Food System Organizing New Member Orientation & Community Brainstorm Training
Posted by Joni Podschun | March 21st, 2012
[Cross posted from Bread for the City Blog]
Are you interested in fixing DC’s broken food system? Do you have a passion for fighting for food justice? Then come network with others who share your passion at the New Member Orientation and Community Brainstorm Training. This conversation is for anyone who’s interested in working toward food justice in their communities, or who wants to better facilitate conversations about the food system with their neighbors, co-workers, or faith community.
New Member Orientation & Community Brainstorm Training
March 26, 2012 6:00-8:30pm
Center for Green Urbanism, 3938 Benning Road NE
RSVP to Angie Stackhouse, astackhouse(at)breadforthecity.org or 202-480-8916
Posted in Community, Events, HAFA | No Comments A Year of Community Brainstorming
Posted by Angie Stackhouse | March 14th, 2012
[Cross-posted on the Bread for the City blog] With high levels of food insecurity, disparities in access to food across the city, and 13 different city agencies playing a role in shaping our local food system, a group of advocates and service providers has proposed the formation of a food policy council with the intention of improving [...]
Posted in Access, Community, HAFA | No Comments Over a year later, working towards a Food Policy Council
Posted by Joni Podschun | March 7th, 2012
[Cross-posted on the Bread for the City blog] This past week Bread for the City was awarded a grant from Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States for the DC Food System Organizing Workgroup. This grant will provide the resources and support needed to build upon the almost a year and a half of work by [...]
Posted in Access, Community, Government Issues, HAFA, Organizations | No Comments Is Kaya Henderson Turning Out the Lights on D.C. School Food?
Posted by Ed Bruske | February 23rd, 2012
Henderson:Preparing meals is not a core competency for schools In a chilling rebuke, Chancellor Kaya Henderson has disavowed the ambitious plans for improved D.C. school food set forth by DCPS food services Director Jeffrey Mills and instead has ordered her staff to proceed immediately with a new contract to outsource cafeteria operations and try to [...]
Posted in Schools | No Comments Farm Bill 101 (an overview and tasty hors d’oeuvres on Feb 8)
Posted by Ibti Vincent | January 31st, 2012
What:Join Global Circle for hors d’oeuvres and drinks to discuss what the Farm Bill is, why it matters, how it affects you and the developing world, and what you can do to help influence it! When: Wednesday, Feb 8, 2012 from 7-9PM Where: The offices of Change.org (419 7th Street, NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, D.C. [...]
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Posted by Cintia Cabib | December 20th, 2011
Simplify the process to lease vacant land, provide access to water, establish a citywide composting system and encourage the planting of fruit trees: these were some of the suggestions voiced by individuals and organizations testifying at a public hearing on community gardens and urban agriculture convened by D.C. Councilmember Tommy Wells on December 15. More [...]
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Posted by Zachari Curtis | December 7th, 2011
Our first submission comes from Matt Young, currently a first-year Master’s student in Environmental Studies at Antioch University, concentrating on “Advocacy for Social Justice & Sustainability.”
The week Matt wrote to us, the theme was Food and Family. Matt was so inspired by his holiday experience that he sent a poem called, “Thanksgiving Goodness” and a picture of his inspiration, his family’s array of Thanksgiving desserts.
Thanksgiving Goodness
Thanksgiving goodness/
Beckons fondue on apples/
And squash fresh, savory.
-Matt “Mateo” Young, ’11
Matt is a friend of Save Our Safety Net and the Bread for the City family. We’re glad that the Storybank has given us an opportunity to hear from great people interested in sharing stories and making food justice happen. Thanks, Matt!
We still want to hear your stories. This week’s theme is Food Justice. Got a story about Food Justice? Click here to contribute to the Holiday Helpings Story Bank! Read more stories of the holidays here.
Posted in Art, Community | No Comments Interview Your Family, Media Skillshare this Week at Bread for the City
Posted by Zachari Curtis | December 7th, 2011
Friday mornings at Bread for the City, our hard working Story Collection Team takes a break from the hustle of field journalism to open our Southeast center for a skillshare. Skillshares are informal events for exchanging skills which might be useful to our clients. Turnout has been growing since our first two–”Loading Photos to FB” and “Computer Tips and Tricks”–and each time we’ve discovered new ideas for things we want to teach and learn together.
We’d like you to join us on Friday, December 9th for our next skillshare, Interview Your Family.
We’ll be joined by guest facilitator, friend, and blogger Danny Harris. Danny interviews DC residents from all walks of life and publishes the stories he collects on his blog, People’s District. Thanks Danny!
Got a media skill to share? Email us at storybank@breadforthecity.org
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