Thomas Ruggles

The Rooted East Knoxville Collective

Beyond the ‘Food Desert’: Understanding Food Apartheid & the Black Food Justice Movement, Friday, December 4, 10:15 AM

Tom began doing food justice work five years ago, volunteering weekly with food distribution in East Knoxville. Tom is currently Rooted East Knoxville Collective’s Data Systems Lead. He believes creating a just food system requires the transition from profit-based to people-based economies centered on solidarity.