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“Umso weiter man die Karriereleiter hinaufsteigt, desto weniger von diesen Menschen gibt es und umso einsamer und fehl am Platz beginnt man sich zu fühlen.”
― Melisa Erkurt, Generation Haram: Warum Schule lernen muss, allen eine Stimme zu geben

“The world will seldom change until we change, and we cannot change ourselves if we’re unwilling to be deeply uncomfortable, do the emotional work necessary, and deny ourselves false empathy. If we are to do this difficult work, why not over delicious food and heartening drink?”
― Julia Turshen, Feed the Resistance: Recipes + Ideas for Getting Involved

“For some, activism is inherited and tightly woven into their fabric. For others, activism is a less ingrained part of life, a match just struck.”
― Julia Turshen, Feed the Resistance: Recipes + Ideas for Getting Involved

“On top of those challenges, the food industry has long been male dominated, with as much as 75 percent of business ownership in the hands of men, and and an average of 73 cents for a woman’s wages to a man’s dollar across roles. Similarly, the food industry has exploited immigrant labour and that of communities of color, for nearly as long as it has been around, building business models that depend o n the whims of customers (tipping) to meet living wages for front-of-the-house employees and advocating against an increased minimum wage that could change the economic landscape for the back of the house. Wealth and capital still continue to define the ways in which entrepreneurs bring there products to market, a realtty that has particularly grave implications for black and immigrant communities who might aspire to business ownership in a market absent of investment.”
― Julia Turshen, Feed the Resistance: Recipes + Ideas for Getting Involved