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This is amazing for the UK to support veganism as a belief-based fundamental human right for the prison system! It's great to see the Vegan Society as an authoritative source. And to see Veganuary as a cultural event is even cooler!

https://plantbasednews.org/culture/ethics/uk-prisons-vegan-belief-based-diets/

#Vegan #UK #PrisonFood

UK Prisons Are Now Required To Accommodate Vegan 'Belief-Based Diets'

UK prisons are now required to take imprisoned vegan people’s ethical beliefs and 'belief-based diets' into account while planning menus

Plant Based News

Canadian Association For Food Studies Apr 16

Digesting Food Studies—Episode 120: Carceral Food Systems
https://rss.com/podcasts/digesting-food-studies/2739060/

This episode considers carceral food systems and the roles food plays in expressing identity and liberty, as well as oppression and power.

Alexia Moyer’s Amuse Bouche segment starts it off with a historical record of how WWII prisoners of war in Singapore dealt with hunger, privation, and the distribution of food labour.

After that, Amanda Wilson discusses themes from the May 2025 themed section of Canadian Food Studies that she co-edited, “Exploring Carceral Food Systems” (https://canadianfoodstudies.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cfs/issue/view/39).

And, closing things out, chef-activist-PhD student Joshna Maharaj responds to Kelsey Timler’s article, “Protest pizzas: Resisting carcerality with storytelling, community building, and an array of toppings” (https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v12i1.696)

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#FoodPodcast
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#Prisons
#PrisonFood
#PrisonersOfWar
#Singapore
#Changi
#Protest
#Resistance
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Canadian Association For Food Studies Oct 29

Looking for some rich, hearty, and satisfying food studies readings? Check out the latest book reviews from Canadian Food Studies!

Eating Like a Mennonite: Food and Community Across Borders (by Marlene Epp), reviewed by Aqeel Ihsan
https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v12i2.743

Serving the Public: The Good Food Revolution in Schools, Hospitals and Prisons (by Kevin Morgan), reviewed by Jennifer Sumner
https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v12i2.744

Hopped Up: How Travel, Trade, and Taste Made Beer a Global Commodity (by Jeffrey Pilcher), reviewed by Ethan Shapiro
https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v12i2.747

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#FoodBooks
#Mennonites
#InstitutionalFood
#SchoolFood
#HospitalFood
#PrisonFood
#CarceralFood
#Beer
#Hops
#Brewing