Description
How much do you know about the food you eat? Food
production and the politics surrounding it have an enormous impact on
our environment and economy. In recent years, scientists and activists
have raised concerns about the sustainability and security of our food
systems here in the US and around the world, but food has always been a
driving force in international and domestic policy. Barnard faculty
members Kim F. Hall, Deborah Valenze, Paige West, and Hilary Callahan
engage in an interdisciplinary conversation about the past and
present social, geopolitical, rhetorical, and environmental factors that
influence how food - including items as seemingly ordinary as sugar,
coffee, milk, and corn - shapes culture and politics in this discussion moderated by
Elizabeth Castelli.
In this panel, young feminist activists discuss their
areas of interest, what they see as the major challenges for feminist
movements, how organizing today compares to that by previous
generations, intersections between feminism and other approaches to
social justice, and how to build coalitions...
Published 01/30/13
Sonia Pierre (1963-2011), mobilized communities in the
Dominican Republic to advocate for citizenship and human rights for
Dominicans of Haitian descent. As the director of Movimiento de Mujeres
Dominico-Haitiana (MUDHA), she used legal challenges in domestic and
international courts to defend...
Published 12/06/12