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So, I think there's a component of critical reflection
on folks who are working in the food movement to look at how, both personally and organizationally,
the ways that we behave, the ways that we operate, the attitudes that we hold
may carry hallmarks of oppression that we may not be aware of,
so, that's really one of the first steps.
And then the second step, I think, is
around committing vocally, boldly, to the kind of principles that
food sovereignty organizations advocate.
Which really are systems-challenging principles, and cause discomfort.
They cause discomfort for those of us who are benefitting from the current way that the system works.
And, if we want to change that system, so that it is actually equitable,
we have to be able to profess those principles and be able to figure out how we act on them
in both individual and corporate ways.
We have to begin the practice of critically examining how
systems of power and oppression work in our society,
on both interpersonal, intercultural, institutional levels,
and ... owning the ways that we participate in that.
It's a hard thing to do. It's, and it's uncomfortable. It can bring up all sorts of feelings of guilt.
And, it's the foundation of systems change.
We can't do that without really looking at the values and principles
and assumptions that are operative in our world,
and changing it from the roots in order to create a different kind of system.