When we look at the way our food moves from farm to the dinner plate, I see one fundamental thing missing, people of African descent. Over the years in working in food justice, community food systems and within social justice, I find few organizations or businesses that have been set up or run by people…
The United Nations International Year for People of African Descent (UNIYFPAD) is likely to mean many different things to many different people across the world. Personally, I see it as a chance to reflect, educate and celebrate the positive contribution and influence of people of African descent to societies, while looking at ways to eradicate…
The word “freedom” has great meaning to people of African Descent who have spent most of their lives fighting for this one word. In the Oxford dictionary the word means “the power or right to act, speak or think as one wants.” Another meaning is “the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved.” As an…
2011: UN Int’l Year for People of African Descent. A key component in addressing some of Africa’s recurring national problems is whether or not her governments want to focus on transformational economic growth and leadership. President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, who has always had a maverick approach to, many of the continent’s crises, made some…
People with Voices will be marking the United Nations International Year for People of African Descent (UNIYFPAD) with a yearlong editorial campaign with three distinct themes: Past, Present and Future. According to the United Nations: “The Year aims at strengthening national actions and regional and international cooperation for the benefit of people of African descent in…
Christmas can be a time of joy and celebration or of shopping and stress. Either way, most people try and spend it with family and friends. Millions are hitting the roads in a mad dash across the country, battling against the snow and ice. Meanwhile there is little Christmas cheer at the pumps, where a…
“Christmas is about buying presents for your loved ones, eating Turkey and spending quality time with the family,” Jason Roberson from North London told People with Voices. His view seems to be shared by many Londoners regardless of race or culture. In the UK, the original meaning of Christmas is the celebration of the birth…