by FEEST Seattle | Aug 16, 2021 | Community Education, Community Partners, FEEST Fam
What is food sovereignty? How is it different from food justice? How can we organize to achieve both? We spent July asking these questions and many others during our three-part Food is Power series, which concluded on July 29th! Here is a recap of what happened: Our...
by FEEST Seattle | May 3, 2021 | FEEST Fam, Interviews, Youth Highlights
Adar (she/her) is a FEEST youth leader and sophomore at Evergreen High School. Born of Somali parents, Adar identifies as a first generation American and lives with her family in White Center. Becoming a Food Justice Leader “It bothers me that you can go down the...
by FEEST Seattle | Apr 16, 2021 | FEEST Fam, Interviews, Youth Highlights
Heena (she/her) is a FEEST youth leader at Chief Sealth High School who believes in making real change. Born and raised in White Center, Heena is excited to organize for food justice to help other people in her community. “I don’t want other people to have to go...
by FEEST Seattle | Mar 11, 2021 | Community Spotlight, FEEST Fam, Interviews
At the height of the George Floyd rebellion in 2020, Black Minds Matter led a successful campaign to remove police from Seattle Public Schools. This effort was part of a wave of youth-led campaigns around the country to address police violence against young people. ...
by FEEST Seattle | Feb 23, 2021 | Community Spotlight, FEEST Fam, Interviews
Nyema Clark (she/her) is a 33-year-old urban farmer and founder of Nurturing Roots, a nonprofit building community through farming in Seattle’s Beacon Hill. “I started Nurturing Roots because I wanted to provide healthier food to our community. For the Black...
by FEEST Seattle | Feb 3, 2021 | Get Involved, Interviews, Youth Highlights
Congratulations to Ariel and Bree! These two FEEST youth leaders led a powerful webinar about their experiences with food justice organizing. The webinar was attended by 93 students from the Washington COVID-19 Response Corps who are working across Washington state to...
