Environmental and Urban Studies Program, Center for Civic Engagement, Bard Office of Sustainability, and American and Indigenous Studies Program Present

Countering Dispossession, Creating Access: A Panel Discussion with NY Black-led Land and Food Sovereignty Organizers

Panelists include: 

• Shaniqua Bowden, Head of Cultural Engagement, Kingston Land Trust
• Nfamara Badjie, Ever Growing Family Farm, and
• Alexander Wright, founder of the African Heritage Food Co-Op and Blegacy Farms.

This panel will give space for each speaker to discuss the work they are doing in relation to land sovereignty, food sovereignty, cultural resistance/resilience, and land access work for and by Black folks.

The moderator will ask the speakers questions about their thoughts on different topics surrounding land dispossession, land/food sovereignty, and land access work.

There will be a 20-minute period at the end of the panel discussion for community members to ask questions.

Registration link below.

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For more information, call 845-758-7180, e-mail [email protected],
or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/countering-dispossession-creating-access-tickets-149236774209.

Time: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm EDT/GMT-4

Location: Online Event

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