Top Justice and Sovereignty Videos
Sean Sherman | “The (R)evolution of Indigenous Food Systems of North America”
January 29, 2019 Sean Sherman, Oglala Lakota from the Pine Ridge reservation, and the founder of the company The Sioux Chef is committed to revitalizing Native American cuisine. Through his research, he has uncovered and mapped out the foundations of the indigenous food systems through and indigenous perspective.
Leah Penniman | “Farming While Black: Uprooting Racism, Seeding Sovereignty”
March 10, 2020 Some of our most cherished sustainable farming practices – from organic agriculture to the farm cooperative and the CSA – have roots in African wisdom. Yet, discrimination and violence against African-American farmers has led to our decline from 14 percent of all growers in 1920 to less than 2 percent today, with a corresponding loss of over 14 million acres of land. Further, Black communities suffer disproportionately from illnesses related to lack of access to fresh food and healthy natural ecosystems.
Winona LaDuke | “Indigenous food sovereignty”
February 6, 2018 Food sovereignty is about having choices. Choices of where your food comes from, how it is produced, and what it is that you eat. For Indigenous peoples, food sovereignty is about health, justice, and tradition. Winona LaDuke has been working on the issues of food sovereignty for over 30 years.
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- Shiloh Maples | “Food as Resistance”
January 16th, 2024 In this Food Literacy for All session, Shiloh Maples discussed “Food as Resistance.” Register to attend future Food Literacy 2024 sessions here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_diO8D1vIQVezN_hKY3FBhw#/registration - Aleya Fraser | “Food Sovereignty and Chocolate“
March 7th, 2023 In this Food Literacy for All session, Aleya Fraser discussed “Food Sovereignty and Chocolate.” Talk Description: We will analyze the 2007 Nyéléni declaration on Food Sovereignty which places the farmer at the “heart of food systems and… Read more: Aleya Fraser | “<em>Food Sovereignty and Chocolate</em>“ - 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” - 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” - 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…” - Ricardo Salvador & Raj Patel | “Envision”
March 17, 2021 Food Literacy for All 2021 was kicked off with guest speakers Ricardo Salvador and Raj Patel. This series is co-led by Andy Jones (School for Public Health), Devita Davison (FoodLab Detroit), and Lilly Fink Shapiro (UM Sustainable… Read more: Ricardo Salvador & Raj Patel | “Envision” - Leah Penniman | “Farming While Black: Uprooting Racism, Seeding Sovereignty”
March 10, 2020 Some of our most cherished sustainable farming practices – from organic agriculture to the farm cooperative and the CSA – have roots in African wisdom. Yet, discrimination and violence against African-American farmers has led to our decline… Read more: Leah Penniman | “Farming While Black: Uprooting Racism, Seeding Sovereignty” - Course Intro | “Setting the Table for Health Equity”
January 14, 2020 Food Literacy for All 2020 was kicked off by the course leadership team: Jerry Ann Hebron, Cindy Leung, Devita Davison, Lilly Fink Shapiro, and Winona Bynum. In this session, speakers discussed what it means to “Set the… Read more: Course Intro | “Setting the Table for Health Equity” - Sean Sherman | “The (R)evolution of Indigenous Food Systems of North America”
January 29, 2019 Sean Sherman, Oglala Lakota from the Pine Ridge reservation, and the founder of the company The Sioux Chef is committed to revitalizing Native American cuisine. Through his research, he has uncovered and mapped out the foundations of… Read more: Sean Sherman | “The (R)evolution of Indigenous Food Systems of North America” - Mónica Ramírez | “Seeding Justice: Ensuring Just Conditions for Those Who Feed the World”
January 22, 2019 Famworkers pick, pack and plant the food that we eat, but they often do not have enough food for themselves and their families. Mónica Ramírez, a prominent migrant rights advocate with more than two decades of experience,… Read more: Mónica Ramírez | “Seeding Justice: Ensuring Just Conditions for Those Who Feed the World” - Jerry Ann Hebron, Lesli Hoey, Devita Davison, Lilly Fink Shapiro, Winona Bynum | “Setting the Table for Food Literacy for All: Discovering Multiple Paths for Food Systems Change”
January 15, 2019Jerry Ann Hebron, Lesli Hoey, Devita Davison, Lilly Fink Shapiro, Winona Bynum What are the diverse ways to work towards food systems change? In this first class of the semester, you’ll get a glimpse into various paths from… Read more: Jerry Ann Hebron, Lesli Hoey, Devita Davison, Lilly Fink Shapiro, Winona Bynum | “Setting the Table for Food Literacy for All: Discovering Multiple Paths for Food Systems Change” - Winona LaDuke | “Indigenous food sovereignty”
February 6, 2018 Food sovereignty is about having choices. Choices of where your food comes from, how it is produced, and what it is that you eat. For Indigenous peoples, food sovereignty is about health, justice, and tradition. Winona LaDuke… Read more: Winona LaDuke | “Indigenous food sovereignty” - Eric Holt-Giménez | “Do Foodies Need to Know About Capitalism?”
