---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Frank Tamborello <[email protected]> Date: Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 1:00 PM Subject: upcoming meeting, Selma James, and Child Hunger panel To: [email protected]
*To All Those Interested in Food and Justice... * A (usually) weekly update on food issues, promoting access to sufficient, affordable, healthy food ---with a focus on campaigns you can become active in! **** *Follow us *on Twitter @HungerActionLA . Welcome to all the new people on the list: please respond to [email protected] if you wish to use a different e mail or be removed**** ******************************************************** ***1. ****Hunger Action LA Meeting Friday Nov 30* ***2. ****Meet Activist Selma James after HALA Meeting, Friday Nov 30* ***3. ****Childhood Hunger: Panel on Taking Action, Dec. 3 Jewish Federation* ************************************** *1. HALA Monthly Meeting*. *Friday November 30, 10 am to 12 noon, at * *LAANE 464 S Lucas, LA CA 90017.* * Parking free (go for the top of the parking structure).* **** *1.Post Election Update* What do the results of the federal election, the new make up of the state legislature, the passage of propositions 30 and 39, and the failure of prop 37 mean for the food justice/social justice movements in LA? Well discuss and share what we know **** *2. Next Steps on Local Food Sovereignty* Following up from the November 1 rally at City Hall, what are the next steps for urban ag, street vending, and grassroots food distribution? Well begin the discussion **** *3.Special Presentation: Worker Owned Cooperatives, An Idea Thats Succeeded* In September, longtime activist Nancy Berlin, Kitty Kroger and Adele Wallace traveled to Spain to learn first-hand about the Mondragon Cooperatives, a network of worker-owned co-ops in the Basque Country that's been up and running for over 50 years and now includes over 80,000 workers. Come hear what they discovered, and join us in thinking and dreaming about how the lessons of Mondragon might be used to create a more humane economy here at home.**** ** ** RSVP Hunger Action LA 213 388 8228 or [email protected] **** ** ** *2. Meet Selma James, Coordinator of Global Womens Strike! Friday Nov 30, 12:30-1:30 pm, LAANE 464 S Lucas* Reception for Selma James, also at LAANE, at 12:30 pm after the Hunger Action LA meeting**** Selma James, womens rights, antiwar and anti-racist activist, author and international coordinator of the Global Womens Strike, is returning to the LA area November 27th through Dec 1st. **** Called one of the key political thinkers and activists of our times, Selmas work has addressed the power relations within the working class movement, and organizing across sectors despite divisions of sex, race, age, etc., South and North. **** Building on her well-received tour last spring on the publication of her book Sex, Race and Class, The Perspective of Winning -- A Selection of Writings, 1952-2011, Selmas visit here is part of a tour in the US and Canada to help build the grassroots movement for change and launch the campaign to eliminate child poverty and value caregiving.**** RSVP [email protected] Refreshments available!**** ** ** ** ** ********************************************************** *3. Childhood Hunger: Panel on Taking Action, Dec. 3 Jewish Federation* *(From the Jewish Federation) *Dear Friend,**** Hunger is a daily reality for many thousands of children throughout Los Angeles and beyond. We are concerned about how this widespread problem affects our communities and schools and what it means for the future of our children. **** As part of the Federations mission to engage with the community and make Los Angeles a better place, were hosting a panel of experts to share whats being done and what we need to continue to do to combat this deeply-rooted crisis.**** Join us on December 3rd for an enlightening panel discussion, Childhood Hunger: Taking Action. Well examine the issues and hear from some of our Citys most important change-makers, who are giving voice to this issue and working to alleviate hunger every day:**** Matt Sharp, Senior Advocate for California Food Policy Advocates (CFPA)**** Jessica Jones, Policy & Outreach Manager for the L.A. Regional Food Bank**** David Binkle, LAUSD Director of Food Services, Menu/Compliance **** *Be inspired: RSVP for this event today.* <[email protected]>**** *Who: The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles* *What: Childhood Hunger: Taking Action* *Where: The Jewish Federation, 6505 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90048* *When: Monday, December 3rd, 2012; 7:00 PM 9:00 PM* *Cost: Free* *Light refreshments will be served; Dietary laws observed* This program is part of our Federations Community Engagement Initiative, connecting individuals who are passionate about building a better Los Angeles for us all. **** *RSVP by November 29th**.* <[email protected]>**** For more information, contact me at (323) 761-8132 or [email protected]. **** I look forward to coming together as a community for this sobering, yet empowering, discussion.**** Flori Schutzer**** Program Director, Hunger Initiative**** The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles**** ** ** ********************************************* ** ** Frank Tamborello**** Hunger Action Los Angeles**** 961 S. 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