Against the Grain

Food & Freedom

Reclaiming the commons sounds good in the abstract, but what’s being done on a practical level? Gaye Chan and Nandita Sharma, the Hawai‘i-based co-founders of Eating in Public, describe projects like Free Gardens and Free Stores. Also: Wren Awry discusses the volume to which Chan and Sharma contributed an essay.

Eating in Public

Wren Awry, ed., Nourishing Resistance: Stories of Food, Protest, and Mutual Aid PM Press, 2023

Playlist

Artist Song Album Label
Herbie HancockFat MamaThe Warner Bros. Years (1969-1972)Rhino/Warner Bros.
Robert Schumann,Marc PonthusFantasie in C Major, Op. 17: II. Mäßig. Durchaus energisch - III. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu haltenR. Schumann: Fantasie, Op. 17, Kreisleriana, Op. 16 & Kinderszenen, Op. 15Bridge Records
Dhamaal SoundsystemR/evolutionDhamaal SoundsystemDhamaal SF - Surya Vault Records