Bronx-wide Public Hearing On Food Stamps!

Date: Monday, June 11^th,2012

Time: 6:30-8:30pm

• Do you know what the “Farm/Food Bill” (S. 3240) is and how proposed cuts to it will affect the amount of food stamps, WIC and other food programs you receive?
• A Democratic US Senate Committee already voted to cut food stamps by $4.49 billion. The Republican controlled House of Representatives wants to cut it by $33 billion.
• Public Housing residents would loss at least $90 from their monthly benefits.

 

What do you think can be done about it?

Shouldn’t we fight back and not allow these cuts to go through?

Come to a Public Hearing and voice your opinion and demand that these cuts don’t happen!

Sponsored by the South Bronx Community Congress.

FOR MORE INFORMATION– Julio 646 322-6698, or sbcongress@gmail.com

¡Audiencia Publica

Sobre Cupones de Alimentos

para todo el Bronx!

Fecha: lunes, 11 de junio,2012

Hora: 6:30-8:30pm

• ¿Sabias que es el “Proyecto de ley Agrícola y Alimentaria”           (S. 3240) y como propuestos recortes podrían afectar la cantidad de cupones, WIC o otros programas de comida que recibes?
• Un comité del Senado E.U. voto para que se recorte el programa de cupones por $4.49 billones. La Cámara de Representantes  controlada por los Republicanos quiere recortarlo por $33 billones.
• Los beneficios mensuales para inquilinos que viven en viviendas públicas “los proyectos” serian  recortados por $90.

 

¿Que piensas que debemos hacer?

¿No piensas que debemos luchar y no dejar que esto ocurra?

¡Vengan a una audiencia pública para que se escuchen sus opiniones y para demandar que estos recortes no ocurran!

Auspiciado por el Congreso Comunitario del Sur del Bronx.

 

Para más información- Julio 646 322-6698 o sbcongress@gmail.com

The 2012 Season is filled.

Now in its 8th year! 2012!

Registration form here.

Video here with Sergio the great farmer:

THE SOUTH BRONX CSA is a community-driven initiative that brings the people of the community together to build the necessary resources and infrastructure to continue to transform the South Bronx into an accessible and affordable food oasis. Our mission is to create affordable access to locally and organically grown vegetables for everyone in the South Bronx and beyond. Join today!

It starts in the middle of June.

Registration form here.

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a community-based movement that creates affordable access to healthy foods for city-residents while allowing local farmers to thrive in an environment that is increasingly competitive and unfavorable. Before the growing season, CSA members purchase a share of food from a partnering local farmer, allowing the farmer to focus on farm duties instead of struggling to secure a customer base and competing against large agribusiness. For CSA members that means around 22 weeks of fresh, locally grown, organic vegetables at an affordable price! Our CSA functions thanks to the volunteer efforts of all of our amazing members. In an effort to make healthy foods available to everyone, we offer sliding scale prices based on people’s incomes, accept payment installments, and we have always welcomed SNAP (food stamps) and EBT. Registration is now open!

Registration form here.

Even if you are not a member you can donate to this effort. Donate just to help others obtain organic fresh food !

Come to the NYC launching of Food Movements Unite!, with remarks by the book’s editor Eric Holt Giménez of Food First and dynamic discussion and debate on how to grow and strengthen the food movement here in NYC. With long-time food justice activists Karen Washington, and Ray Figueroa of Friends of Brook Park, leaders of the Food Chain Workers Alliance, members of Occupy Wall Street, and others.

Come be part of the dialogue and help grow the movement!
This event is free and open to the public. Please come and bring others from your community. We hope to provide food and are seeking donations.

If you need child care or interpretation or have any questions/suggestions about this event, please contact India Rodgers at india@whyhunger.org; 212-629-8850 x33.

Co-sponsors: WhyHunger, Food First, Food Chain Workers Alliance, Occupy Wall St. Food Justice, Friends of Brook Park, Black Urban Growers, Bolivarian Circle Alberto Lovera NYC and more! (Email india@whyhunger.org if your org is interested in being a co-sponsor.)

About the book: Food Movements Unite! provides a sector by sector road map for bringing the tremendous transformative potential of the world’s food movements together into a powerful transnational force capable of ending the injustices that cause hunger. For more info, including excerpts and video clips,

See: http://www.foodmovementsunite. org/.

Bluestocking Books will sell copies of Food Movements Unite! Strategies to transform our food systems at the event.

To order the book on-line

http://www.foodfirst.org/en/ Food+Movements+Unite

Monday, April 23, 2012 6:30pm until 9:30pm

The Brecht Forum, 451 West Street, Manhattan near the 14th St A/C/E stop ( http://brechtforum.org/ directions)