Online Talk: “It’s What We Do” [] Center for Global Justice
Event Category: Presentations/Discussions
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Monday, March 29, 20211:00pm Mexico Time -2:00pm Central Daylight Time – 3:00pm Eastern Daylight TimeCo-sponsored with SER MUJER
Joanna Kafarowski
Food Security, Climate Change and the Role of Inuit Women in the Canadian Arctic
In many parts of the world, particularly Indigenous communities living in remote areas, food security is compromised. Food security ensures that all people at all times have both physical and economic access to the food they need. In Inuit communities in the Canadian Arctic, it is based on the accessibility of local residents to both traditional and store-bought foods. Traditional foods still represent the mainstay of the Indigenous diet in many Arctic communities and provide more substantial nutrients than do imported foods. They also feature significantly in the cultural and spiritual life of the community and are integral to the Inuit identity. Over 80% of all Inuit households in northern Canada are classified as ‘food insecure.’
What we do The Center engages in local community support and outreach to promote and advance initiatives and movements toward social justice, grassroots empowerment and democracy, and environmental sustainability. It is also devoted to critical analysis of the processes and impacts of globalization, both local and international. The Center works to develop alternative socio-economic systems that conserve and share the world’s cultural, economic, and environmental resources for the benefit of humankind.
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