january 2008 california food and justice coalition newsletter

8/7/2019 January 2008 California Food and Justice Coalition Newsletter

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Ca lifornia Food & Justic e Coa lition

:: January 2008 Newsletter ::

In This Issue

:: Fed era l (Foo d and ) Fa rm Bill Update San Franc isc o Ac tion Feb . 13th:: CFJC Mem be r Meetings 6 new loc a tions/ dat es for Feb & Ma rc h:: Hunger, Poverty and Policy:: Funding Opportunities CFP update:: In the News: Mislead ing M ea t:: Foo d & Justice Online - Med ia tha t Ma tters:: Mem be r Announc em ents: job s, event s, alerts, and mo re . . .We regret tha t the Janua ry New sletter ma y be rea c hing you on Feb . 1. Our Riseup list wa s havingsom e te c hnica l diffic ulties.

_____________________________________FEDERAL FOOD & FARM BILL UPDATE

CA Rep s Set to Influenc e Final Fa rm Bill Nego tiat ions - With the Sena te and House versions of the

new farm b ill pa ssed in 2007, the next step is for the d ifferenc es be twe en the t wo bills to benego tiated a nd resolved so that o ne final bill c an b e voted on b y both Cha mb ers and sent to thePresident. These nego tiations a re ca rried o ut by a joint c om mittee of House a nd Sena teag riculture co mmittee memb ers c alled the c onference c omm ittee . Though the com mitteeap po intments have not yet be en o ffic ially anno unce d Rep s Joe Bac a (D-43) and Dennis Ca rdo za(D-18) are a sure be t for the com mittee , and Rep . Nanc y Pelosi (D-8th) will onc e a ga in have a nop po rtunity to influenc e the bill as Spe aker of the House. While there a re ma ny substantivedifferences betw een the b ills to wo rk through, the mo st nota ble d ea l with wa y the two bills arefunde d . The Bush ad ministration has put out a veto w arning bec ause of their ob ject ion to wha tthey c all tax-based funding strate gies and the lac k of co mmo dity reform which they a re in favorof be c ause of the ir c onflic t with internationa l trade rules.

Timing : Congressional staff a re wo rking to rea c h agreeme nts ove r the sma ller differenc es in thebill. Soo n the m em be rs will beg in nego tiations ove r the b igge r differenc es. Word is tha t the a im isto have a final bill mid-March. While the farm b ill is alwa ys a moving ta rget, the re is pressure to ge tthe b ill com pleted be fore the Cong ressional Budg et Office c ome s out with a rep ort that c ouldde c rea se the am ount of a vailab le money for the b ill, ma king the funding nego tiations even m oredifficult.

The Status of CFJCs Priorities: At this point our requests to conference committee members are abit o f a ping-p ong ga me, Suppo rt CFP funding in the Sena te.... FSNE languag e from the House....Hea lthy Foo d Enterprise Develop ment Cente r in the Sena te.... Minority Fa rm Outrea ch fund ing fromthe House..... You c an view a c hart de tailing the status of CFJCs priorities and o ur c onferenc ecom mittee asks at : h http :// ww w.foodsecurity.org/ c alifornia/ Farm_Bill.html. A CTION ALERT:Mem be rs nee d to be c onta c ted on these issues so they ca n fight fo r our priorities. Ge t pho nenumbe rs, ba c kground informa tion and talking po ints athttp://www.foodsecurity.org/california/Farm_Bill.html.... PLEASE ACT QUICKLY and CONTACT

MEMBERS TODA Y!Item s of Note tha t Need Your Ac tion (ad d itiona l talking po ints and high light ed issues are on theweb):

Com munity Food Projec ts: Fund ing fo r this p rogram is in jep ordy and as a result USDA ha snotified g roups tha t submitted LOIs ea rlier in January tha t the c urrent fund ing round is suspe ndeduntil the Farm Bill is passed and fund ing is c erta in. Over 460 LOIs we re sub mitted , many from CA.Its critica l that CA Rep s and Sena tors hea r from us on C FP. Contac t them and request Sena te C FPfunding a t $10 million m anda tory in the final bill.

