Podcast episode transcript & companion document: Disrupting for African Nova Scotian Food Sovereignty (Mind the Disruption, Season 2, Episode 2)
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“Food sovereignty is about localizing food. It's all about eating food that is local and taking care of our community and being stewards of the land. And it is most importantly about being in control of not just your food, but being in control of your food systems.” – Wendie Wilson (Mind the Disruption, Season 2, Episode 2)
In the second season of the NCCDH’s Mind the Disruption podcast, we explore social movements for social justice: groups of people working together to build collective power for change in service of a healthier, more just world.
Wendie Wilson is a mother, educator, artist, writer, community advocate and member of the African Nova Scotian and Black Food Sovereignty Working Group for the Halifax Region’s JustFOOD Action Plan, alongside registered dietitian Nickaya Parris. In this episode, Wendie and Nickaya provide a window into the transformative work happening to advance community-rooted food sovereignty action in Nova Scotia. Explore this episode to learn about the food sovereignty movement and why it matters for public health.
You can discover this episode by listening to the episode and/or reading this episode companion document, which includes a written transcript of the episode, key quotes, curated related resources and reflection/discussion questions.
Use this resource to
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Use the reflection questions to facilitate discussion about incorporating food sovereignty principles into public health initiatives and action.
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Learn about pressing health equity and social and structural determinants of health issues and solutions
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Explore embedded related resources from NCCDH and others to support public health action to disrupt the status quo
Related resources:
JustFood Action Plan for the Halifax Region
Nyéléni 2007 Forum for Food Sovereignty (Nyéléni, 2007)
Sovereignty: What is it and why it’s important (NowThisEarth, 2021)
How Food is at the Heart of African Nova Scotian Culture (Wilson, 2024)
Health Inequities and the Shifting Paradigms of Food Security, Food Insecurity, and Food Sovereignty (Borras & Mohamed, 2020)
Reference
National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health. (2025). Podcast episode transcript & companion document: Disrupting for African Nova Scotian food sovereignty (Mind the Disruption, Season 2, Episode 2). Antigonish, NS: NCCDH, St. Francis Xavier University.
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