From the Bay Area to Port-au-Prince: Creating Food Sovereignty in Haiti

Keynote speaker Pierre Labossiere, Haitian activist with the Haiti Action Committee, will frame the evening, followed by discussions focused on how Food Justice & Food Sovereignty are working out on the ground in Haiti and locally. Host Weyland Southon of KPFA's Hard Knock Radio, speakers Eric Holt-Giménez, executive director of Food First, and Nikki Henderson, executive director of People’s Grocery, with more speakers to be announced. Musician Tacuma King & Bay Area Youth Arts will perform, plus local, sustainably sourced refreshments. Time: 7pm. Location: Humanist Hall, 390 27th St, Oakland. Cost: $10-$10,000 sliding scale. For more information contact: beck [at] ecologycenter.org, 510.548.2220 x233. Purchase tickets for this event here.