Not So Sweet: ReMembering the History of Sugar with Reverend Sara Jolena Wolcott

Sugar is anything but sweet. For centuries, it has shaped, usually in detrimental ways, our environment, our society, our economy, and our bodies. In this interactive event, come learn about the history of sugar, and what it means to grapple with these legacies of colonization across borders. This cross-cutting topic should appeal to those seeking and currently in professions as diverse as environmental law, community health, nutrition, history, public health, and anti-racism/ anti-colonial work and towards collective healing. After a presentation on the history of sugar, we will look at implications and approaches for different professional communities.

About Sara Jolena Wolcott:

Reverend Sara Jolena Wolcott, M.Div., is a minister and eco-theologian stemming from the Quaker tradition. A graduate of Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York and of the Institute for Development Studies in Sussex, England, she runs the ecotheology company Sequoia Samanvaya, where she integrates Earth honoring practices, theology, ritual and storytelling to address the spiritual root causes of systemic concerns of our time, including climate change. She writes, speaks, and teaches on the histories of sugar, ecology, decolonization, spiritual shifts and eco-theology across and between different faith traditions.

This event was created in collaboration with NwB and NYU GPH's Public Health Nutrition Department.
Moderators for this event will be:

Emily Hoey (Treasurer, NwB)
Aksha Nanavati (Secretary, NwB)