The Legacy of Food Activism: A Storytelling Event

This program was presented on February 25 and 26, 2021 as part of MOFAD's 2021 Black History Month programming series.

Food has always been political. African American ancestors paved the way for our modern-day food activism, from the grass-roots efforts of Georgia Gilmore selling food at the Montgomery bus boycotts to the Black Panthers laying out the blueprint for free breakfast programs. While our heroes did not have the agency to call themselves activists in the past, we honor and recognize their work today.

Join MOFAD for an evening of virtual storytelling and poetry as we discover powerful narratives in conversation with Therese Nelson of Black Culinary History, Chef Omar Tate of Honeysuckle, Paola Velez of Bakers Against Racism, The Common People Poetry Group, Korsha Wilson of A Hungry Society, and Trina Michelle Robinson of Muloma Heritage Center. Learn how their unique, personal stories of food became a tool for activism, as we trace a common thread from the past to the present.

Please Visit:
AHungrySociety.com
BlackCulinaryHistory.com
Honeysucklephl.com
BakersAgainstRacism.com
Muloma.com
FuelThePeople.com
SupperCollective.org
PeoplesKitchenCollective.com
TheOkraProject.com
BlackFarmerFund.org
SoulFireFarm.org

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