Tipping their hats to the Freedom Rides of the Civil Rights
Movement, a group of inspired young leaders who call themselves the Food &
Freedom Riders carried forward the struggle for justice, in the summer of 2011.
Their task was to uncover the stories of farmers, workers, and communities who
are working to change the food system that denies them justice. Their goal is
to weave together a movement of people from diverse backgrounds, and to learn
from the past and find the food movement’s own place in history.
What a great way to spread the word! I feel that it is very
important to educate young people of the fact that food justice is interrelated
with environmental justice and social justice. The food justice battle will not
be solved by only focusing on ramping up farmers markets and promoting
consumption of locally produced organic food. To address food injustice, it
seems that we have to attack poverty. Good food is expensive, thus ramping up
our economy seems like a better way to go.
If a group of people in America were denied or had a limited
access to education, or health care, this type of problem, I feel, would receive
much media and government attention. Why is this not the same for food justice?
I never knew of such a thing until I purposely made an effort to learn about
it.
The Food & Freedom Riders are working to expose the term
food justice, for all to be aware of. If you would like to follow their
journey, they can be found on twitter @liverealnoworg.
~MERON A
~MERON A
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