Tuesday, December 9, 10:00 - 11:30 am (Atlantic)
“They who control the land control the food and they who control the food control the people".
This panel discussion will
lend participants an opportunity to consider how food is closely connected and entwined with our health; including mind, body and spirit. Food sovereignty is about agency and access to land. It is more than food security, its about Indigenous wisdom and most importantly culture.
Panelists are all part of the African Nova Scotian & Black Food Advisory which is a branch of the JustFood Action Plan for the city of Halifax. Come and listen to what Black food sovereignty looks and tastes like in Mi'kma'ki.
Session Recording
Resources
- Council on African Canadian Education. (2025). Black/African Nova Scotian communities.
- Food Secure Canada. (n.d.). What is food sovereignty?
- Halifax Regional Municipality. (1909, September 23). Africville city council notes.
- JustFOOD Halifax. (2023). JustFOOD action plan – Part A.
- Nanaimo Bulletin. (2023). Mid-Island food banks receive funding ahead of the holidays.
- The Canadian Encyclopedia. (n.d.). Photo of Mathieu Da Costa.
- Disrupting for African Nova Scotian (ANS) Food Sovereignty
- Disrupting environmental racism
- Black Canadian Food Futures
- Coastal Kitchen Tales
- The Role of Food Sovereignty in Cultivating Community - Community Update
- Soul Food - Unforked
- How Food is at the Heath of African Nova Scotian Culture (Wilson, 2024)
- The People's Food Policy Project: Introducing Food Sovereignty in Canada
- Declaration of Nyeleni
- How Food Is At The Heart Of African Nova Scotian Culture
- The Underexplored Roots of Black Cooking in Nova Scotia
- Holy Mackerel, Where’d You Go?
- Africville: The Black community bulldozed by the city of Halifax
- Food Sovereignty: What It Is and Why It's Important
- Food Sovereignty: What It Is and Why It's Important - CBC Nova Scotia News Feb. 25th
- Blend it Forward
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