Justice

Malik Yakini: What is food justice?

One of the most exciting things about the upcoming Food + Justice = Democracy conference will be the incorporation of a Peoples Movement Assembly.

Food + Justice = Democracy: Introducing Douglas Blackmon

Food + Justice = Democracy is less than a month away! IATP is bringing together food justice leaders from across the country, from the grassroots to the grasstops, to raise up the food system narratives of communities of color and tribal nations.

IATP's Bike and Bite celebrates the International Year of the Cooperative

This Saturday, August 18, marks IATP’s second annual Bike and Bite celebration, a day to eat, drink, bike and appreciate the dedication to local food that exists in our own Minneapolis community.

Protecting human rights and democracy in Minnesota

In many arenas, agriculture and trade policy have as much to do with human rights and democracy as they do with crop yields and commodity prices.

Radio Sustain: LaDonna Redmond on food justice

In today's edition of Radio Sustain, IATP program associate and long-time community activist LaDonna Redmond discusses food justice, and IATP's upcoming national conference, Food + Justice = Democracy.

Chipocrisy: Will Chipotle add fair labor to its definition of sustainability?

Steve Ells is doing a great thing. It’s not just the Chipotle founder and CEO’s decision to buy organic, or local, or avoid antibiotics in animal products. It’s not even his focus on ethically raised meat. No, his greatest contribution is one of omission. While nationwide protests urge Mr.

Assembly required

While the food movement gains steam and several hundred good food advocates across the country gear up after the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s annual Food and Community Gathering, it may be worth our while to stop for a moment and reflect.

IATP at Rio+20

Next week, 20 years after the original Earth Summit, the United Nations will host the Conference on Sustainable Development, also known as Rio+20, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This conference will be the third of its kind organized by the U.N. and is preceded by the 1992 U.N.

Chipotle, please add some farmworker justice to my burrito

Many of us on staff at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy enjoy an occasional Chipotle burrito. Compared to other casual dining options, the company has done an outstanding job of sourcing antibiotic-free meat from farmers committed to the humane treatment of animals.