January 16, 2018 Everyone who wants to end hunger, who wants to eat good, clean, healthy food, needs to understand capitalism. This talk will address how our food system and capitalism co-evolved. Using political economics we will discuss why—even as local,… Read more: Eric Holt-Giménez | “Do Foodies Need to Know About Capitalism?” - Catherine Badgley & Malik Yakini | “How do we foster a just and sustainable food system?”
January 9, 2018 The 2018 Food Literacy for All course is co-led by a leadership team of Catherine Badgley (UM faculty), Malik Yakini (Detroit Black Community Food Security Network), Lilly Fink Shapiro (UM Sustainable Food Systems Initiative) and organized in partnership… Read more: Catherine Badgley & Malik Yakini | “How do we foster a just and sustainable food system?” - “Food As Medicine: Increasing Access to Fruits and Vegetables in Low-Income Communities” Tiny Talk by Alicia Cohen
Alicia Cohen (Family Medicine, Michigan Medical School) gives a talk titled “Food As Medicine: Increasing Access to Fruits and Vegetables in Low-Income Communities” at the 4th Annual Fast Food for Thought. Introduction by Julia Wolfson, Health Management and Policy, School of… Read more: “Food As Medicine: Increasing Access to Fruits and Vegetables in Low-Income Communities” Tiny Talk by Alicia Cohen - Saru Jayaraman | “Forked: A New Standard for American Dining”
March 14, 2017 With over 12 million workers, the restaurant industry is one of the largest and fastest growing segments of the US economy, but also the lowest paying. Restaurant workers in Michigan toil for a little over $3 an… Read more: Saru Jayaraman | “Forked: A New Standard for American Dining” - Ricardo Salvador | “A Healthy, Sustainable, Fair, Humane and Affordable Food System is Within Reach. How You Can Make It Happen”
A Healthy, Sustainable, Fair, Humane and Affordable Food System is Within Reach. How You Can Make It Happen. The U.S. food system has become the model replicated globally. Unfortunately, the system selectively serves those wealthy enough to command its benefits,… Read more: Ricardo Salvador | “A Healthy, Sustainable, Fair, Humane and Affordable Food System is Within Reach. How You Can Make It Happen” - Jennifer Blesh and Malik Yakini
University of Michigan’s Sustainable Food Systems Initiative present Food Literacy for All. The course is a community partnership and is structured as an evening lecture series, featuring different guest speakers each week to address diverse challenges and opportunities of both… Read more: Jennifer Blesh and Malik Yakini - Jennifer Blesh | “The Ecology of Agrocoecology and the Agroecology of Food Sovereignty”
University of Michigan Food Sovereignty Conference: Local Struggles, Global Movement (May 28-29, 2015). Hosted by the University of Michigan Sustainable Food Systems Initiative http://sites.lsa.umich.edu/sustainabl… - M. Jahi Chapell | “Food Sovereignty and Deep/ Deliberative/ Participatory Democracy”
University of Michigan Food Sovereignty Conference: Local Struggles, Global Movement (May 28-29, 2015). Hosted by the University of Michigan Sustainable Food Systems Initiative http://sites.lsa.umich.edu/sustainabl… - Helda Morales and Branden Born | “Public Discussion: New and Unresolved Issues in Food Sovereignty”
University of Michigan Food Sovereignty Conference: Local Struggles, Global Movement (May 28-29, 2015). Hosted by the University of Michigan Sustainable Food Systems Initiative http://sites.lsa.umich.edu/sustainabl… - Monica M. White and Eric Holt-Gimenez | “Public Discussion: Persistent Structures Looking Forward”
