Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies

The Ecology of Food Saturday, January 16, 2021 @ 1 pm In this session, activists and scholars present on the fight for access to healthy, native food and sustainable food production. It will highlight connections between food availability in the Gainesville community and the larger dynamics of production and distribution worldwide. It will explore the […]

Exploring Dishes of Africa and the African Diaspora Saturday, February 13, 2021 @ 1 pm This discussion will look at the African diet before colonization. What were the common spices used by Africans across the continent? How has colonization transformed food throughout the African Diaspora? Can food be decolonized? This event takes its audience on […]

Saturday, March 13, 2021 @ 1 pm What challenges face Gainesville’s farmers? How have they tried to circumvent the problems posed by COVID-19? What measures are they taking to protect their customers? This panel brings together farmers from Gainesville and surrounding areas to explore how they are harvesting crops. Please pre-register for the event through […]

Conversations in the Neighborhood: The Future How Can We Make Gainesville Sustainable? Saturday, April 10, 2021 @ 1 pm How can we have a sustainable food system? How can we have better food policies? How can we provide farmworkers better working conditions? This session brings speakers across Gainesville to share their perspectives on how Gainesville […]