How much difference 25 years could make: Porto Alegre, yesterday and today
Mustafa Koc speaking in Porto Alegre, July 2026
Politics of Food
Why is there hunger in a world of plenty? Join me in seeking answers.
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Post 34: Imperial wars bring death, destruction, and poverty, not democracy, not freedom, not food security!
Reading Mark Carney’s speech in Davos had eased my New Year anxieties a bit.
Post 33. Looking back to the first quarter of the 21st Century and the future ahead
2025 was a grim year for human rights, peace, democracy, and our trust in both national and international organizations.
Post 32: Hunger, famine and the silenced
From the TARGET Conference on Agriculture and Food Ethics
Post 31: Public grocery stores:
Could they be the solution?
Post 30: An important report on household food insecurity is worth discussing
Source: https://proof.utoronto.ca/
Post 29: Food Security at a Sociology Conference
I had an exciting three days in Bursa, Türkiye, attending the 11th Congress of Sociology (17-19 Sept.
Post 28: Hope comes first for change
When I first started this column, my idea was to share my insights with others, incorporating a bit of history, a touch of storytelling and providing hope by sharing some good examples for creating a resilient, sustainable, just and equitable food system.
Canadian Association for Food Studies (CAFS) Ad Hoc Working Group on Palestine and the Right to Food Open Letter against food as a weapon of war to the Federal Government
We are invitıng you to sign an open letter addressed to Prime Minister Mark Carney and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, as well as other government officials, demanding escalation of Canada’s response to Israel’s use of mass starvation as a tool of genocide against Palestinians.