North Stars of Emancipation - California s Diverse Food and Farming Movements in Times of Racial

How greater racial inclusion can propel movements forward and help realize sustainable change, from a longtime political organizer and researcher.

How we grow, harvest, distribute, and consume food is bound up with how we use (and abuse) environmental resources, and how we achieve (or undermine) collective well-being. In
The book traces the transformation of California’s diverse food movements as Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and other people of color have come to play a larger organizational role, especially at a time of toxic national politics. A new vision now guides these movements, rooted in the radical traditions of anarchism, Black radicalism, and Indigenous resurgence, yet focused on pragmatic solutions to the problems of market and state. In pursuing a North Star political ideal that rejects capitalism, colonialism, and state violence while prioritizing survival, California’s food movements have achieved greater collaboration among sectors, workers, and consumers, pointing toward a promising future.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Antonio Roman-Alcala, Antonio Roman-Alcalá
• Editore: The MIT Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 14.07.2026
• EAN: 9780262053280
• ISBN: 978-0-262-05328-0
• Pagine: 272
• Serie: Food, Health, and the Environment
• Categorie: Political activism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food, Food & society, Social issues & processes, Social and ethical issues, Agriculture and farming, AGRICULTURE & FARMING, Central / national / federal government policies, Cultural studies: food and society, Central government policies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Activism & Social Justice, Political activism / Political engagement