Comm odity Reform: Thoug h ne ither the House o r Sena te b ills include d signific an t c hange sto c urrent c omm od ity prog ram s, the a dm inistrations veto threat is c rea ting an op po rtunity to
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c ont inue negotia tions on refo rm. Sena tor Grassley (R-IA) ha s insisted tha t com mo d ity refo rms a restill on the table (including payment limits and restricting payments to people actively engaged infarming) and House Ag . Chairma n Pete rson (D-MN) rec ently ind ica ted tha t he s talking toc ongressional lea de rship ab out bridg ing the [funding] g ap [for the farm bill] with thead ministration through p rogress on p aym ent limits. Rep . Nanc y Pelosi has be en q uote d a s wa ntinggrea ter reform in the final bill and now has the o pp ortunity to use he r po we r as Spea ker toneg otiate for mea ningful reforms. Foo d Justice Advoc ate s will be gat hering in San Franc isc o on

Wednesday, Feb . 13th to c all on Pelosi to Hav e a Hea rt and fight for the fa rm bill that we c anlove see more d eta ils be low and at: http://www.cafoodjustice.org .

Food Stamp Nutrition Educ ation: Although the House and the Sena te have lang uag eenc ourag ing public hea lth app roac hes within FSNE just a few wo rds differenc e will c reate veryd ifferent outc om es. The House lang uage a llow s FSNE to supp ort these b roader uses, while theSena te lang uage sta tes tha t FSNE should c oo rdina te with o thers using broa de r app roac hes(essentially no c hang e from how the p rog ram is op pe rating now ). Rep . Bac a ha s ag reed tocha mp ion the House langua ge, but ne ed s enc ourage ment a nd supp ort from his co lleagues.

Spea k-Out a nd Eat-In For A Fa ir and Healthy Farm Bill Now!Foo d Justice A c tivists Ca ll on Spea ker Pelosi and others toGive Us A Foo d and Fa rm Bill Well Love fo r Valent ine s DayWednesday Feb . 13th, 12pm@ Heart o f the City Farmers Ma rket a t UN Plaza

Spea kers Include: Bryant Terry, ec o-c hef, autho r, and Foo d a nd Soc iety Policy Fellow ; theCa lifornia Foo d a nd Justice C oa lition; Shyaa m Shaba ka, Found er and Directo r of the Ec o-VillageFarm Lea rning Center; Loc al Farmers; Com munity Anti-Hunge r Advo ca tes; Peg gy da Silva ,Veritab le Vegeta ble, the o ldest orga nic p roduc e d istribu tor in the U.S.; and representa tives fromSan Franc isc o s Alem any Farm.

This Valentine s Day Sea son, c om e join togethe r with CFJC a nd othe r food justice ac tivists as wespe ak out on the fa rm bill. Well be gat hering to ca ll upon House Spea ker Nanc y Pelosi andRep resenta tive Joe Bac a and Dennis Ca rdoza, who are likely to sit on the Farm Bill c onferenc ec om mitte e, to pass a Fa ir and Healthy Foo d and Farm Bill as soo n a s possible tha t stop s subsidizingcorpo rate a gribusiness at the e xpense o f pub lic hea lth and invests our tax dollars into c reating asusta inab le, hea lthy, c om munity-driven a nd just foo d system! The p assage o f the 2007 Farm Billthrough Cong ress has been ma rked b y never-before-seen pub lic d ema nd for reform, whic h hasc om pe lled Ca lifornia's legislators to b eg in to suppo rt critica l com modity reform mea sures as andincreased investment in loc a l food system s. In the final stag es of this c am pa ign we must keep thepressure on.

