Rebecca de Souza on why food pantries fail to solve hunger

Published: Feb. 23, 2020, 9:04 p.m.

A conversation with Rebecca de Souza.\n\nDo food pantries completely miss the point? Rebecca de Souza thinks they might. In \u201cFeeding the Other,\u201d Rebecca demonstrates how \u201cfood pantries stigmatize their clients through a discourse that emphasizes hard work, self help, and economic productivity rather than food justice and equity.\u201d We discuss the power and significance of stigma, and why food pantries are unable to combat hunger.