but perhaps nowhere more than in… Read more: Priya Fielding-Singh | “How the Other Half Eats: the Untold Story of Food and Inequality in America”
- A discussion with Hi’ilei Hobart & Margot FinnFebruary 22nd, 2022 Dr. Hi’ilei Hobart is the author of Cooling the Tropics: Ice, Indigeneity, and Hawaiian Refreshment (forthcoming). She is a Professor at the University of Texas at Austin and examines the intersections of temperature, taste, and settler colonialism… Read more: A discussion with Hi’ilei Hobart & Margot Finn
- Deanna Belleny Lewis | “Cultivating a Food System Grounded in Equity: The Role of Healthcare and Healthcare Providers”March 8th, 2022 In this Food Literacy for All session, Deanna Belleny Lewis discussed “Cultivating a Food System Grounded in Equity: The Role of Healthcare and Healthcare Providers”. This session explores the intersections of public health nutrition, health equity, and… Read more: Deanna Belleny Lewis | “Cultivating a Food System Grounded in Equity: The Role of Healthcare and Healthcare Providers”
- Malik Yakini | “Building Black Food Sovereignty: An Update”March 15th, 2022 In this Food Literacy for All session, Malik Yakini discussed “Building Black Food Sovereignty: An Update”. Malik Yakini is a co-founder and executive director of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network, which aims to combat food… Read more: Malik Yakini | “Building Black Food Sovereignty: An Update”
- Savala Nolan | “Why Fatphobia? Understanding the Roots and Uses of Anti-fat Bias”March 22nd, 2022 In this Food Literacy for All session, Savala Nolan discussed “Why Fatphobia? Understanding the Roots and Uses of Anti-fat Bias”. Savala Nolan discusses how Fatphobia (or anti-fat bias) is widespread and has deep roots in the United… Read more: Savala Nolan | “Why Fatphobia? Understanding the Roots and Uses of Anti-fat Bias”
- Raphael Wright, Alita Kelly, and Jason Bang | “Supplying Kimchi and Collards during a Global Pandemic”March 29th, 2022 In this Food Literacy for All session Raphael Wright, Alita Kelly, and Jason Bang discussed “Supplying Kimchi and Collards during a Global Pandemic”. Alita Kelly launched a grocery store in Grand Rapids that sources products first from Black,… Read more: Raphael Wright, Alita Kelly, and Jason Bang | “Supplying Kimchi and Collards during a Global Pandemic”