This eve nt is also a n op po rtunity to listen to , co nnec t w ith, learn from , and ge t involved inimp ortant loc al programs and ca mp aigns to improve the ba y area s food system. We encourag eyou to bring a hea rty lunc h tha t reflects the kinds of food s you think our Farm Bill should suppo rt.After the spe ak out we wa lk to Spe aker Pelosis office and de liver our messag e.

Ge t involved in creating this eve nt:[email protected] , 510 704 0245,

http://www.cafoodjustice.org .

Come to a Banner & Sign Ma king Party lea ding up to the e vent : Sat . Feb .9th, 12pm 4pm , 3208Shat tuc k Ave , Berkeley. We ll be ma king a big ba nner as we ll as signs with love hea rts on them .

The Heart of the City Farmers Ma rket is a t 1182 Ma rket Street , San Franc isco, ne xt to t he CivicCente r BART Sta tion. More info a t: http://sanfrancisco.citysearch.com/profile/863197

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HUNGER, POVERTY and HUNGER(Tha nks to Hunge r Ac tion Los Ang eles)

:: Ec onomic Stimulus Pac ka ge : House of Rep s Omits Food Stam ps, Sena te May Inc lude Food

Stamp IncreasesU.S. Senator Russ Feingold is lead ing a n effo rt to inc lude an inc rease in Foo d Sta mp bene fits in theec ono mic stimulus pa c kag e c urrently be ing wo rked on b y Cong ress. In a letter to Sena te

lead ership, Feingo ld and a b ipa rtisan g roup o f eightee n of his Sena te c ollea gue s asked that the yreco nsider the om ission of the Foo d Stam p b ene fit increase from the p ac kag e, in light of the fa c ttha t expe rts say it could he lp stimulate the ec ono my a s we ll as help low-inc om e Am eric ans. U.S.Sena tor from Ca lifornia Barba ra Boxer has signed on to the lette r which yo u c an see here:http://feingold.senate.gov/pdf/ltr_foodstamps_012508.pdf . She a lso c a lled for foo d stampincreases in he r own p ress release last Friday, as we ll as inc reases in Eme rgenc y Foo d Assista nc eprogram: http://boxer.senate.gov/news/releases/record.cfm?id=291255 . Please ca ll our sena torsBoxer 213 894 5000 and Sena tor Feinste in 310 914 7300 to tha nk the m fo r inc luding the nee d iestAme ricans in the e c onom ic stimulus pa c kage .

:: Gove rnors Prop osed Budget Hurts The PoorWhat ev er the Fed eral governmen t do es to he lp in the rec ession ma y be und one by o ur Ca liforniaGovernor Sc hwa rzenegg ers prop osed bud ge t. $463 million to tal will be c ut from the Ca lWORKsfamily welfare program by e nding b enefits for children who se p arents have alrea dy be enterminated from the p rogram : $323 million w ill be ta ken from the annua l co st of living increa ses forthe e lderly and disab led (Supp lementa l Sec urity Inc om e): and billions will also b e ta ken from theMed i-Ca l program . The fa mily cuts are p articularly harsh as they ma y leave fam ilies with no inc om efor food or rent, even a s mo re fam ilies will need to a pply for assistance d ue to the rec ession. Thelegislatures failure to pa ss universal hea lth ca re (althoug h the p ropo sal wa s flawe d ) do es not a ddany g ood new s to the outloo k on the Stat e level. Here a re som e useful summ aries of theGove rnors propo sal, whic h he hop es to ena c t be fore March:http://www.cfpa.net/2008Nuitritona lAnalysisofthe Imp ac tofGo vernor'sBudge t.pd f andhttp://www.cbp.org/pdfs/2008/080116_govbudget.pdf

