[ShareTompkins] Fwd: Congo Square Produce Competition + ART:WORK + Wellness

[Shira Evergreen]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Education Coordinator <outreach at ithacahealth.org>
> Subject: Congo Square Produce Competition + ART:WORK + Wellness
> Date: September 2, 2015 2:26:07 PM EDT
> To: HSC List Serve <TC-HSC-L at cornell.edu>
> Reply-To: Education Coordinator <outreach at ithacahealth.org>
> 
> Spread the word...
> 
> Last Congo Square Market of the 2015 Season!
> 
> Congo Square Produce Competition + Free Wellness Services + "ART:WORK: A Community Artist's Dinner"
> The Market will still be open even though there is some construction.
> 
> Friday, September 4th from 4 to 8pm
> At the park next to Southside Community Center, 305 South Plain Street.
> Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1626439224277984/
> 
> * 4 to 6pm: Enter the Congo Square Produce Competition which will begin at 6:15pm
> * 4 to 8pm: Enjoy free services from the Ithaca Health Alliance & local healthcare practitioners.
> * 5 to 7pm: Participate in "ART:WORK: A Community Artist's Dinner" and creative conversations, hosted by the Multicultural Resource Center. If you're an artist/ artisan/ producer/ creator: RSVP today for a free meal ticket! 
> RSVP here: http://whoozin.com/PYU-MT9-MT64 
> * 6pm: Special Recognition of
> Community Leaders: Jackie Melton Scott, Mrs. Tucker and Christopher Emanuel Daley
> Market Founders: Jemila Sequeira, Jhakeem Haltom & Kirtrina Baxter
> Market Youth Apprentices: Marcus Collins, Janaishia Frost, Tytianna Kendall, Ashanti Rhodi, Anthony Sundquist.
> * 7pm: Join the Intro to Tai Chi Class
> We support #BlackLivesMatter.
> 
> Bring the whole family and support local vendors including Homemade Breads, El Taino, Papi's Cuban Chicken, Harvest Box Deliveries and more!
> ::Produce Competition::
> Prizes will go to youth & adult gardeners who have grown the largest carrots, tomatoes, zucchini, summer squash, garlic, beets, cucumbers and potatoes! Produce must be grown using organic practices (no synthetic fertilizers or pesticides please). To participate in the Produce Competition: email CongoSquareEntertainment at gmail.com before September 4th or enter the competition at the Market.
> ::ART:WORK: A Community Artist's Dinner::
> The Multicultural Resource Center + community leaders + artists will hold space for community building, dialogue, & dream-storming around the question: IF ART IS THE SOUL OF SOCIAL CHANGE, HOW DO WE NOURISH OUR CREATIVITY? As an artist/producer/creator, you are also invited to the dinner itself! Please RSVP here: http://whoozin.com/PYU-MT9-MT64
> Find more information HERE: http://multiculturalresourcecenter.org/events/2015/8/27/artwork-a-community-artists-dinner
> 
> ::Free Health & Wellness Services::
> * Herbal medicine & occupational therapy consultations, blood pressure & blood sugar testing, health insurance info (Ithaca Health Alliance)
> * Brief Acupuncture Sessions (Marc Luchs)
> * Tai Chi Class (Anthony Fazio)
> * Learn about heart health & diabetes (Cayuga Medical Center) 
> * Find out about volunteer opportunities, come for emotional support & talk with a counselor. Make your own mental health first-aid kit. (The Listening Tent of SPCS)
> 
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> ::Special Thanks to::
> Community Foundation of Tompkins County, Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca Health Alliance & Free Clinic, Groundswell Center, Multicultural Resource Center, Southside Community Center, Rainbow Healing Center, Whole Community Project- Food Dignity Project and community volunteers!
> ::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! The Market is open EVERY Friday until September 4th. Our 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.
> 
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> Andrea Levine
> Ithaca Health Alliance Education Coordinator
> http://www.ithacahealth.org/support.html
> http://www.facebook.com/ithacahealthalliance
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