15 | The Gospel of Food Justice with Yvette R. Blair-Lavallais

Food apartheid may be the best suited description and context for those suffering within the margins of society today. What are the ramifications of being created to have good food yet, going a lifetime without it? How might we as the church step into the gospel message as it is proclaimed through true nutritional wellbeing and the ministry of presence? In this episode we are joined by theologian and author Yvette R. Blair-Lavallais, as we discuss food insecurity, particularly around women in black and brown communities who suffer under the weight of systemic food injustice. Reverend Doctor Yvette R. Blair-Lavallais is a womanist public theologian and food justice strategist. Her work focuses on the intersection of food insecurity, famines, displacement, and gentrification of Black, Latinx, and Indigenous peoples. Currently, she serves on the ministerial team at Greater Garth Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Dallas. She is an adjunct faculty member at Memphis Theological Seminary where she teaches Theologies of the Land in the doctoral program. She is the author of Scrimpin' and Scrapin': The Hardships and Hustle of Women and Food Insecurity in Texas Through a Womanist Lens. More from Yvette! - https://yvetteblair.com/ Scrimpin' and Scrapin': The Hardships and Hustle of Women and Food Insecurity in Texas Through a Womanist Lens - https://yvetteblair.com/welcome#7020e610-e207-4232-b0eb-fb450ef8e178 Learn more about taking action with the Farm Bill: https://creationcare.org/what-we-do/initiatives-campaigns/2023-farm-bill.html Follow The ecoChristian Podcast on: ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/ecochristianpodcast/⁠  ⁠Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550505457774⁠⁠ ⁠X⁠ (formerly known as Twitter) ⁠https://twitter.com/TheEcoChristian⁠ ⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.threads.net/@ecochristianpodcast Send us a message! We want to hear from you! [email protected] Music by OleksandrStepanov from Pixabay