:: Beware Efforts To Undo Rent Control in Ca lifornia (Thanks to Co alition for Econo mic Surviva l and

others)One o f the m ajor co ntribut ing fac tors to hung er in CA is high rent. Ma ny pe op le living w ith limitedincomes in Los Ang eles are p aying more than ha lf their income for rent. Disab led p ersons andma ny pe op le on soc ial sec urity typica lly ge t $900 to $1000 a month a nd are p aying far mo re tha nhalf that in rent. Many low-inco me pe op le are only able to a fford their ap artments due to rentc ontrol which in LA limits the a mount o f annua l rent inc reases on buildings built befo re 1978.Landlords and othe rs are p romoting a measure o n the June 08 ba llot c alled Proposition 98 ---theCa lifornia Prope rty Owne rs and Farmland Protec tion Ac t (CPOFPA) . They a re touting the measureas being a bo ut eminent d oma in, but the m ea sure is rea lly an attem pt to a bo lish rent co ntrol andothe r rente r protec tions. To m ake ma tters wo rse, the measure a lso c onta ins po orly d raftedprovisions tha t co uld stop future wa ter projec ts, destroy loc a l land -use p lanning and e rod eenvironmenta l protec tions. The loss of rent c ontrol wo uld lead to b oth hung er and hom elessness.Please b e a wa re of this de c ep tively worded initia tive.Here is mo reinformation:http://www.rentersrights.blogspot.com/http://www.cesinaction.org/announcements.html

_______________________________________________CFJC MEMBER MEETINGS

We invite you to a ttend the me eting nea rest you!:: Arca ta, Friday Feb . 1st

:: Watsonville , Tuesday, Feb . 19th

:: Los Angeles, Friday, Feb. 29th

:: San Dieg o, Saturada y, Ma rch 1st

:: Fresno, Monday, March 3rd
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:: San Jose, Tuesda y, Marc h 4th

You c an d ownload fliers and ge t loc ation, agend a & co -spo nsor informa tion a t:http://www.foodsecurity.org/california/CA_Events.html

This meeting is for YOU - our memb ers and allies - to lea rn ab out and help guide o ur co alition in itspa th towa rds be co ming a more pow erful po litical

force and c rea ting an eq uitab le, just and sustaina ble foo d system for all of us. Lea rn ab out and provide feedb ac k on our c oa litions new training and mentoring

program. Determine our c am pa ign and p olic y priorities on a loca l, state and fed eral level for the

next two to three ye ars.

RSVP to Jessica Bell,[email protected], 510 704 0245.Want to c o-spo nsor and help organize a mee ting? Want to p rovide fee db ac k on wha t CFJCs

future program w ork Should look like? Or do you just wa nt more informa tion? Contac t Jessica

_______________________________________________FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

:: Com munity Food Projec t Upd ate: Orga nizations who submitted LOIs hav e hea rd ba ck fromUSDA that this yea rs c om petition for the Comm unity Foo d Projec ts Grants Program (CFP) ha s beenhalted by USDA be c ause of "unc ertainty" ab out the future funding o f the p rogram in the Farm Bill.Ove r 460 Lette rs of Intent ha d be en submitted p rior to the suspe nsion of the prog ram. Yourad voc ac y is c ritica l to e nsure funding a nd a grant round for this yea r. See the fa rm bill sec tionab ove for det ails and visit http :// ww w.foodsec urity.org/ c alifornia/ Farm_Bill.html for ac tion too ls.Millions of do lla rs are a t stake for p rogram s tha t supp ort acc ess to hea lthy food for unde rservedc om munities and be nefit fam ily farmers. The C FP com pe tition fo r 2008 will only be renewed if:

Leg islators ap prove and the President signs a new Farm Bill tha t inc ludes ma ndat oryfunding for CFP

Leg islato rs approve and the President signs a long-term extension of the 2002 Farm Bill.This extension wou ld m ost likely go until 2009 at a minimum .Either of these scena rios has to ha ppe n mo re o r less by M ay t o enable USDA to hav e enoug h timeto review a nd proc ess gran ts for this fisc al yea r.

