Join us 28.02.2023 at 7 PM GMT
For a live Zoom conversation between Safiya Robinson & Shanice Bryce
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87903016103
Towards an Ecology of Care
Precipitated by Capitalism and overconsumption, the balanced relationship between people and planet has been decaying since the Industrial Revolution. Recently exacerbated by Covid-19, Brexit and the “Cost of Living Crisis”, few statistics better exemplify the UK’s inequality than those detailing food insecurity – the inability to afford or access fresh, nutritious food. Food security is dependent on a predictable climate and healthy ecosystems - without urgent and immediate action, climate change will further disrupt food availability, reduce access to food, and affect food quality. Over the month of February join creative cook Safiya Robinson, founder of plant based social enterprise sisterwoman vegan, for three conversations with her peers and collaborators using care as a lens through which to explore why and how we do what we used to do naturally, in an increasingly unnatural world.
This conversation will be in English & will be recorded and transcribed to our website at a later date.
Safiya Robinson is a creative cook, writer, wellness advocate and the founder of sisterwoman vegan, a plant based social enterprise exploring wellness through food. Inspired by her Black American, Jamaican and British heritage she creates plant forward dishes, believing that food is a healing modality, centring community, education and mindfulness in her work. With a focus on holistic wellness and mental health she creates spaces for critical food conversation and seeks to empower us all to think more critically about the food that we eat. Through supper clubs, cooking lessons, writing, events and food education, her focus is intentional nourishment. She is currently enrolled in a masters programme in the Anthropology of Food at SOAS University. Safiya was nominated one of Code Hospitality's Top 100 Women in Hospitality 2021.
Founded by Shanice Bryce, oom explores connection at the intersection of food, art, and design. What started as a one-off supper club in response to the effects of the climate crisis in Jamaica, through oom, Shanice continued to be inspired by how food could serve as a catalyst for connection.
In 2019, she was nominated for a Young British Foodies award under their vegetable category and has written for gal-dem magazine on the trajectory of Black British food.
http://o-o-m.com
Follow oom on Instagram: @_studio_oom_