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Research Prof at U Texas,, author of "Stuffed and Starved", co-director of "The Ants & The Grasshopper" http://antsandgrasshopper.org, co-author "Inflamed", out now!
@rajpatel.orgThe good folk at Progressive International are helping coordinate this strike fund for dockworkers refusing to load weapons on 30 Oct. Pitch in if you can! refusetomove.org/strike-fund/
@rajpatel.orgIf you can, join us for the launch of Food Work in half an hour. ipes-food.org/launch-webin... And if you can't, do have a look at the report itself. It's a landmark, and couldn't be more timely. ipes-food.org/report/food-...
@rajpatel.orgFired from the FAO for attending a Gaza protest - Thin Lei Win reports on Benjamin Davis’ commitment to ending hunger for all www.thenewhumanitarian.org/interview/20...
@rajpatel.orgIPES' excellent study on workers in the food system is out Monday 5 October. Join Olivier De Schutter, Sue Longley (former General Secretary of IUF-UITA-IUL), Sumitha Kishna (Founding Director of Our Journey Malaysia) and me! lnkd.in/euNkniRE
@rajpatel.orgI'm on a sidequest to read everything Richard Flanagan has published, and this brilliant essay in Equator explains why: www.equator.org/articles/gaz...
@rajpatel.orgThe good folk at Terra Madre have released another block of (free) tickets to join Edward Mukibi, Thin Wei Lin, Jessica Duncan and me next Friday. Looking forward to talking about communism and Slow Food! 2026.terramadresalonedelgusto.com/en/event/foo...
@rajpatel.orgJoin Morgan Ody, of La Via Campesina, Ruth Nabaggala of the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa, and UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food Sofía Monsalve (and me) for the launch of the Agribusiness Atlas, 30th September. 327262.eu2.cleverreach.com/m/17376621/
@rajpatel.orgMy copy of @naomiaklein.bsky.social @astra.bsky.social 's End Times Fascism arrived today -very excited to dive in to the extended analysis. A taster here: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
@rajpatel.orgHeartbroken to learn that Abahlali baseMjondolo's deputy president, George Mqapheli Bonono, is gravely ill. He's an incredible leader, friend and visionary. peoplesdispatch.org/2021/05/21/p...
@rajpatel.orgThe Rise and Fall of America's Exorbitant Privilege I'm working through some ideas on the end of American hegemony. Here's a piece from my Substack. Keen for more? Subscribe here. Adam Tooze’s recent post...
@rajpatel.orgFor a reasoned and exacting take on how South Africa's xenophobia sets the poor against the poor, see Abahlali general secretary Thapelo Mohapi's moving interview in Amandla www.amandla.org.za/amandla103/
@rajpatel.orgThe Edible Empire podcast is now available in its entirety, along with study guides for high schoolers and university students. Useful last-minute syllabus material! thesalmonandthetomato.org/edibleempire...
@rajpatel.org'Food Social Security' has been around for a while in the Francophone world. Spain's even running an experiment. For English speakers, Gaëtan Vanloqueren and I put together a short introduction in Nature Food, out today. rdcu.be/rHXaD9LgjY8a
