The Future of Food with Catherine Joy White
Writer, activist, and filmmaker, Catherine Joy White, will deep-dive into our complex relationship with food on a global scale – from a means to assert ownership of the world to an indispensable tactic of civil rights movements.
Honoured as a member of the Forbes Under 30 list, long-listed for AllBright’s ‘Innovative Trailblazer Award’, and heralded as one of ‘Five Activists Who Should Be On Your Radar’, Catherine has blazed the trail of progress. She now celebrates the first instalment in a writing series, On the Future of Food, that asks writers to explore their vision of a radical, hopeful future, and shares her expertise with us.
As a United Nations advisor, Catherine has championed food’s cultural, social, personal, and political significance, framing it as both a foundation of life and a cornerstone of community.
Bringing her vision to the forefront, she challenges us to reimagine food in a way that acknowledges how past practices inform our future needs. She will examine the systems that have allowed food, a fundamental human right many go without, to become entrenched within our hierarchical structures.
Tackling issues of food poverty and its intersections with gender, a growing disconnect with the natural world, and misconceptions of disordered eating, Catherine will show that with hope and knowledge, we can do better.
The ‘stream and book’ package includes a unique ticket for the stream, and a copy of Rebel Takes: On the Future of Food (RRP £12.99) deliverable to any UK or international address.
The event will initially be broadcast on 17 December at 6.30pm UK time. It will be available to view up to two weeks after the event has ended and can be accessed Worldwide. If you live in a time zone that does not suit the initial broadcast time you can watch it at any point after the initial showing for two weeks.
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