UPROOTING RACISM, SEEDING SOVEREIGNTY
JOIN CUESA FOR AN EVENING WITH FARMER LEAH PENNIMAN, AUTHOR OF
[https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/farming-while-black/]_FARMING
WHILE BLACK: SOUL FIRE FARM’S PRACTICAL GUIDE TO LIBERATION ON THE
LAND_ [https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/farming-while-black/].
WE’LL EXPLORE THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF FOOD AND ECONOMIC EQUITY,
SYSTEMIC RACISM, AND CLIMATE THROUGH LEAH’S EXPERIENTIAL WORK, WHICH
AIMS TO END RACISM AND INJUSTICE IN OUR FOOD SYSTEM. BY RESTORING
REGENERATIVE AFRO-INDIGENOUS FARMING PRACTICES AND ADDRESSING
DISCRIMINATION AND VIOLENCE AGAINST AFRICAN-AMERICAN FARMERS, LEARN
HOW YOU TOO CAN BE PART OF THE MOVEMENT FOR FOOD SOVEREIGNTY AND HELP
BUILD A FOOD SYSTEM BASED ON JUSTICE, DIGNITY, AND ABUNDANCE FOR ALL
MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
LEAH PENNIMAN (LI/YA/SHE/HE) IS A BLACK KREYOL FARMER, AUTHOR, MOTHER,
AND FOOD JUSTICE ACTIVIST WHO HAS BEEN TENDING THE SOIL AND ORGANIZING
FOR AN ANTI-RACIST FOOD SYSTEM FOR OVER 20 YEARS. SHE CURRENTLY SERVES
AS FOUNDING CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SOUL FIRE FARM
[http://www.soulfirefarm.org/] IN GRAFTON, NEW YORK, A PEOPLE-OF-COLOR
LED PROJECT THAT WORKS TOWARD FOOD AND LAND JUSTICE.
LEAH WILL BE JOINED AND INTRODUCED BY CHANOWK YISRAEL, CHIEF SEED
STARTER OF YISRAEL FAMILY URBAN FARM
[https://www.yisraelfamilyfarm.net/].
LOCATION: PORT COMMISSION HEARING ROOM, FERRY BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO
RECEPTION FEATURING REFRESHMENTS FROM CUESA’S FERRY PLAZA FARMERS
MARKET (INCLUDED WITH ADMISSION) TO FOLLOW.
CUESA ACKNOWLEDGES THE MANY HISTORICAL FACTORS THAT HAVE LED TO A WIDE
RANGE OF INEQUITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS TALK IS AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR US TO ALL INVESTIGATE THE IMPACTS THESE HISTORIES CONTINUE TO HAVE
ON ACCESS TO FRESH FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL LAND. WE INVITE YOU TO
CONSIDER SAN FRANCISCO’S LIVING WAGE ($20.58/HOUR OR $42,806/YEAR),
AS YOU PURCHASE YOUR TICKET FOR THE EVENT.
NO ONE WILL BE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS. PLEASE CONTACT
AVE@CUESA.ORG AHEAD OF TIME TO RESERVE A SCHOLARSHIP TICKET. IF THE
EVENT IS NOT SOLD OUT, SCHOLARSHIP TICKETS WILL ALSO BE SOLD AT THE
DOOR.
_CUESA'S 2020 TALK SERIES IS GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY THE GLASSYBABY
WHITE LIGHT FUND._
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