:: After School Enrichment Grants for CA High, Elementary and Middle Schools! The C a liforniaDepartme nt of Educ ation w ill be supp orting nonp rofits, LEAs and pub lic ag enc ies in California toestab lish be fore and a fter sc hoo l enrichm ent p rogram s tha t pa rtner sc hoo ls and c om munities toprovide ac ad em ic supp ort, safe , constructive a lterna tives for pub lic sc hoo l and at-risk students.Dea d line : Feb ruary 4, 2008. Mo re informa tion http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/profile.asp?id=1173

:: Lexus Launc hes Environm enta l Educ ation Program . This new prog ram enc ourag es midd le andhigh scho ol students to de velop and implement e nvironme ntal programs that p ositively impa cttheir c om munities. The finalist and g rand p rize-winning tea ms will be a nnounc ed on Earth Day,Ap ril 22, 2008. Rem aining De ad line: Ma rch 31, 2008. Mo re Informa tion a t:http://www.scholastic.com/lexus

:: Four Fund ing Opp ortunities from USDAs Risk Mana ge ment Ag enc y Deta ils on All of them c an b eviewed a t http:// www .rma .usda .gov/ ab outrma/ agreements. For mo re informa tion cont ac t theDav is Reg iona l Offic e a t 530-792-5870. Heres a q uick summ ary:

1 Comm unity Outrea c h and Assistanc e Partnership: For c ollab orative outreac h andassistanc e p rogram s for limited resource , soc ially disad vantage d a nd o ther trad itiona lly unde r-served farmer and ranc hers. App lic ants will rec eive higher sc ores for projec ts tha t inco rporatetraining on the b enefits and implementation o f AGR-Lite insuranc e c overag e plan, promoteene rgy alternatives for sma ll farmers and ranc hers, ide ntify the ab ility to reac h a b road and diversegroup of fa rmers and ranc hers, and p rovide substan tial effort to pa rtner with orga nizations tha tmeet the nee ds of produc ers. Fund ing Limitations: No m aximum o r minimum fund ing levels have
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be en established for individua l projec ts or ge og raphic loc ation. Dea d line: Closing Date : Ma rch24, 2008

2 Comm od ity Partnership: G rants to de liver training and informa tion in the ma nag em ent ofprod uc tion, ma rketing, and financ ial risk to U.S. ag ric ultural p roduc ers, with priority to ed uc atingprod uc ers of c rops c urrently not insured und er Fed eral c rop insuranc e, spe c ialty crop s, andunderserved c om modities. App lic ant s will rece ive higher scores for project s tha t dem onstratepartnership commitment and reach a broad group of farmers and ranchers. Funding Limitations:

50 awa rds ma de o f up to $75,000. Dea dline: March 24, 20083 Co mm od ity Partnership Sma ll Sessions Programs: Grants to de live r training and information

in the ma nag em ent o f prod uc tion, marketing, and financ ial risk to U.S. agricultural prod uc ers, withpriority to ed uc a ting p roduc ers of c rops c urrently not insured und er Fed eral crop insuranc e,spe c ialty c rops, and underserved c om mod ities. Fund ing Limitations: $10,000. Dea dline: Marc h 24,2008

4 Targe ted State s: G rants to deliver c rop insuranc e ed uc a tion and informat ion to U.S.ag ric ultural p rod uc ers in certain sta tes tha t hav e b een de signa ted as historica lly unde rserved withrespe c t to c rop insuranc e.Fund ing Limitations: 15 awards will be m ad e, read notic e for spe c ificsta te alloc ations. Dead line: Ma rc h 24, 2008

_______________________________________________IN THE NEWS: Mislead ing Me a t!

:: Cloned Animals are Safe to Eat? Earlier this month, the Foo d and Drug Ad ministration d ec laredtha t it is OK to ea t c loned animals, believing t ha t c loned me at and milk is indistinguishab le fromc onve ntional livestoc k. The issue o f whe ther to have spe c ial lab els to d istinguish suc h foo dprod uc ts is still pend ing. Officials be lieve tha t there should b e no labels since there a re no spec ialhea lth sa fety issues. How eve r, c onsumers and c ritics wea ry of clone d foo d p roduc ts and wa nt awa y to know which p rod uc ts are from c loned animals. Rea d w hat p eop le are saying:

