US Food Justice

Food justice sees the lack of healthy food in poor communities as a human rights issue and draws from grassroots struggles and US organizing traditions such as the civil rights and environmental justice movements.

Redefining Our Relationship with the Earth

Blog | Eva Perroni | Mar 14, 2016

As part of their 5th Annual Week of Cultural Resistance, the UC Berkeley Multicultural Community Center (MCC) hosted a day…

Land Loss and Racism in North Carolina: The Story of Eddie and Dorothy Wise

Blog | Ana Galvis | Mar 3, 2016

By Justine Williams On Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Eddie Wise and his wife Dorothy were forcefully driven out of the…

Grand Opening of pop-up produce stand at Highland Hospital

Blog | Ana Galvis | Feb 29, 2016

Mandela MarketPlace and Alameda Health System Partner to Bring Fresh Produce to Highland Hospital Community OAKLAND, Calif., February 08, 2016…

Las multinacionales invadieron ya: Alimentos Corporgánicos?

Blog | Ana Galvis | Feb 8, 2016

Los años rebelan secretos que los dias ignoran. Este artículo escrito hace 13 años nos invita a reflexionar sobre la…

Amplifying the voices of the food justice movement: News from the BFAA

Blog | Ana Galvis | Jan 28, 2016

January 27, 2016 From: Gary R. Grant, President of the Black Farmers & Agriculturalist Association   NC FARMER EDDIE WISE…

News from the East Bay Urban Farmer Field School

Blog | Ana Galvis | Jan 20, 2016

Dear Friends, About three years ago, I asked for help to provide the learning that the farmers with whom I…

Protect Female Farmworkers

Blog | Ana Galvis | Jan 20, 2016

By Jose R. Padilla and David Bacon NY Times, JAN. 19, 2016 Oakland, Calif. – ACROSS the country, some 400,000…

Monica White and Eric Holt-Giménez at the Food Sovereignty Conference

Blog | Ana Galvis | Jan 6, 2016

Academic-activists Monica White and Eric Holt-Giménez analyze the food crisis and share their perspectives on possible solutions and alternatives.  

Strategic Alliance Between Food First and SOCLA

Blog | Ana Galvis | Jan 4, 2016

Agroecology has developed and spread rapidly over the last three decades—especially in Latin America. Hundreds of NGOs use agroecology to…

Acequia Farmers NonGMO Movement Set to Declare Ban on GMO

Blog | Ana Galvis | Nov 12, 2015

NonGMO Movement | Acequia farmers in Colorado set to declare ban on GMO corn and alfalfa Costilla County introduces ordinance…

Does U.S. Farm Policy Have a Race Problem?

Blog | Ana Galvis | Nov 11, 2015

By By Steve Holt on  November 10, 2015 When it comes to the disparities within the food system, the numbers are pretty stark. The…

Talks about food and climate justice: How inequalities based on race affect the equation.

Blog | Ana Galvis | Nov 2, 2015

Talks by the Executive Director of Food First, Eric Holt-Gimenez, and Jill Mangaliman, Got Green’s Executive Director. SPONSORED by Community…