just transition

Over the past three decades West Virginians have experienced a deepening economic crisis. Divestment in coal and manufacturing has resulted in widespread unemployment, state, county and municipal revenue losses, and cascading effects on social services, households, livelihoods and community life. For 10 years, FJL has conducted ethnographic research, coordinated cooperative experiments, and built pedagogical tools to democratize knowledge about West Virginia’s food system amidst this crisis.

Diferentes grupos, movimientos y coaliciones generan prácticas que buscan transformar las estructuras económicas, sociales y culturales tal como hoy las conocemos y, al hacerlo, amplían el acceso a derechos. Estas acciones suelen ser consideradas por esos mismos colectivos como acciones emancipatorias hacia transiciones más justas.