Dartmouth Events

The Good Food Revolution: Freedom, Justice and Equity

Malik Kenyatta Yakini is co-founder and the Executive Director of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network (DBCFSN).

Monday, October 16, 2017
7:00pm – 8:30pm
Filene Auditorium, Moore Building
Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: Lectures & Seminars

Malik Kenyatta Yakini is co-founder and the Executive Director of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network (DBCFSN).  DBCFSN operates a seven-acre urban farm and is spearheading the opening of a co-op grocery store in Detroit’s North End.  Yakini views the “good food revolution” as part of the larger movement for freedom, justice and equality. He has an intense interest in contributing to the development of an international food sovereignty movement that embraces Black communities in the Americas, the Caribbean and Africa.  

https://foodfirst.org/team/malik-yakini/

https://detroitblackfoodsecurity.org/

Sponsored by Dartmouth Dining Services, the Environmental Studies Program, and the Porter Fund for Sustainability in the Curriculum.

Free and Open to the Public.

For more information, contact:
Kim Wind
603-646-2838

Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.