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#JustFood21: What Does Food Justice Mean to You?
Jun 09 2021
This year's JustFood21 conference, organized by ASFS, AFHVS, CAFS, and SAFN, centers on the theme of food justice, highlighting how food is ensconced in systems of exclusion, oppression, and power. We reached out to several of our recently published authors in this field to ask: What does food justi
May Day: Hidden & Essential Labor
May 01 2021
May Day and International Workers’ Day commemorate the 1886 Chicago Haymarket affair and the fight for representation and rights for laborers worldwide — as well as the continuing efforts and struggle of the labor movement. This May Day, UC Press is highlighting titles that shed light on labor that
Celebrating Women’s History Month: Labor Studies
Mar 26 2020
March is Women’s History Month, and we at UC Press are proud to share our rich record of publishing stories of women from throughout history, between disciplines, and across borders.Please enjoy these collections which highlight the work, research, and activism of women authors from throughout o
Jennifer E. Gaddis Nominated for 2020 IACP Cook Award
Feb 24 2020
UC Press is proud to congratulate Jennifer E. Gaddis for her recent 2020 International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Cook Award nomination. Her title, The Labor of Lunch: Why We Need Real Food and Real Jobs in American Public Schools, has been chosen as a finalist in the "Food Issues
On Lunch Shaming
Oct 17 2019
As California joins other states in seeking to end lunch shaming through legislation, the conversation turns importantly towards a national solution. Jennifer E. Gaddis's timely new book, The Labor of Lunch: Why We Need Real Food and Real Jobs in American Public Schools (publishing in November), is