CHI Sunnyside E12: Food Deserts, Sovereignty, Ghana, Food Co-ops & Repatriation w Cicely McClennon
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Hosts: Nehez Meniooh & Kasabez Maakmaah
Guest: Cicely McClennon
In our final interview in our series on health resources, we turn our attention to food. Our guest this time is Cicely McClennon. Cicely is a long time activist and organizer for revolutionary struggle. Her focus has been on food sovereignty, the effort to control our own land and grow our own food, whether in an urban or rural setting. Cicely is a "native" of Englewood in Chicago and a repatriate to Ghana in Africa. She works with many food growing and processing organizations and cooperatives, in addition to legislators involved with food policy to provide access to quality food and profitability to food producers.
In this episode, we discuss:
0:00 - 0:41 - Intro
0:42 - 3:31:6 - Welcome & Today’s Guest Introduction
3:31:7 -6:17.6 - Kebtah Milestones & Upcoming Events
6:19.1 - 7:55 - The Year of Truth
7:56.2 - 25:49.8 - Byron Allen & The Griot Awards
25.50 - 27:32.2 - Episode Proverb
27:32.3 - 35:52 - Introducing Cicely McClennon
35:53 - 41:55 - Englewood Food Deserts, White Flight & Gentrification
41:56 - 46:28.2 - Student of Llaila Afrika & Understanding Nutritional Value
46:28.3 - 48:39 - Assessments & Healthy People dying young & Metabolic Capacity
48:40 - 57:37.9 - Food as luxury vs Food as medicine
57:38.0 - 1:05:14.1 - Local Growers/Local Food Advocacy with State Rep
1:05:14.2 - 1:08:56.7 - Other pillars/resources in the Food Advocacy Movement
1:08:56.8 - 1:15:37.3 - Work in Ghana with Food Cooperatives
1:15:37.4 - 1:23:59 - Current projects to raise awareness on Food Advocacy
1:24:00.7 - 1:29:09.7 - Building from the basis of human society
1:29:09.8 - 1:34:24.3 - Control your food or surrender your freedom: Work vs Slavery
1:34:24.4 - 1:39:33.4 - Spiritual aspect of nature
1:39:33.5 - Dietary considerations
Contact Info for Cicely McClennon:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cicely-mcclennon-59323b4
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/newafrikan/
X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/cicelymcclennon
Email: [email protected]
Resources for the Episode:
Byron Allen Griot Awards full speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GlIO09WVr8
Dr Kweli Kwaza’s instagram
https://www.instagram.com/drkwelikwaza1/
Kemetic Diet Part 1
https://www.risingfirefly.org/sunnyside-blog/survivors-notebook-the-kemetic-diet?rq=diet
Kemetic Diet Part 2
https://www.risingfirefly.org/sunnyside-blog/the-kemetic-diet-part-ii?rq=diet
State Representative Sonya Harper
https://www.repsonyaharper.com/
Illinois EATS Initiative:
https://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=154467
Chicago Botanic Garden’s Kenya Sample: https://www.chicagobotanic.org/urbanagriculture/staff
Grow Greater Englewood:
https://www.growgreater.org/
Growing Home:
https://www.growinghomeinc.org/
Urban Grower’s Collective (Erika Allen)
https://www.urbangrowerscollective.org/
Ankhkasta Natural Healing Spiritual Healing Services
https://anhlife.org/pages/healingservices