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> South Central Farmers Health and Education > > 1702 E. 41st St. Los Angeles, CA 90058 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: > Tezozomoc > > January 28, > 2007 > > 888-SCFARM-1 > > > > > > Photos and interviews available upon request > > > > THE SOUTH CENTRAL FARMERS ARE BRINGING FOOD TO THE 'HOOD > > AND FORGING BLACK-BROWN UNITY IN THE PROCESS > > > > Almost nine months after the South Central Farmers were forcibly > removed from fourteen acres of urban farmland that they painstakingly > rehabilitated from an informal dumping ground and drug haven > transforming it into a thriving Farm, the Farmers have given birth to > a new labor of love, their Bringing Food to the 'Hood campaign. > > > > > > The Farmers' Bringing Food to the 'Hood campaign is the brainchild of > their newly restructured and reenergized organization, the South > Central Farmers Health and Education Fund (SCFHEF), a 501c.3 > charitable non-profit group. The Campaign fatefully and very > intentionally emerged from the dark and desolate remains of the Farm, > mimicking the emergence of the famous lotus blossoms that once a year > burst forth from the muck and muddy waters of Echo Park Lake near > downtown Los Angeles. > > > > > > The intentional part of the Farmers' fate is their bold and resolute > proclamation that "you can kill the farmers' farm, but you can't kill > the farmers' power to keep Bringing Food to the 'Hood. The Campaign > is part of a larger plan to address community food security issues > through comprehensive and multi-faceted efforts that engage multiple > stakeholders and constituencies in planning for and implementing > viable food systems that feed hungry families in underserved urban > neighborhoods of Los Angeles. > > > > As part of their ambitious campaign to keep Bringing Food to the > 'Hood, the SCFHEF hosts a monthly Tianguis marketplace in > collaboration with various community-based organizations, artisans, > and local merchants. Every first Sunday of the month, the Tianguis > transforms public space surrounding the original 14-acre farm into a > site for healthy eating, healthy economics, and healthy > relationships. The Tianguis capitalizes on local cultural and social > assets in an effort to rebuild community out of the void left behind > when developer Horrowitz bulldozed and razed the farm on June 13, 2006. > > > > > > At the February 4 Tianguis, the SCFHEF will roll out The BIG Fruit > Tree Giveaway in collaboration with Tree People. One hundred fruit > trees will be distributed to neighborhood families. The Farmers want > every tree that was bulldozed, killed, or forcibly removed from the > South Central Farm to be lovingly replaced by a new sapling of > potential and hope in South Central Los Angeles. Tree types will > include passion fruit, apples, apricots, nectarines, loquats, peaches, > cherimoya, plums, and guavas > > > > WHAT: 1) SCFHEF Tianguis--A Celebration of Black-Brown Unity > > 2) The Big Fruit Tree Giveaway > > 3) Music and entertainment > > > > WHEN: Sunday, February 4, 2007 10:00 am - 5:00 pm > > > > WHERE: On 41st Street, between Long Beach and Alameda > > The SCFHEF Community Center & Gallery > > 1702 E. 41st Street > > Los Angeles, CA 90058 > > > > WHY: The SCFHEF will commemorate African American History > Month by highlighting noteworthy examples of Black-Brown Unity in Los > Angeles. The South Central Farmers recognize and honor the > contribution of numerous African American brothers and sisters to the > struggle to save the farm. These acts of solidarity exemplify the > kind of unity needed in communities of color to radically transform > their collective experience and shared spaces. > > > > WHO: The eclectic line-up of artists, speakers, and > performers will feature: > > § Statement from Congresswoman Maxine Waters > > § Opening Danza Group led by Refujio Cevallos > > § Children's Workshops and Stories > > § TEZOZOMOC (Spoken Word) > > § Cooking Demo SCF > > § Reggae Rock (encampment Carlos' band) > > § Comparza de Chinelos Nueva Generacion, Danza tradicional del > Estado de Morelos, Mexico > > § FICA-Los Angeles (Fuandacao International de Capoeira > Angloa) and CAC-Los Angeles (Capoeira Angola Center) will be > collaborating (Alma & Xavier) > Note: This group will be practicing continuously from 1:30 till 3:30 > > § Xochisoneros (Fandango Style)- Performance & Presentation of > how Son Jarocho has ties in "Black & Brown" communities and the > African & Indigenous influence in Veracruz > > § MIXCOACALLI Aztec Drumming Group > > § Farmlife (Hip- Hop Rap) > > § Duro Son (Rhumba/Son Puertoriquieño/Salsa) > > § Closing Danza Group led by Refugio Cevallos > > § Possibility of West African Drum and Dance ensemble > > > > SCFHEF Mission Statement > > > > The purpose of this Corporation shall be to preserve, maintain, > acquire, and cultivate farm land in urban areas for the purpose of > improving the health and welfare of individuals, families and > communities. The services, activities and support provided by the > Corporation will include, but not be limited to, educational programs > and activities related to urban farming techniques and strategies, > healthy living and nutrition programs, services and activities to > raise public awareness of the health and environmental benefits to > local communities resulting from urban farming, the agricultural > cultivation of urban farm land, the acquisition of property for the > creation of urban farms, and other charitable activities associated > with these goals. > > > > ### end ### > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >Southcentralfarmers mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.electrolandia.com/mailman/listinfo/southcentralfarmers > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! 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