University of Michigan Food Sovereignty Conference: Local Struggles, Global Movement (May 28-29, 2015). Hosted by the University of Michigan Sustainable Food Systems Initiative http://sites.lsa.umich.edu/sustainabl… - Peter Rosset | “Food Sovereignty as a Social Movement of Struggle”
University of Michigan Food Sovereignty Conference: Local Struggles, Global Movement (May 28-29, 2015). Hosted by the University of Michigan Sustainable Food Systems Initiative http://sites.lsa.umich.edu/sustainabl… - Philip McMichael | “Connecting Local Struggles with Global Activism in Intergovernmental Arenas: The Importance of the Food Sovereignty Narrative”
University of Michigan Food Sovereignty Conference: Local Struggles, Global Movement (May 28-29, 2015). Hosted by the University of Michigan Sustainable Food Systems Initiative http://sites.lsa.umich.edu/sustainabl… - Hannah Wittman | “From Protest to Policy: The Challenge of Institutionalizing Food Sovereignty”
University of Michigan Food Sovereignty Conference: Local Struggles, Global Movement (May 28-29, 2015). Hosted by the University of Michigan Sustainable Food Systems Initiative http://sites.lsa.umich.edu/sustainabl… - Annette Desmarais | “Analyzing the Global Food Sovereignty Movement”
University of Michigan Food Sovereignty Conference: Local Struggles, Global Movement (May 28-29, 2015). Hosted by the University of Michigan Sustainable Food Systems Initiative http://sites.lsa.umich.edu/sustainabl… - Andrew Jones | “Food Sovereignty and Public Health in the International Arena”
University of Michigan Food Sovereignty Conference: Local Struggles, Global Movement (May 28-29, 2015). Hosted by the University of Michigan Sustainable Food Systems Initiative http://sites.lsa.umich.edu/sustainabl… - Christina Schiavoni | “Food Sovereignty in the US Context: The Politics of Convergence Among Movements”
University of Michigan Food Sovereignty Conference: Local Struggles, Global Movement (May 28-29, 2015). Hosted by the University of Michigan Sustainable Food Systems Initiative http://sites.lsa.umich.edu/sustainabl… - Malik Yakini | “Building Food Sovereignty in Detroit: Opportunities & Challenges”
University of Michigan Food Sovereignty Conference: Local Struggles, Global Movement (May 28-29, 2015). Hosted by the University of Michigan Sustainable Food Systems Initiative http://sites.lsa.umich.edu/sustainabl… - Karla Pena | “Who is the Sovereign in Food Sovereignty? A historical perspective”
University of Michigan Food Sovereignty Conference: Local Struggles, Global Movement (May 28-29, 2015). Hosted by the University of Michigan Sustainable Food Systems Initiative http://sites.lsa.umich.edu/sustainabl… - Kami Pothukuchi & Bruce Ferguson | “Public Discussion: The Expansive and Expanding Narrative of Food Sovereignty”
University of Michigan Food Sovereignty Conference: Local Struggles, Global Movement (May 28-29, 2015). Hosted by the University of Michigan Sustainable Food Systems Initiative http://sites.lsa.umich.edu/sustainabl… - John Vandermeer | “Welcome to UM Food Sovereignty Conference”
University of Michigan Food Sovereignty Conference: Local Struggles, Global Movement (May 28-29, 2015). Hosted by the University of Michigan Sustainable Food Systems Initiative http://sites.lsa.umich.edu/sustainabl…
