[FLPERMACULTURE] Fwd: Summertime Block Party - July 5 - unite and have fun!

[Karryn Olson-Ramanujan]

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> From: Elizabeth Karabinakis <evk4 at cornell.edu>
> Date: June 18, 2008 12:52:41 PM EDT
> To: TC-HSC-L at cornell.edu
> Subject: Summertime Block Party - July 5 - unite and have fun!
> Reply-To: Elizabeth Karabinakis <evk4 at cornell.edu>
>
> Come join us! Please post widely!
>
> The Race Liberation Alliance presents the Second Annual Summertime  
> Block Party on Saturday July 5, 2008 outside the Greater Ithaca  
> Activities Center, 318 N. Albany St., Ithaca, NY. The purpose of the  
> event is to foster community unity across diverse cultural, ethnic  
> and socioeconomic lines while promoting social justice and  
> sustainable lifestyles.
> This fun event is free and open to the public and will last from  
> 2:00 to 8:00 PM.
>
> Just a few highlights of the Summertime Block Party:
>
> Live soul, reggae and hip hop music from acclaimed musicians  
> Thousands of One, Mbusi, Hip Hop Congress Showcase, and Kevin  
> Kinsella’s original roots and reggae band Food, Clothes & Shelter.
> Performance by powerful female social activist, vocalist and spoken  
> word artist Taína Asili with her band Taína y La Banda Rebelde.
> Poetry from emcee Michelle Berry, former Poet Laureate of Tompkins  
> County, and neighborhood youth.
> An organic ribs and chicken BBQ & vegetarian fare featuring food  
> grown by local farms, prepared by neighborhood churches and sold at  
> a suggested donation so everyone can enjoy and be nourished by the  
> bounty of our region! (made possible by the generous support of  
> GreenStar)
> Vendors with Values- handcrafted Native American jewelry, organic  
> clothing and more from businesses owned by your neighbors!
> Urban, sustainable fashion show with Tuff Soul
> Dozens of organizations working on social justice and sustainability  
> issues will offer informational displays.
> A raffle with a chance to win Grassroots tickets and other fabulous  
> prizes from your favorite local businesses!
> For more info go to http://www.raceliberationalliance.org/ Or  
> contact unite at raceliberationalliance.org / 607.351.7602
>
> Want to table, vend, or volunteer? Contact unite at raceliberationalliance.org
>
> ***Support the Summertime Block Party- donate at GreenStar  
> Cooperative Market***
>
> The Summertime Block Party is presented by the Race Liberation  
> Alliance in partnership with the Greater Ithaca Activities Center,  
> Multicultural Resource Center, GreenStar Community Projects, and  
> S.T.A.M.P./Green Guerrillas. This event is made possible in part by  
> our sponsors Alternatives Federal Credit Union, Cornell University,  
> GreenStar Cooperative Market, Ithaca College’s Voices for Creative  
> Aging, Snug Planet, Social Service League of Ithaca, Tompkins Trust  
> Company and the Tompkins County Tourism Program.
>
> ---
> Elizabeth Viviana Karabinakis
> Community Food Educator
> Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County
> evk4 at cornell.edu
> (607) 272-2292
>
> Fresh locally harvested produce is back!!! Enjoy arugula, asparagus,  
> bok choy, field greens, flower power, radishes, rhubarb, spinach,  
> strawberries...and more. Yum!
>

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