Privilege and Allyship in Nonprofit Food Justice Organizations

Nonprofit urban agriculture organizations are a key component of the food justice movement in U.S. cities. As the movement grows, an increasing number of allies will perform community food work and take leadership roles in nonprofit food justice organizations. One key to the ongoing growth and succe...

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Main Author: Danny W. Tarng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thomas A. Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems 2016-10-01
Series:Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
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Online Access:https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/383
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spelling doaj-f725a99029b8468e89926b5352dc5c5d2020-11-25T02:56:49ZengThomas A. Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food SystemsJournal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development2152-08012016-10-015410.5304/jafscd.2015.054.029383Privilege and Allyship in Nonprofit Food Justice OrganizationsDanny W. Tarng0Rutgers University–CamdenNonprofit urban agriculture organizations are a key component of the food justice movement in U.S. cities. As the movement grows, an increasing number of allies will perform community food work and take leadership roles in nonprofit food justice organizations. One key to the ongoing growth and success of the movement is how allies transform their privilege into empowerment at an organizational scale. This commentary provides insight on how certain organizational policies and practice can lead to better allyship.https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/383Food JusticeCommunity FoodFood MovementAllyshipPrivilegeEmpowerment
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Privilege and Allyship in Nonprofit Food Justice Organizations
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
Food Justice
Community Food
Food Movement
Allyship
Privilege
Empowerment
author_facet Danny W. Tarng
author_sort Danny W. Tarng
title Privilege and Allyship in Nonprofit Food Justice Organizations
title_short Privilege and Allyship in Nonprofit Food Justice Organizations
title_full Privilege and Allyship in Nonprofit Food Justice Organizations
title_fullStr Privilege and Allyship in Nonprofit Food Justice Organizations
title_full_unstemmed Privilege and Allyship in Nonprofit Food Justice Organizations
title_sort privilege and allyship in nonprofit food justice organizations
publisher Thomas A. Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems
series Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
issn 2152-0801
publishDate 2016-10-01
description Nonprofit urban agriculture organizations are a key component of the food justice movement in U.S. cities. As the movement grows, an increasing number of allies will perform community food work and take leadership roles in nonprofit food justice organizations. One key to the ongoing growth and success of the movement is how allies transform their privilege into empowerment at an organizational scale. This commentary provides insight on how certain organizational policies and practice can lead to better allyship.
topic Food Justice
Community Food
Food Movement
Allyship
Privilege
Empowerment
url https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/383
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