Cloned Mea t Spa rks Consumer Ca mp aign: http:// us.onewo rld.net/ article/ view/157198/1/ Where s the Beef: http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=12617 From the Ethicurea n: http://www.ethicurean.com/2008/01/15/cloned-food-passes/ Cloned Beef and Cabb age: http://blogs.reuters.com/ask/2008/01/15/cloned-beef-and-

cabbage-anyone/

:: Oppose USDA's Proposed "Naturally- Raised" Mea t Lab el: Help p revent USDA from d eve loping anew "naturally raised" label that would mislead consumer and undermine the vibrant marketsc rea ted by sustaina ble livestoc k produc ers! With this prop osed label, produc ers wo uld only berequired to c ertify that the ir livestoc k were never given antibiotics, hormo nes, or an imalbyp roduc ts. "Naturally raised " is therefore mislead ing and va gue a nd w ill put d oub t and c onfusionin America n c onsumers. Please subm it co mm ents op po sing USDA's prop osa l by the Janua ry 28thdeadline! http://www.cfra.org/node/1008. Rea d m ore:

Chicag o Tribune - What do es na turally really mean?http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-sun_na tura l_0106jan06,0,202496.sto ry?coll=c hi-business-hed

_______________________________________________MEDIA (a nd art) THAT MATTERS

:: From Edible to Incredible! If you think your dinner plate is bo ring, c hec k out how it could beturned into a beautiful piece of artwork! Click here to see the photographs of Carl Warner:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7186989.stm

:: CFJC Member Videos: Comm unity Services Unlimited using video to tell the story of their workand their c omm unity http://csuinc.org/multimedia/. Video s shot byhttp://www.RyanisHungry.com . Want your orgs video fea tured? Ema [email protected]
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_______________________________________________ANNOUNCEMENTS

:: Water Wars: Come e a t and lea rn a t the sec ond Turning the Tab les eve nt at 1 Fort Mason thisFeb ruary 8th. The fo c us of this d inner is the c risis fac ing Ca lifornia s inland wa ter system . KeynoteSena tor Joe Simitian, autho r of SB 27, an imp ortant p iece of leg islation a imed at tac kling the

problems of the Delta....Rea d m ore ab out the Delta and the threa t of clima te c hang e here,http :// ww w.np r.org/ tem p lates/ story/story.php ?storyId=18031391...Rea d more a bo ut the latest in California Water Wars and the judge order to reduc e p ump ingfrom the Delta here, http :// ww w.np r.org/ tem pla tes/ story/story.php ?storyId=18031391

:: Streng thening The Roo ts Food, Justic e, & Fair Trad e! The United Stud ents for Fair Trad e and theCa lifornia Stud ent Susta inab ility Coa lition's Foo ds Initiative is c alling for all co lleg e o r high sc hoolstudents, allies and othe r key m em be rs of the movem ent to sha re strateg ies, knowledge and skillsab out c reating susta inab le food system s on c am puses. Come join the movem ent this Feb ruary 15-18 in Santa Cruz. Reg iste r a t: http://www.usft.org/node/178

:: ALBA is hiring! The Ag ric ultural & Land -Based Training A ssoc iation (ALBA) is looking for a GeneralMana ger and a Demo nstration Field Ad vanc ed Ap prentic e. The Gene ral Mana ger will lea d theALBA Orga nics c om pa ny, in c harge o f selling produc e from b eg inning, limited-resource, and o therorga nic fam ily-farmers on the Central Coa st. The Dem onstration Field Ad vanc ed Ap prentice willlea d p lanning, produc tion, and resea rc h in the 1.5 ac re orga nic de monstration field a nd o rc hard,inc luding te c hnic a l assistanc e and ho sting field trips. Positions are ope n until filled . visithttp://www.albafarmers.org for more informa tion

