Food Justice As a Path Toward Abolition
Farmer and activist Leah Penniman, who runs in upstate New York, calls herself an abolitionist. While food justice may seem unrelated to abolition, Penniman sees them as intimately linked.
Penniman, who is the author of the acclaimed book , is one of 12 abolitionists featured in the new book , written by 猫咪社区! Senior Editor Sonali Kolhatkar. Kolhatkar鈥檚 conversation with the food justice activist, featured on 猫咪社区! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali, focuses on restoring people鈥檚 deep connections to land and growing our own food.聽
Penniman asks the question: What if we decarcerated our people and our food simultaneously, relying on the life-giving possibilities of land stewardship while rejecting the death-making institutions of policing and imprisonment?
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