Black Legacies of Sustainability & Urban Farming
Sunday, September 10, 2023
3:00 - 5:00 PM
with Sha'Mira Covington
In honor and appreciation of the history, knowledge, and leadership of Black farmers and land stewards, this knowledge share sheds light on the richness of Black culture in what is contemporarily called “sustainability.” The mainstream sustainability industry has purposefully excluded Black history from its teachings, but in a conversation about race and power, Sha’Mira illuminates how Blackness, spirituality, and sustainability are interconnected and a part of a long legacy of Black liberation praxis.
Sunday, September 10, 2023
3:00 - 5:00 PM
with Sha'Mira Covington
In honor and appreciation of the history, knowledge, and leadership of Black farmers and land stewards, this knowledge share sheds light on the richness of Black culture in what is contemporarily called “sustainability.” The mainstream sustainability industry has purposefully excluded Black history from its teachings, but in a conversation about race and power, Sha’Mira illuminates how Blackness, spirituality, and sustainability are interconnected and a part of a long legacy of Black liberation praxis.
Sunday, September 10, 2023
3:00 - 5:00 PM
with Sha'Mira Covington
In honor and appreciation of the history, knowledge, and leadership of Black farmers and land stewards, this knowledge share sheds light on the richness of Black culture in what is contemporarily called “sustainability.” The mainstream sustainability industry has purposefully excluded Black history from its teachings, but in a conversation about race and power, Sha’Mira illuminates how Blackness, spirituality, and sustainability are interconnected and a part of a long legacy of Black liberation praxis.