“This is not just a movement. It’s well beyond that. It’s a good foods revolution,” Will Allen, Growing Power, Inc. Executive Director.
EVENT: Will Allen of Growing Power, Inc. Reception & Fundraiser
WHERE: Little Earth of United Tribes Neighborhood Early Learning Center (NELC Building) at 2438--18th Avenue South in Minneapolis
WHEN: Wednesday, August 19 / 6-8pm
TICKET PRICE: $50.00
Media Contact: Blake Traylor, 651.209.3934 (ext. 1), blake@w-e-i.org
Host Organization: Women’s Environmental Institute at Amador Hill (a local environmental justice nonprofit) in partnership with Little Earth of United Tribes and Indigenous Green Jobs Coalition.
The public is invited to a reception with Will Allen (Founder & Executive Director of Growing Power, Inc in Milwaukee) at Little Earth of United Tribes on Wednesday, August 19, 2009. Join Will Allen, the Little Earth of United Tribes community and the Women’s Environmental Institute for a delightful reception to kick off the Urban Farm Project at Little Earth. The event will include a food justice presentation from Will Allen, plus a tour of the project.
Food provided by Jenny Breen of Good Life Catering, Tracy Singleton of Birchwood Cafe', and Michelle Gayer of Salty Tart, in collaboration with Little Earth cooks. Special thanks to Coastal Seafoods and Native Harvest.
Invited guests include: Kevin Leecy, Tribal Chair of Bois Forte Band of Chippewa & Chair of Minnesota Indian Affairs Council and other Tribal Leaders; Megan O’Hara of Homegrown Minneapolis; Ninth Ward City Council Member Gary Schiff & Sixth Ward Council Member Robert Lilligren.
To reserve a ticket click on Will Allen Little Earth Reception, click here. Call Beth Hatch at 651.583.0705 or Blake Traylor at 651.209.3934 (x1) with questions.