The destruction of food systems in Gaza and Canada is part of a larger effort of land dispossession and capitalist accumulation. The fight for food sovereignty is about justice and self-determination.
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Associate Member, School of Public Policy & Executive Director, Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Simon Fraser University
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Research Assistant, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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PhD Candidate in Computational Neuroscience, Simon Fraser University
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Assistant Researcher, Housing Policy, Urban Studies Program, Simon Fraser University
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Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Assistant Professor in Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Professor, School of Public Policy; Dorothy Killam Fellow; CIHR Applied Public Health Chair, Simon Fraser University
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Professor of Linguistics; Vice-Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies, Simon Fraser University
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Professor and Simons Chair in International Law and Human Security, Simon Fraser University
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Research Fellow, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Canada Research Chair in Child Health Equity and Policy Tier II, Assistant Professor, Children's Health Policy Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Associate Professor at the School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University
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Assistant Professor, Urban Studies and Public Policy, Simon Fraser University
