Engaged Advocacy and Learning To Represent the Self: Positioning People of Color in Our Contemporary Food Movement

Issues with access to food access are not solely that people of color are not included in the happenings of the food movement; it is also problematic just how our inclusion happens. Our issues within the movement are as diverse as we are, and there is no one particular narrative that can illustrate...

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Published in:Journal of agriculture, food systems, and community development Vol. 5; no. 4
Main Author: Regina A. Bernard-Carreño
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems 01-10-2016
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Summary:Issues with access to food access are not solely that people of color are not included in the happenings of the food movement; it is also problematic just how our inclusion happens. Our issues within the movement are as diverse as we are, and there is no one particular narrative that can illustrate these sets of dilemmas easily. The solutions are even more difficult to generate and institute. Within these many complexities, however, both in addressing the problem and in finding positive results, there is also the problem of the lack of involvement within the community in a critical dialogue. Without a dialogue about these diverse sets of problems, working together to solve them seems a distant possibility.
ISSN:2152-0801
DOI:10.5304/jafscd.2015.054.028