From: Kate Cardona <kate AT groundswellcenter.org>
To: fingerlakespermaculture AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Spring into Justice with Leah Penniman of Soul Fire Farm! Fri March 23 at Southside Community Center
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2018 15:07:05 -0500
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Spring into Justice: A community dinner and keynote talk with Leah Penniman, Soul Fire Farm -- “Uprooting Racism in the Food System: A Legacy of Resistance”
Date:Friday, March 23rd, 5:30PM – 8:00PM Where: Southside Community Center, 305 S Plain Street, Ithaca, NY Cost (Dinner Included): Sliding Scale $5-$15. No one turned away.Please purchase tickets online or at 607-319-5095. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door.
Celebrate spring and food justice in community with Leah Penniman, renowned co-director of Soul Fire Farm in Grafton, NY!Leah is an educator, farmer, writer, and food justice activist committed to dismantling the oppressive structures that misguide our food system, reconnecting marginalized communities to land, and upholding our responsibility to steward the land that nourishes us. Leah’s work as a farmer and educator has been recognized by the Soros Racial Justice Fellowship, Fulbright Program, Presidential Award for Science Teaching, NYS Health Emerging Innovator Awards, and Andrew Goodman Foundation, among others.
She will give a keynote talk called“Uprooting Racism in the Food System: A Legacy of Resistance”onMarch 23rdat Southside Community Center in Ithaca, NY. We will also share acommunity dinnergenerously provided by Moosewood Restaurant, Maxie’s Supper Club, and Healthy Food for All’s network of farmers and volunteer chefs. The program will run from5:30-8:00 PMand includedinner, performances, opening remarks by local food activists, and Leah’s keynote.
This is an opportunity tocelebratethe start of the growing season and the lengthening days, eat a nourishing meal among neighbors, andlearn togetherabout powerful examples ofresistanceto an oppressive food system and how to actively build alternatives!
Thank you to our current sponsors! Good Life Farm, Maxie's Supper Club, Moosewood Restaurant, T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies, NOFA-NY, Local and Regional Food Systems at Cornell, and Friendship Donations Network, Wegmans, and Greenstar Cooperative. Become a sponsor