The Black Ecologies Gathering in Tappahannock, Virginia, hosted by Just Harvest, a Black and Indigenous-led food justice organization rooted in the Tidewater region of Virginia. This gathering united a diverse group of participants, including local educators, scholars, farmers, food justice activists, artists, dancers, filmmakers, and community members for a day of engagement at sites of Indigenous and Black historical significance tied to place, ecology, and collective memory. The day culminated in a three-hour public-facing Food Justice Symposium and Art Gallery. It marked the digital launch of the Black Ecologies Zine.

Credits:

Director: Jonathon Alexander / https://www.jonaiswavy.com
Producers: J.T. Roane, Teona Williams, Jayson M. Porter, Justin Hosbey
Camera Operator 1: Jonathon Alexander
Camera Operator 2: Alexis Young

Learn more about the Black Ecologies Lab:
https://globalracialjustice.rutgers.edu/black-ecologies

Special Thanks:
Just Harvest / https://www.justharvestva.org

Sponsored by:
Rutgers Africana Studies Department
Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice at Rutgers–New Brunswick
Rutgers Geography Department
The Spencer Foundation