[ShareTompkins] Fwd: Friday: Congo Square Market Opens & Indiegogo Campaign

[Shira Evergreen]

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> From: Education Coordinator <outreach at ithacahealth.org>
> Subject: Friday: Congo Square Market Opens & Indiegogo Campaign
> Date: June 3, 2015 4:34:50 PM EDT
> To: HSC List Serve <TC-HSC-L at cornell.edu>, Sustainability in Tompkins County <sustainable_tompkins-l at list.cornell.edu>
> Reply-To: Education Coordinator <outreach at ithacahealth.org>
> 
> Congo Square Market Opens 2015 Season this Friday & has 3 Days Left for Indiegogo Campaign
> FREE show at CONGO SQUARE MARKET featuring Thousands of One & Remstar!
> PLUS a “Feed Your Heart” Education Tent!
> Friday, June 5th from 4 to 8pm
> Congo Square Market (open EVERY FRIDAY all summer) at the park next to Southside Community Center
> 305 S. Plain St, Ithaca 
> Donate to the Market TODAY! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/congo-square-market--3#/story 
> Ithaca Health Alliance (IHA) will offer a “Feed Your Heart” Education Tent with free herbal tea and services including herbal and nutrition consultations with Ithaca Free Clinic Provider Volunteers 7Song & Sonya Islam, RD. Healthcare services will also be at the Market on July 24th and September 4th!
> Bring the whole family to this Friday's Market which will feature Thousands of One & Remstar with the theme of Revolution. Vendors include Addisu's Ethiopian Food, Youth Farm Project, Rocky Acres Community Farm, Harvest Box Deliveries, BiciCocina Bicycle Food Cart, Unique's Bow-tique and more!
> IHA's Community Health Education Program is working with Congo Square Market to promote 
> the connections between health and food as well as celebrate a vibrant future for our community and 
> generations to come. Thanks to Cayuga Medical Center for their support of IHA's Education Tents.
> 
> In addition to the season opening, Friday is also the final day for the Market's online fundraiser. 
> IHA is so fortunate to partner with the Market and we want to make sure they gets all the support necessary 
> to keep doing what they do! Supporters can make a secure, online donation at this link: 
> https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/congo-square-market--3#/story  
> Another $500 is needed in the next three days! Supporters can also drop off cash or mail a check payable 
> to "Congo Square" and send to Rob Brown at 521 W. Seneca St, Ithaca, NY 14850.
> Donating today will guarantee that Congo Square Market will:
> 1. Provide stipends for youth of color and health permits for start-up vendors
> 2. Provide a weekly display of fresh fruits and vegetables
> 3. Bring well-known entertainers like Thousands of One, and cultural speakers like Jake Edwards from the Onondaga Nation
> 4. Raise awareness about the market!
> To perform, vend or volunteer, email: CongoSquareEntertainment at gmail.com
> For weekly updates and performance schedule, visit 'Congo Square Market, Ithaca' on Facebook.
> 
> Summer Dates - Theme / Performers 
> June 12 - Youth
> June 19 - African Percussion / Jhakeem and Maurice Haltom, Rainbow Drummers with Miss Olivia Armstrong
> June 26 - Folk / Rapid River Boys
> July 3rd - Freedom / Cozmic Theo & Ryan B. Curtis
> July 10 - Women Empowerment 
> July 17 - DJ 
> July 24 - Open Mic & free health services including herbal consultations
> July 31 - #BlackLivesMatter
> August 7 - TBD
> August 14 - TBD
> August 21 - TBD
> August 28 - Talent Show
> September 4 - COOK OFF & free health services including herbal consultations
> 
> ABOUT CONGO SQUARE MARKET
> Congo Square is an actual place in New Orleans. This sacred ground was first used by the Houma People and by slaves in the region as a place to enjoy a day of freedom. Africans used it as a place to maintain their true status as free people of Africa. Indigenous peoples and Europeans often joined in the celebration. Music, abolitionist organization, food, and dance were intertwined to enjoy this one-day-a-week festival.
> In Ithaca, Congo Square Market (or CSM) is a multicultural community that provides affordable Jamaican, Cuban, Ethiopian, soul food, farm produce, local goods, as well as free healthcare services and entertainment: music, visual art and speakers, and more! Congo Square Market is open every Friday 4-8pm through September 4th. The Market's mission is to build a stronger self-reliant local community, develop Southside’s economic base, and encourage community & personal health. Collaborators include Southside Community Center, Rainbow Healing Center, Youth Farm Project, TC Cornell Cooperative Extension's Whole Community Project, Rocky Acres Community Farm, Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca Health Alliance/ Free Clinic and individual volunteers who all help put the market together.
> 
> -- 
> Andrea Levine
> Ithaca Health Alliance Education Coordinator
> http://www.ithacahealth.org/support.html
> http://www.facebook.com/ithacahealthalliance
> 
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