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The Food Studies Interdisciplinary Research Group of the Calgary Institute for the Humanities aims to build and foster a network of food studies scholars from the UCalgary community and beyond. Working across disciplines, we promote critical scholarship from the broad area of food studies.
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Rethinking Relationships: Nonprofit governance and food sovereignty by Lauren Kepkiewicz
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Tensions have long simmered between food sovereignty movements and non-profit organizations while critiques underline the tendencies of nonprofit governance structures to reproduce systems of oppression such as neoliberalism, colonialism, and white supremacy. Rooted in a case study of the Bow Valley, Alberta, this talk explores how nonprofit organizations might reimagine their governance structures to create more equitable relationships. In doing so, this presentation aims to make visible the ways that governance is an essential part of creating food sovereignty not just at international and national levels but also at organizational and community scales.
Presenter(s) Bio:
Lauren Kepkiewicz is an Assistant Professor of Transdisciplinary Mountain Studies housed in the Department of Geography at the University of Calgary. Her research explores the complex interrelationships between humans, other animals, land, and water, with a focus on mountain regions such as the Canadian Rockies. With a PhD in geography and background in feminist intersectional theory, Lauren’s research aims to understand the interconnections between social and ecological precarity through food systems, social movements, governance, and land regimes. Using community-based and participatory action research, her work teases out possibilities for building relationships across difference to create transformative change.
Suggested readings:
Morley, K. (2021). Reimagining Non-Profit Governance through a Social Justice Lens. E. C. o. V. Organizations. https://volunteeralberta.ab.ca/app/uploads/ReimaginingGovernance_Final.pdf
Reimagining Governance. Ontario Non-profit Network. https://theonn.ca/topics/onn-projects/reimagining-governance/
Why Reimagine Governance? Early stories from Learning Labs. Ontario Non-profit Network (YouTube Video). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL2V937AXjE
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