SHORT STORIES
Building a collection of video stories from people around the world.
SUNDAY CHATs
A mini series involving the people I interviewed throughout my research for my Churchill Fellowship in New York City.
wHY DO WE NEED TO TEACH FOOD JUSTICE AT SCHOOL?
Outside NYC’s City Hall, Martina Mayer, a 4th grade teacher in Brooklyn, tells us why the 9 and 10 year old students are protesting for food justice.
She tells us the benefits and need to teach children how to become justice leaders. From creating data driven arguments, to learning how policy and lobbying influences the way society works, Martina wants her students to know their voice matters - no matter how old you are, the government should work for you!!!
Running a food justice unit, her students have explored the issues around food poverty, raising awareness that many people don’t have access to healthy and fresh food directly affecting the health of low income communities - where diet related diseases are significantly more common than in affluent areas.
The march was organised by @seedsinthemiddle and you can find photos of the young activists here.
Why are you angry about unequal access to healthy food?
Speaking to 9 year old, Wyles who explains how it feels to express what she wants to see from her mayor and her anger towards a system that forces marginalised communities to eat unhealthy foods.
The march was organised by @seedsinthemiddle and you can find photos of the young activists here.
Why is food education important?
We start with Chef Ricardo from Wellness in Schools, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting healthy eating and fitness in public schools. Their chefs collaborate with school cooks to develop healthier menus while also integrating cooking classes into the curriculum to inspire better eating habits among students.
During my visit, I joined a cooking class for Year 2 students, where they learned to make delicious salad dressings, including a mustard vinaigrette and a balsamic vinaigrette.
I asked Ricardo, one of the chefs, why food education is so important in schools and how it can impact young people and their futures. Here’s what he had to say!
Women of huehuetla
💫 Celebrating the women of Hueheutla and the world 💫
Huehuetla, a rural village in Hidalgo, Mexico. Here, I visited one of Psydeh’s women’s co-operatives. The women gathered outside a local school building as part of a 3 year long programme aimed at uniting indigenous and rural women to improve social and economic opportunities as well as gender equality.
I was so moved and inspired by their intimate bond and shared responsibility to create a better future for their community and children. Many of the women here like many across the world, face discrimination, violence and live in environments where their freedom is in jeopardy. For International Women’s Day 2024, I wanted to celebrate the strength and resilience of marginalised women taking a stand for themselves and others.
The parade
Run down and neglected, The Parade is a place I walked through listening to only my headphones, in a world of my own. Embarrassingly it took a pandemic for me to open my eyes, take my headphones out and see this as a space of community, a place where time has stood still for many and has remained a central part of their social lives for decades. Speaking to the locals and immersing myself in the culture of the street, has made The Parade a special place for me. Facing a drastic regeneration project, I worry unaffordable housing and cafes will price the locals out so I want to use my skills as a storyteller to give a voice to the community and challenge how we modernise areas of social deprivation.
The Parade is a mini series I started during November's lockdown. It involves 1 - 2 minute videos of the people i met on my walks down my neighbourhood high street, East Street and The Parade. It aims to use humour and a light hearted tone to highlight the underlying struggles of Britains working class.