Gather : Black Food, Nourishment, and the Art of Togetherness
Gather : Black Food, Nourishment, and the Art of Togetherness
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Author(s): Reese, Ashanté
Reese, Ashanté M.
ISBN No.: 9781324156949
Pages: 176
Year: 202701
Format: Trade Paper
Price: $ 20.99
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available (Forthcoming)

Food justice is defined as the understanding that our food system is unequal and that something needs to be done about it. But how can we create a world where everyone has enough? What does it mean to truly nourish ourselves and our communities? In Gather, anthropologist Ashanté M. Reese argues for a vibrant new vision of food justice that places Black communities at the center and offers us a visionary, delicious path forward. Reese reveals that to truly create equity in our food systems, we must embrace the abundance that already exists around us--and recognize that the social body is as important as our individual health Gather presents rich, on-the-ground stories of gathering around food in four spaces--gardens, family reunions, repasts, and protests. Blending rich storytelling with analysis, these chapters argue for the political power of food and invite us to learn from the tactics Black communities have long used to create sustainable, systemic change. There are no simple solutions to the problems of acute need. But by recognizing that food justice is already all around us, we can start working together to create a more nourishing, joyful world. Gather is an intimate and urgent invitation to embrace local power, build better food systems, and nourish ourselves, body and soul.



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