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Belonging Talks Series on Food and Migration

In Fall 2024, the Integration and Belonging Hub hosted their virtual speaker series, the Belonging Talks, on the theme of “Food, Migration, and Belonging: Sustainable Practices for Integrated Communities,” presenting the role of food and cooking in mobile homemaking and as contributing to sustainable and inclusive societies.

October 9, 2024

Culinary Sustainability as a Belonging and Resilience Practice for Syrian Refugees

Featuring Susan Rottmann, Zeynep Yılmaz Hava, and Nour Zanjer, of the Food and Migration Research Team at Özyeğin University in Istanbul, Türkiye

November 13, 2024

From Memories to the Table: My Pontic Greek Family Journey

Featuring Chef Panos Karafoulidis, Founder of Gastro Routes in Thessaloniki, Greece

 

November 20, 2024

The Oakland Bloom Kitchen: Nurturing Seeds of Memory and Resistance through Food and Culture

Featuring Claudia Luz Suarez (Oakland Bloom staff, co-owner of Café con Cariño) and Chef Nicole Garcia (Member of the Chef’s Collective at Oakland Bloom and owner of ASÚKAR, a Palestinian Cuban Fusion restaurant in Oakland, CA)