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Why Food Sovereignty is also about the Sovereign Soil

by Mama D – Community Centred Knowledge // @indigenousknow // http://www.symphonyofthesoil.com/

When we, as Earth’s inhabitants, gain a clear understanding of the roots of Food Sovereignty and its role in bringing freedom from systems of food oppression to cultivators of the Global South, we will stand a greater chance of also understanding how well aligned it is with the call for all of humankind to take better care of the fragile skin that adorns the planet: this skin is called the soil.

Food Sovereignty exists as a statement of clearly articulated rights in the face of economic and political and cultural oppression and it militates against the structures – legal, political and economic – that arose out of colonisation, slavery and ‘entrepreneurial’ adventurism in the Global South, chiefly undertaken by men of means from the Global North.

The Elephant in the middle of the room… threatens to fill it

(Why the Elephant is becoming obese whilst dying for sugar)

by Mama D – Community Centred Knowledge

We are gathered here today…activists by definition because we have been called to witness the desecration of the countryside. Those could have been the words of the Rev Billy Talen who accompanies us on this protest march, in spirit and in song.

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‘Reclaim our food system’, British Sugar factory April 29th 2015

‘A History Of Land Rights And Protest In Folk Song And Story’ – Friday 5th April

A participatory exploration of land rights and protest in folk song and story with Hugh Lupton and Robin Grey and friends. Entry by donation with food included from 7pm. Friday 5th April at The Rose & Crown Pub, Walthamstow 55 Hoe St  London, Greater London E17 4SA View Larger Map