2012 Brooklyn Food Conference
On Saturday, May 12, 2012, the Brooklyn Food Coalition, will share ideas and work together for the kind of food system change we need now. PLEASE DONATE TODAY!!
Leader
Jesse Alter
Location
Main entrances are on S. Elliot Place near Dekalb Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11217
Impact areas
About the project
Please join over 5,000 New Yorkers on May 12th from 9 AM - 6 PM to connect, educate, and empower the food justice movement in New York. The 2012 Brooklyn Food Conference is a free community event and will have something for everyone:
▪ workshops and panel discussions on urban agriculture, healthy food access, school food, protecting our farm land from environmental toxins, economic development, food worker equity; and much more!
▪ a special forum on building a Rural-Urban Food Alliance
▪ mega session on fracking and saving our farmland
▪ neighborhood-designated sessions;
▪ a youth summit;
▪ an enormous expo of for-profit and non-profit organizations;
▪ cooking demos
▪ lots of fantastic food for sale;
▪ kids activities
▪ music, films, theater, and visual art!
▪ child care
The Steps
On Saturday, May 12, 2012, the Brooklyn Food Coalition, along with hundreds of non-profit organizations, for-profit companies, schools, faith organizations, government, and residents will share ideas, teach each other what we know, celebrate lots of delicious food, and work together for the kind of food system change we need now.
Why we‘re doing it
The goals of the Conference are to build awareness and participation in the food justice movement in order to change the present food system so it provides healthy, affordable food for all, sustainable agriculture, and justice for food workers.