ABSTRACT
Social justice refers to the equitable distribution of wealth, resources, and opportunity to promote the welfare of society, and is based on the premise that freedom and equality are fundamental human rights. An ideology valuing racial, gender, and economic equality; the fair treatment of vulnerable and oppressed populations; and the elimination of intolerance and discrimination, social justice is appealing to a variety of progressive socio-political movements. Environmental justice refers to protecting the natural environment via the creation of laws and policies to prevent or reduce human practices that exploit the environment alongside the implementation of ecologically sustainable procedures. Food insecurity is an issue at the intersection of social and environmental justice, occurring where social injustice meets environmental exploitation. Neoliberalism – economic theories and policies favouring free-market capitalism – has caused significant harm to the environment and the suppression of wages, which has resulted in the limited production and availability of healthy food and increased poverty.
