Global Crises & Global Movements
Responding to global food, fuel and financial crises, social movements are forming new ways of building social power and creating effective, community-based alternatives. For an introduction to this issue, download our Food First Issue Primer on Global Crises & Global Movements
How Farmers and Farmworkers are Combating California Fires
Blog | Frankie Wallace | Nov 5, 2020
All things considered, the fire season of 2020 is likely to go down in history as the year in which…
Capitalism, Crisis, and the Political Challenge for the US Food Movements
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Eric Holt-Giménez | Oct 27, 2020
The following Backgrounder is an excerpt from Food First’s “A Foodie’s Guide to Capitalism: The Political Economy of What We…
USFSA Statement in Defense of Agroecology and the Right to Food
Blog | US Food Sovereignty Alliance | Oct 7, 2020
Ambassador Kip Tom, On behalf of the U.S. Food Sovereignty Alliance (USFSA), we write to express our firm opposition to…
Philippine Banana Cooperatives’ Successes and Challenges: Part 2
Blog | Food First | Sep 16, 2020
The following is the second part of an interview between Kahlil Apuzen-Ito from Foundation for Agrarian Reform Cooperatives in Mindanao (FARMCOOP) …
Philippine Banana Cooperatives’ Successes and Challenges
Blog | Food First | Aug 31, 2020
The following is an interview between Kahlil Apuzen-Ito from Foundation for Agrarian Reform Cooperatives in Mindanao (FARMCOOP) and Food First’s…
Who, What, and How Much Is Essential?
Blog | Tony VanWinkle | Jun 22, 2020
Every other year I teach a course titled, “Security, Sovereignty, and Justice in the Global Food System” at a small,…
Family Farmers And Farmworkers Face The Virus: How Food Sovereignty Activists See The Crisis as a Pivotal Moment for Change
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | David Bacon | Jun 11, 2020
The following is a special edition, eight-page Backgrounder covering the experiences and insights from farmers and farmworkers during the COVID-19…
Solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter and All Who Fight to Dismantle White Supremacy
Blog | Food First | Jun 9, 2020
“Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice…
Watch: A Whiskey with Raj Patel, Ahna Kruzic, Jim Goodman, and M. Jahi Chappell
Blog | Food First | Jun 3, 2020
On Tuesday, June 2nd, Food First’s M. Jahi Chappell was joined by Raj Patel, Ahna Kruzic, and Jim Goodman to…
Times of Crisis Demand Counterstories for Change
Blog | Eva Perroni | May 30, 2020
The world is currently bearing witness to a unique historical moment. Profound and catastrophic environmental, economic, and health crises are…
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