Place, Belonging, Exclusion and Power Relations
Colonialism
Indigenous Communities
Mining
Extracting resources resulting
livelihood of Indigenous
Politized water
Access to clean water
Traditional food insecurities
Prisons
Winnipeg: Indigenous women
have highest population in
prisons
Residential Schools
Access to land
Deserving VS Undeserving
Waste Colonialism
China & Thailand receive our garbage
Ethical relations
Anthropocentrism
Exploit land
Camping, cottaging, golfing
Urban Planning focused around
human needs
Urbanization
Exploit animals
Animals used for laboratory practices
Animals used for fashion
Animals used for food
Loving VS Disgusting animals
Valued VS Disposable
Disgusting animals are
those deemed 'unpredictable'
Identity
Who you are /how you relate to yourselves
Education
Interests
Gender
Sexuality
Race
Religion/culture
Age
Neighbourhoods/communities
Employment
Food
How people understand us
Relationships
Performance of identity
Fluid/changing
Time
Spatial
Environment/Climate
Nature as a resource
Environmental Racism
Slow Violence
Political Ecology
Climate crisis
Health
Social Cultural Model
Social and architectural determinants of health
Community belonging -> community programs
Social and health infrastructure
Structural & Behavioral Causes
General Socioeconomic, culture
& environmental conditions
Sickness from Society
Individual factors
Age, sex & constitutional factors
Living & Working Conditions
Invisable illnesses
Mental health
Biomedical Model
Pathology
"Issues" ->seeking to find a singular fix
Biomedical body & its direct function
Hospitals
Capitalism
'Normal' produced by capitalism
Normal VS Abnormal
Gendered
Male VS Female
Westernized
Heteronormative
Ableism
Capitalist mindset: normal sells: Recipe books assume
the user is able-bodied
Whiteness
Disposability
Education
Patriarchy
Hierarchical structure
Seeking to control
Consumerism
Exploitation
Sameness VS Differences
Social Class
Social Production of Labour
Racialization
Body
Sites
"Black Women are over 3 times more likely
to die from pregnancy-related causes than white
women" https://thenib.com/pregnancy-and-race/
Spatial Segregation
Technology
"False Arrest of Pregnant Woman in Detroit Highlights
Racial Bias in Facial Recognition Technology"
https://www.democracynow.org/2023/8/9/false_arrest_of_pregnant_woman_in
Whiteness
White Supremacy
Migration Geographies
Refugees: Forced to leave home country due to persecution
War Refugees: Forced to leave home country due to generalized violence
Economic Migrants: Voluntarily leaving to another place
Climate Refugees: Forced to leave due to climate crisis
Food Politics
Labour Practices
Migrant Farm workers
Black Food Geographies
"Race is embedded in food project spaces"
Ramirez, Margaret Marietta. 2015
Accessibility and Availability
Food Industry/Companies
Healthy VS Unhealthy foods & brands
Advertising
Access/Cost of food
58% of food is wasted in
Canada
Soil Justice
Soil dispossess people
Who has access to soil?
Access to soil = developing belonging/inclusion
Food Insecurity
Seasonal Food Insecurity: result of climate = predictable
Transitory Food Insecurity: short-term, sudden impact on ability to access foods
Chronic Food Insecurity: long-term, unable to access minimum amount of food (6 months of the year or longer)
Food Sovereignty
