<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Education Coordinator <<a href="mailto:outreach@ithacahealth.org">outreach@ithacahealth.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>Congo Square Produce Competition + ART:WORK + Wellness</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">September 2, 2015 2:26:07 PM EDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">HSC List Serve <<a href="mailto:TC-HSC-L@cornell.edu">TC-HSC-L@cornell.edu</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Education Coordinator <<a href="mailto:outreach@ithacahealth.org">outreach@ithacahealth.org</a>><br></span></div><br>
  

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      <h1 class="western" align="center"><big><big><big><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><big><big><big>Last

                        Congo Square Market of the 2015 Season!</big></big></big></font></font></big></big></big></h1><p style="margin-bottom: 0in" align="center"><big><big><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><big><big><b>Congo
Square

                      Produce Competition + Free</b> <b>Wellness
                      Services + "ART:WORK: </b><i><b>A Community
                        Artist's Dinner</b></i><b>"</b></big></big></font></font></big></big></p><p align="LEFT"><font face="Times New Roman, serif">The Market will still be open
              even though there is some construction. </font>
      </p><p style="margin-left: 0.42in"><font face="Times New Roman, serif">Friday, September
              4th from 4 to 8pm</font><font face="Times
          New Roman, serif"><br>
          </font><font face="Times New Roman, serif">At the park next
              to Southside Community Center, 305 South Plain Street.</font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><i><br>
            </i></font></font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal">Facebook event: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1626439224277984/">https://www.facebook.com/events/1626439224277984/</a></span></font></font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in" align="LEFT"><font face="Times New
          Roman, serif"><font size="3">* 4 to 6pm: <i>Enter the Congo
              Square Produce Competition which will begin at 6:15pm</i></font></font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><br>
          </font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">*
                4 to 8pm: </font></font><i><font face="Times New Roman,
                serif"><font size="3"><i>Enjoy free services from the
                    Ithaca Health Alliance & local healthcare
                    practitioners.</i></font></font><br>
            </i>* 5 to 7pm: <i>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! <br>
              RSVP here: <a href="http://whoozin.com/PYU-MT9-MT64" target="_blank">http://whoozin.com/PYU-MT9-MT64</a> </i></font></font><br>
        <font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">* 6pm: </font></font><i><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><i>Special
                    Recognition of<br>
                  </i></font></font></i></font></font><font face="Times
          New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><i>Community Leaders:
                          Jackie Melton Scott, Mrs. Tucker and
                          Christopher Emanuel Daley<br>
                          Market Founders: Jemila Sequeira, Jhakeem
                          Haltom & Kirtrina Baxter<br>
                          Market Youth Apprentices: </i></font></font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><i><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><i><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><i>
                          Marcus Collins, Janaishia Frost, Tytianna
                          Kendall, Ashanti Rhodi, Anthony Sundquist.</i></font></font></i></font></font><br>
            </i>* 7pm: <i>Join the Intro to Tai Chi Class<br>
            </i></font></font></p><p style="margin-left: 0.42in" align="CENTER"><big><big><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><big><big><i>We

                      support #BlackLivesMatter.</i></big></big></font></font></big></big></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in" align="LEFT"><font face="Times New
          Roman, serif">Bring
the

              whole family and support local vendors including Homemade
              Breads, El Taino, Papi's Cuban Chicken, Harvest Box
              Deliveries and more!</font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in" align="CENTER"><big><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><big><i><b>::Produce

                    Competition::</b></i></big></font></font></big></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font face="Times New Roman, serif">Prizes will go to youth & adult gardeners who
            have grown the largest carrots, tomatoes, zucchini, summer
            squash, garlic, beets, cucumbers and potatoes! <i>Produce
              must be grown using organic practices (no synthetic
              fertilizers or pesticides please). </i>To participate in
            the Produce Competition: email <a href="mailto:CongoSquareEntertainment@gmail.com" target="_blank">CongoSquareEntertainment@gmail.com</a>
            before September 4th or enter the competition at the Market.</font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in" align="CENTER"><big><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><big><i><b>::ART:WORK:

                    A Community Artist's Dinner::</b></i></big></font></font></big></p><p><font face="Times New Roman, serif">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: <a href="http://whoozin.com/PYU-MT9-MT64" target="_blank" onclick="LinkshimAsyncLink.referrer_log(this,
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                    Health & Wellness Services::</b></i></big></font></font></big></p><p><font face="Times New Roman, serif">* Herbal
            medicine & occupational therapy consultations, blood
            pressure & blood sugar testing, health insurance info
            (Ithaca Health Alliance)<br>
            * Brief Acupuncture Sessions (Marc Luchs)<br>
            * Tai Chi Class (Anthony Fazio)<br>
            * Learn about heart health & diabetes (Cayuga Medical
            Center) <br>
            * 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)</font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in" align="CENTER"><font face="Times New
          Roman, serif">---------------------------------------------------------------------</font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in" align="CENTER"><font face="Times New
          Roman, serif"><font size="3"><i><b>::Special Thanks to::</b></i></font></font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font face="Times New Roman, serif">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!</font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in" align="CENTER"><font face="Times New
          Roman, serif"><font size="3"><i><b>::ABOUT CONGO SQUARE
                MARKET::</b></i></font></font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font face="Times New Roman, serif">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.</font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font face="Times New Roman, serif">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, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Youth-Farm-Project/104068649644211" target="_blank">Youth Farm Project</a>, TC Cornell
            Cooperative Extension's Whole Community Project, Rocky Acres
            Community Farm, Cayuga Medical Center, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ithacahealthalliance" target="_blank">Ithaca Health Alliance</a>/ Free Clinic
            and individual volunteers who all help put the market.</font></p>
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      Andrea Levine<br>
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