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Food Is Her Fight and Her Freedom: Regaining Ground in Rural India

Stanford Social Innovation Review

India’s fragrant spices, cornucopia of foods, and breathtaking biodiversity compelled despots and discoverers alike to traverse its mystical landscapes, from the mighty Himalayas to the valiant Deccan. And in doing so, they have relentlessly decolonized what land and food have meant for my people.

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Setting a Co-op Table for Food Justice in Louisville

NonProfit Quarterly

In October, the metro council of Louisville’s combined city-county government voted to allocate $3.5 If we fall short, the money from Louisville’s city-county government could be rescinded. And, as in so many other cities, Louisville’s predominantly Black neighborhoods are subject to food apartheid. We secured $3.5

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Towards Thriving: Building a Movement for Black Food Sovereignty

NonProfit Quarterly

This article introduces Black Food Sovereignty: Stories from the Field , a series co-produced by Frontline Solutions and NPQ. This series features stories from a group of Black food sovereignty leaders who are working to transform the food system at the local level. These communities still live under food apartheid.

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Organizing a Community Around Food Sovereignty

NonProfit Quarterly

At present, one of UNEC’s most critical projects is to convene a multi-partner collaboration in the city’s Northeast Corridor neighborhoods to transform our local food system. I’ve observed the inner workings of a complex food system that, when it functions well, nourishes our bodies, families, and cultures.

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Making Food Systems Work for People of Color: Six Action Steps

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Oladimeji Odunsi on unsplash.com How do you support development across the food system in a way that builds community ownership and power for Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities? This is a question that a group of food system activists of color have come together to address. This work is worth supporting.

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Tracy Kamen’s Role in Navigating Disaster Relief

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Tracy’s fundraising career led her to supporting organizations like the University of Maryland Global Campus, Community Educational Research Group, Minneapolis Jewish Federation, and now Global Empowerment Mission. Reflecting on her promotion, Tracy shares, “I have some footing in government relations.

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Good Medicine: Centering Food Justice Work in Indigenous Maternal Knowledge

NonProfit Quarterly

For CC, neither certificates nor government designations are needed to certify the group’s ancestral knowledge. When one of us in the community gave birth, we would support the new mother for 40 days in this manner by bringing food. It impacted the local food system in South Phoenix, and many food-based businesses faced closure.

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