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Provided by: START:Empowerment |Published on: June 16, 2024
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Synopsis
This lesson defines food insecurity and intersectionality and explains who suffers the most from food injustice.
Students will learn about those who belong to multiple minority groups and those in the "food chain" from producers on farms to those buying the food are often left behind by movements for equality.
The video in this lesson does an excellent job of illustrating intersectionality and why addressing just one aspect of injustice leaves others behind.
This lesson is brief so teachers can easily add this important topic to their existing curriculum without taking too much additional time.
Prerequisites
Students should know about sexism, racism, ableism, and homophobia and how they impact people.
The topic of food insecurity may be uncomfortable for some students, especially those living below the poverty line.
Differentiation & Implementation
Teachers can use the quote from Rose Hayden Smith to structure a unit about food justice, covering sustainable agriculture, the exploitation of those producing food, and food insecurity.
Students in history classes can research historical movements for equality and discuss how the movements favored one section of the group without helping others.
Older students can research how countries have addressed food insecurity and brainstorm ways to make these approaches intersectional.
Students can discuss how climate change may impact food insecurity and how climate justice needs to take an intersectional approach.
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