Last week, following the CIW’s March for Rights, Respect and Fair Food, the US Food Sovereignty Alliance held its second Assembly in nearby Tampa. The Alliance, of which WhyHunger is a founding member, works to end poverty, rebuild local food economies, and assert democratic control over the food system. In practice, that means building relationships and fostering solidarity among grassroots organizations and allies working for justice across the food system, including rural farmers, fishers, farm and food workers, urban growers, indigenous networks and many others. The Assembly was held in Florida so that members could turn words into action and march in support of CIW.
After the march, about fifty food justice leaders spent two days in challenging and inspiring conversations about uprooting racism, the experiences that have shaped us, historical trauma, what it means to be an ally, how to support food sovereignty in our communities and the specific work we commit to do together in the coming year.
Wondering what food sovereignty looks like? Here are some of the people working to make it a reality around the country. For more, like the US Food Sovereignty Alliance on Facebook!
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- Onika Abraham, Black Urban Growers, NYC
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- Farmers Joel Greeno, WI; Blain Snipstal, MD; Bob St. Peter, ME
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- Ray Figueroa-Reyes, Jr., New York City Community Garden Coalition, NYC
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- Tory Fields and Deepa Panchang, Other Worlds
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- Gera Marin, Rooted In Community, with Joann Lo, Food Chain Workers Alliance, and Joann’s daughter.
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- Ben Yahola, Growing Food and Justice for All Initiative, OK
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- Andrew Kang Bartlett, Presbyterian Hunger Program, KY
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- Lottie Spady, East Michigan Environmental Action Council/Detroit Food Justice Task Force, MI
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- Alex Galimberti, Restaurant Opportunities Center, Boston
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- Enrique Lopez, Community to Community Development, WA
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- John Kinsman, Family Farm Defenders, WI
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- Charity Hicks, EAT4HEALTH Detroit and Detroit Food Justice Taskforce, MI
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- Emma and Luna St. Peter, Rough Road Farm, Sedgwick, ME
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