[Community_garden] FW: [COMFOOD:] Young Leader Opport'y: The Food Project's Cadre

[Betsy Johnson]

Apply for The Food Project's 2007-08 BLAST Leadership Cadre!


http://www.thefoodproject.org

The BLAST Leadership Cadre is a one-year professional development program
for 18-25 year olds working to build just and sustainable food systems by
growing food, working with youth, promoting local and fair food, or
advocating for and crafting policy.   

Cadre members continue to work in their own communities and have
opportunities to work together on policy and activism.  The Cadre provides
training in advocacy, communication and leadership, opportunities for public
speaking, networking, and exploration of the food system, and guarantees
access to national conferences.  

To learn more and to download applications, check out 
http://www.thefoodproject.org/blast/internal1.asp?ID=221. Applications are
due no later than May 25, 2007. If you have any questions, please contact
Monica at mpless at thefoodproject.org or at (617) 442-1322 x21. 

BLAST (Building Local Agricultural Systems Today) is The Food Project's
national networking initiative.  For more information about BLAST programs
and resources, see www.thefoodproject.org/blast.


 



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Monica Pless
BLAST Program Coordinator
The Food Project
P.O. Box 256141
555 Dudley Street, Dorchester, MA 02125
(617) 442-1322 x21
fax: (617) 442-7918
mpless at thefoodproject.org

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