Episode 33: Karen Washington, on Farming, Food Justice and Community Organizing

Episode #33 Notes1:00 - How did you become a community organizer?3:00 - What necessitates organizing in The Bronx?6:45 - Defining food apartheid.10:50 - How did you get started in the community garden movement?16:45 - What inspired you and others to organize Black Urban Growers (BUGS)24:15 - Rise and Root Farm and worker ownership.31:15 - What role has food played in the black freedom struggle?38:15 - Black Farmers Fund45:00 - Who are some of the people from the Black Freedom struggle who inspired your work?51:00 - How do you define food sovereignty?53:00 - Justice for Black Farmers Act.59:00 - Reading Recommendations!The Color of Wealth: Black Banks and The Radical Wealth Gap, Mehrsa BaradaranFarming While Black, Leah PennimanFreedom Farmers, Dr. Monica M. WhiteGrowing Out Loud, K. Rashid NuriSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.