The big idea of this week’s
article is that the municipal or local government can play a crucial role in the
fight for food justice but has limitations that make their efforts ineffective
if not properly addressed. Before digging into the cases, the author mentions
the common barriers within our food systems and the efforts to break them which
some of them we’re already familiar with. It’s known that food justice is more
than equitable access to food but now we can understand how to fix the injustices
from a structural standpoint being the municipal court. Like I stated earlier,
they can make changes, but it won’t be easy. Problems that were already in place
like zoning or cutbacks in benefits and food assistance create challenges for
the local government and food justice organizations to address food insecurity.
An important idea that was discussed about the municipal intervention is the
importance of planning. From my understanding, planners can be good and bad for
the food justice movement. It is possible that the goals of fighting insecurity
can get neglected with the planners changing their focus. One example was presented
one region prioritized their economic development and improving the lives of
the urban elite rather than advancing in food equity and justice. That kinda goes back to where the author argument of the municipal planning gaining momentum then stopping.
1 comment:
I liked your first sentence summary: municipal government can help address food injustice but also has limitations. I think that can be said about just about anything: it can do good but also has limitations.
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