A short documentary will spotlight efforts in Charlotte to tackle food insecurity, including a neighborhood coalition in a mostly minority community in one of the city’s Corridors of Opportunity.
‘Environmental Justice is Food Sovereignty’ is a 31-minute film produced by Sol Nation that profiles groups such as the West Boulevard Neighborhood Coalition and its efforts to bring a co-op grocery store to the West Boulevard corridor. Tiffany Fant is Sol Nation’s executive director, and she says a co-op gives residents a stake.
“The community owns it. You buy your membership, and now you have decision-making power on how that co-op operates and what kind of food it carries and grows,” Fant said…