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Thursday, September 25, 2025
5:30–8:00pm ET
GW’s Science & Engineering Hall – The Lehman Auditorium (B1220)
800 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20052
Rural & Urban Food Sovereignty: Black Communities Taking the Lead will explore how Black farmers, growers, and food leaders across both rural and urban landscapes are reclaiming control over their food systems and shaping the future of equitable agriculture. This panel will highlight the interconnected struggles and triumphs of Black communities working toward food sovereignty—from multi-generational family farms in rural areas to community gardens, urban farms, and cooperative markets in cities.
Through candid dialogue, panelists will examine the historical and ongoing barriers that have impacted Black access to land, capital, and markets, as well as the resilience and innovation that have emerged in response. The conversation will center the leadership, cultural knowledge, and grassroots strategies that are driving systemic change, with attention to how rural and urban movements can collaborate to strengthen local economies, preserve cultural foodways, and address food insecurity.
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