[Community_garden] GFJI Call for workshop proposals extended to May 31!

[Diane Dodge]

Hello everyone,





The Growing Food and Justice for All Initiative is pleased to announce that   the date for workshop propsals has been extended to May 31.  Please consider submitting a proposal if you have not already done so.





GFJI aims to dismantle racism and empower low-income and communities-of-color through


sustainable and local agriculture. GFJI views dismantling racism as a core principal that brings


together social change agents from diverse sectors, working to bring about new, healthy and


sustainable food systems, and supporting and building multicultural leadership in impoverished


communities throughout the world.


“We want you to come away with the physical and spiritual tools, material and non-material resources that you


need to elevate your work to another level. We also want you to acquire the training and special tools needed to


begin dismantling racism in the work that you do. This is a belated aspect of social justice work that we must


develop if truly multicultural leadership is to develop. You don’t have to be directly involved in sustainable


agriculture or food security work to participate in the network.”


Workshop Topics


We are seeking workshops focused on dismantling racism in the food system, such as:



 Examples of community food projects led by people of color



 Social justice campaigns and parallel movement presentations



 Immigrant farmer and migrant worker justice



 Building community operated food systems using anti-racism principles



 Dismantling racism in the media



 Health disparities among ethnic and economic groups



 Youth and multi-generational approaches to food and justice



 Urban agriculture as a tool for dismantling racism



 Economic development



 Strategies for developing people of color leadership



 Dismantling racism training and training of trainers


And we’ll have creative, passionate affinity sessions that will inspire and engage others!


Session Format


Workshops and affinity sessions are for 1-2 hour slots. Two part and shared workshops are possible.


Presentations that build leadership skills, facilitate the development of anti-racism strategies and


are participatory and innovative will be given top priority!


Submission of Proposals


Please submit your workshop proposal including a. workshop title, purpose and length, b. presenters


contact information, and, c. intended workshop outcomes to Diane Dodge at


dianefaydodge at hotmail.com by May 12, 2008. Proposals should be 1-2 pages. If you would like to


present but need help developing a workshop proposal, please contact Diane and she will put you in


touch with a mentor that can help. Presenters will have registration fee waived, but will be asked to


pay membership dues ($15.00).





Train the Trainers


GFJI is also planning an intensive training for those interested in building and sharing their skills as a


facilitator of dismantling racism workshops. Details of this training will be determined soon. Please


let Diane know if you would like to receive more information as it develops.



In solidarity,

Diane Dodge
listserv administrator
Growing Food and Justice for All Initiative
email: dianefaydodge at hotmail.com
cell:   (651)278-6748

'Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable ... It comes only through the tireless efforts and passionate concern of dedicated individuals ... This is no time for apathy nor complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action.'
— Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1958)










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