Harvesting the Fruits of the Black Panther Party's Free Breakfast Program

Celebrate the legacy of the Black Panther Party's Free Breakfast Program and hear stories of how this legacy has inspired various food justice activists from around the Bay Area.

This workshop will feature collective storytelling and interactive meal preparation by activist panel members. We will be cooking a "stone soup" with the ingredients that symbolize each activists' struggle and how it was inspired by the Panther's Free Breakfast Program. We will break bread together afterwards. In partnership with Destiny Arts Center, part of the Ruckus n' Resiliency Series.

There will be music provided by local artists, including Missisippi Delta reggae artist Obeyjah and a Bay Area Fandango.
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Hosted by Black Panthers Aunti Frances Moore and Melvin Dickson (head cook for the Black Panther Oakland Community School), the workshop will include panelist members:

-Brent Walker (Phat Beets CSA Coordinator and Farmer)
-Ana Galvis-Martinez (Cafe Panamericano)
-Joy Moore (garden teacher in the Berkeley Unified School District and long-time food activist)
-Joe Liesner (East Bay Food Not Bombs)
-Haleh Zandi (Planting Justice-pending)
-More panelists to follow...

The panel will be followed by a community pumpkin/squash pie contest (Bring a pie, win a prize!) and live music.

Panel followed by a community pumkin/squash pie contest (Bring a pie, win a prize) and live music.