04 May 2018
09:00 am - 06:00 pm
Bridgeport Art Center
Cost: $200 (*scholarship application available upon request; please contact info@urbangrowerscollective.org)
If you are enrolled in our Farmers for Chicago program, please contact us for your registration code.
An understanding to dismantling racism principles is critical to the success of any urban agriculture project. This three-day workshop will introduce a framework to better understand how racism and privilege manifests on an individual, cultural and institutional level, as well as provide space to reflect upon ways to create projects that empower low-income and communities of color through sustainable, local agriculture.
We will be discussing recent challenges and opportunities in the food movement world both from a local, in your community, perspective and from the national and international food sovereignty arena. Designed to build a community of leaders who are enabled to take action and provide intensive training and dialogue that facilitates anti-racism, with the hope that leaders take food justice actions in our own programs and neighborhoods.
Schedule:
Friday, May 4
9am-10am: Registration
*Optional: 10am-12pm: meditation, self care, grounding, and personal reflection time
12-1pm: Lunch (will be provided)
1-6pm: Workshop
Saturday, May 5
8:30-9am: Breakfast (will be provided)
9am-1pm: Workshop
1-2pm: Lunch (will be provided)
2-6pm: Workshop
Refreshments and lunch will be provided, please inform us of any dietary needs.
Questions? Contact info@urbangrowerscollective.org or 773-376-8882.