What it is: Coming at it from a food justice context, we want to
1) create a space to analyze sustainability and green (i.e.Philly
will be the next green city) and how these terms have been co-opted by
the capitalist agenda. How do we, through our work and organizing,
reclaim, in a culturally appropriate way, the idea that sustainability
is at its very base about straight up survival.
2) hold a strategy session looking at concrete ways our work and
actions build towards the self-determination of our communities,
addressing basic needs and moving towards self-reliance through things
like food sovereignty.
What it isn't: Our workshop is not a 101 to the whys and hows of urban
farming, nor is it a presentation of our particular projects- though
ideas drawn from these project will inform the conversation.
