Spectrum Dialogue with Tanya Fields

On February 16, the multicultural office at Middlesex welcomed Ms. Tanya Fields to campus.  She is the second speaker in this year’s MX Spectrum Dialogues, a mini lecture series devoted to equity, justice, and inclusion.  Ms. Fields spoke about race, class, and gender.  She is a food justice activist, educator, urban farmer, food blogger, and the founder and executive director of the BLK ProjeK.  This Bronx-based food justice and health organization serves underserved women of color by creating women-led economic development opportunities and is committed to urban farming and the elimination of food deserts.  Fields also writes a regular column on food justice for EBONY.com and contributed a chapter for the book The Next Eco-Warriors by Emily Hunter.  Fields has appeared on numerous TV programs including MSNBC’s “Up With Chris Hayes” and “The Melissa Harris Perry Show.”