:: The Ecology Center is hiring ! The Ec olog y center is looking fo r a Ec olog y Cente r Store Prog ramMa nage r and a Farme rs' Market Assistan t Ma nag er. The Store Prog ram M anag er will be in cha rgeof the d ay to da y op erations as well as the long term strateg ic p lanning o f the Ec ology Ce nterStore. Position m ust be filled by the end of Janua ry em ail applica tions to am y@ec ologyc enter.org.The Farmers' Ma rket A ssistant Manager will be o nsite a t the Tuesday ma rket a s an assistant a nd theThursda y market as the Ma rket Mana ger. Office and op erational supp ort will be need ed Mond aysand p ossibly Wed nesda ys. Sta rt da te is Feb ruary 1. http://www.ecologycenter.org/jobs.

:: Growing Power p resents Growing Your Com munity Food System "From the Ground Up" 2008

Workshop Series. Lea rn how to b uild a profitab le farm by deve loping a business plan for your urbanfarm. The rem aining wo rkshop dates are Feb ruary 16-17, Marc h 15-16, Ap ril 19-20, and Ma y 10-11,at G row ing Pow ers Milwa ukee loc a tion. Chec k out Grow ing Pow er's websites for more det ailsab out the se workshop s at http://www.growingpower.org

:: The Moveme nt Ac tivist Apprentice ship Prog ram (MAAP) is now a cc ep ting a pp lications forMAAP 2008. This pa id 8 wee k intensive na tiona l organizer training p rog ram is for pe op le of c olorwho a re c omm itted to learning the the ory and p rac tic e of b uilding soc ial justic e mo veme ntsthrough d irec t-ac tion organizing. Gradua tes of the program rece ive help finding emp loyment asorga nizers with c om munity and labor orga nizations fighting for soc ial justice . The p rogram will takeplace o n June 16th thoug h Aug ust 8th. Please submit ap p lic ations to the CTWO trainingdepartment [email protected] by Ma rch 7th.

:: The Food Polic y Counc il Program Training Workshop s! The Comm unity Food Sec urity C oa litionwill be offering regional workshops to assist individuals and organizations interested in thede velop ment of local, reg ional or sta te foo d p olic y co unc ils. The workshop is suitab le for be ginnersas well as those w ith more expe rienc e. The workshop s are d ivided by reg ional a rea in orde r toprom ote reg ional networking a nd information sharing. The rema ining two wo rkshop a re inMilwaukee , WI Feb . 28-29, 2008 & Santa Fe, NM Ma y 5th. Co nta c t Ma rk Winne , Foo d Polic y Counc ilDirec tor w ith questions or to get reg istration d eta ils (505) 983-3047.

:: Urba n Forum 2008. The C om me rcia l Markets Adv isory Services and Indianapolis LISC w ou ld like to
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invite yo u to att end the Urban Forum 2008 this Ap ril 28-30 in Ind ianapo lis, Ind iana . Come and sha reyour diverse p erspec tives on ne ighborhood revitalization a s you b uild a netw ork of pe ers, experts,retailers, and d eve lope rs and ta ke a p art in the ed uc ationa l sessions and to urs. View the b rochureat http://lisc.org/urbanforum

:: . Marion Nestle to Spe ak In LA On Food Politics: Tuesda y Feb 12: Foo d Politic s: An Evening withMa rion Nestle Tuesda y, Feb . 12 -- 5:30 p.m. The C a lifornia End ow me nt's Ce nte r for Hea lthy

Co mm unities 1000 N. Alam ed a St. Los Angeles, CA 90012. Deta ils a t:http://tcenews.calendow.org/pr/tce/Marion-Nestle.aspx.

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justice.We are pa rtners of the na tiona l Comm unity Foo d Sec urity Coa lition, and c ollab orate withc om munity-ba sed efforts in California w orking to c reate a soc ially just, ecolog ica llyand ec ono mically susta inab le food supply. We envision a Ca lifornia foo d system in which all

activities,from farm to tab le, are eq uitab le, healthful, reg enerative, and c omm unity-driven.

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