Who we are
Beyond Colonialism began as an alliance, born out of public forums and conversations among colleagues from the Caribbean and Pacific Islands and in the states, united by the need to educate more people about how U.S. colonial policies are harming our Islands, and to grow authentic ally ship grounded in the leadership of women.
We are Chamorro, Crucian, Puerto Rican, and Samoan. We strive to operate from the lens, experience, and possibilities of our people and lift up concrete food sovereignty efforts and projects for support and expansion...
Beyond Colonialism aims to be a bridge – a place for dialogue, learning, and ultimately, collective action to champion local food sufficiency and dismantle the barriers in the way of it – such as militarization, environmental contamination, and restrictions putting Black, Brown, and Pacific Island struggling farmers at a disadvantage.
Special thank you
We extend a special thank you for making this work possible to the women farmers, producers, distributors, and educators working across the U.S. territories and in the U.S. diaspora, including especially Dr. Marilyn Salas, Sommer Sibilly-Brown, Zacha Muñiz, Ursula Herrera, Tiara Na'puti, Rica De la Cruz, and Crystal Diaz. A thank you to Lizi Breit, as well, for her thoughtful illustrations and video animations, and Azi Khalili for her dedicated and collaborative support.
Made possible by
"From Food Dependence to Food Sovereignty" 2023 NYU Convening
Co-facilitated at NYU, moderated by journalist Amy Goodman, featuring women experts from the U.S. Territories.
State of U.S. Colonies 2022 Panel
A public panel confronting the U.S.’s role as an occupying power holding five island colonies.
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