Food Justice Summit October 22
Posted by Dustin Horton // October 15, 2011 // News
GreenStar Community Projects, GreenStar Co-op’s non-profit affiliate, presents Ithaca’s first Food Justice Summit on Saturday, October 22nd from 10am-6pm in downtown Ithaca. The purpose of this uplifting family-friendly event is to mobilize locally for food sovereignty and raise funds to support food justice projects, specifically Ithaca Community Harvest and the work of GreenStar to promote health, equity, and community control of essential resources.
The event begins at 10am with a Walk for Wellness Walk-a-Thon starting at GreenStar’s “The Space” at 700 West Buffalo Street. People of all ages are invited to register and walk up to five miles around Ithaca visiting neighborhood and school gardens to win exciting prizes.
From noon until 6pm all are welcome to join the block party celebration outside Neighborhood Pride (former Northside P&C) where the streets will be closed to enjoy live music, performances, youth activities, keynote speaker Malik Yakini (a National Food Justice Advocate from the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network), a Junior Iron Chef competition and much more! An organic ribs and chicken BBQ & vegetarian fare featuring food grown by local farms and prepared by neighborhood chefs will be available for a suggested donation so everyone can enjoy and be nourished by the bounty of our region. Handcrafted Native American jewelry, organic clothing and other items will be for sale by locally owned vendors. Event goers can also peruse dozens of informational displays from local organizations working towards social justice, sustainability and community health, and enter a raffle to win fabulous prizes.
Ithaca’s first Food Justice Summit is made possible by GreenStar Community Projects in partnership with The Ithaca Health Alliance, Ithaca Community Harvest, BJM Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program, Gardens 4 Humanity, Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming, Healthy Food For All, The Youth Farm Project, Lehman Alternative Community School, Community Unity Music Education Program and Whole Community Project.
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