Metro Food Justive Network Fall Plenum

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Friday, Oct 16, 9am – 3pm @ 11884 Randolph Ave, St Paul (Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet) [plenum = community assembly] Catch up with MFJN & each other Connect, rest, & recalibrate Collaborate to transform our food system! What to you expect: Meaningful, facilitated conversations Opportunities to take collective action together Good, locally catered food Rest! Art! Joy! Bubbles! Dedicated wellness space This event is free! Space and food are covered by Sisters of St. Joseph and Fairview. If you can joyfully contribute to support the planning and facilitation, go to https://givebutter.com/transform-our-food-system-for-an-equitable-future We recognize all our communications are in English and this is a barrier for engagement – if you are connected to people who would join if translation is available, please let us know! We also know this is MEA weekend and that many parents might not have childcare. If you need to bring kids along, please do! We’re not able to provide childcare or kids activities, but please reach out if you have ideas/resources for making this happen. This event is still taking shape! We’ll keep everyone posted about changes in the agenda. Want to help make it happen? Reach out to allyson@mfjn.org to join the planning team! DRAFT AGENDA (yes, it’s a draft!) Oct 16, 9am-3pm 9am – Connecting time 9:30am – Welcome and Intro 10am – MFJN Action Team updates 10:45 Policy prep? Food preservation workshop? 11:30am Lunch (maybe: optional speaker or workshop time for the last half hour?) 12:30pm – CSJ/St. Kate’s Food Access Hub tour; Plant walk/foraging in community gardens 1:30-2pm – Debrief and next steps for connecting and action 2-3pm – Make-connections marketplace: semi-structured time for organizing, offers and needs, collective planning

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