The Justice & Agriculture Working Group is made up of farmers and collaborators who organize towards food justice in our region.

We study lineages of stewardship on this land, as well as ongoing histories of colonization and slavery here in New England, which are the roots of
present-day injustices in the food system. As land stewards we must share these understandings, make them visible, and work towards reparation and liberation. We activate the land, food, and members of the local farming community to support anti-racist work led by indigenous people and people of color.

We stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement.
We want to direct our energy to share the resources, reparations, and actions that you can take to dismantle system racism in the food system.

READINGS & SITES
Dark Work: The Business of Slavery in RI, written by Christy Clark-Pujara
Sylvanaqua Farms: Food and Empire, written by Chris Newman
Radical Database, compiled by Angelina Ruiz
Uprise RI, political & government news of RI
Reading as Resistance (with free PDFs), compiled by ig: s0legrande
Resources & Reading Guides, compiled by Journal's Tasnim Ahmed
Rhode Island Historical Society's Slave Trade site, documents & manuscripts
Traces of the Trade, film & site covering RI's DeWolf family and their
profound involvement in the slave trade
1619 Project, link to Nikole Hannah-Jones's NY Times podcast in Spotify
Equal Justice Initiative, non-profit committed to ending mass incarceration, dismantling racial injustice & providing educational resources
A Growing Culture's Hunger for Justice Series, weekly broadcast about how
we feed everyone in a Post-COVID World
Brown University Report on Slavery and Justice, initiated by Brown's first Black President, Dr. Ruth Simmons, to investigate Brown's involvement with the Trans-Atlantic slave trade

REPARATIONS
Northeast Farmers of Color: Reciprocity
Soul Fire Farm's Reparations List
Creative Ecosystems Supporting Black Folks

ACTION
Center for Reconciliation, non-profit based in Providence who mission is foster racial reconciliation and racial justice by confronting the legacy of slavery
Equal Justice Initiative, Criminal Justice Reform & Racial Justice
Uprooting Racism Trainings, sliding scale theory and action antiracism workshops, Soul Fire Farm (NY)
Reimagining Public Safety & Community Investments, send to city & state officials; written by Leishla Maldonado & Alicia Canning, edited by Millie Joslyn
Reimaginando la Segurida Públic y las Inversiones de la Comunidad, spanish translation of draft letter above
Change the Official State Name of RI, online petition
Young Farmers' Racial Equity Toolkit, compiled by the National Young Farmers Coalition
Black Lives Matter RI, learn how to get involved

Please fill out the form below to be added to the Justice & Ag email list!

This group is open to all and is actively seeking more members to contribute and help organize trainings and events that lie at the intersection of Justice & Agriculture.

Update: This group is currently on hold as we think of best practices around structuring and capacity. Please check out the resources we have listed in the meantime! Thank you!