The Other Strawberry Festival: Stories of People, Land and Resistance
May 23, 2021 @ 1:00PM — 2:30PM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
The Other Strawberry Festival: Stories of People, Land and Resistance, a virtual gathering on food system justice on Sunday, May 23rd, 2021 at 1 p.m. PT / 2 p.m. MT/ 3 p.m. CT/ 4 p.m. ET. This is a free event but the system uses language like "purchase" and will ask for your billing address but there is no payment involved. We welcome donations if you are so inclined!
Strawberry Festivals across the U.S. celebrate the berry industry,
bring together communities, and offer delicious tastes of strawberry-themed snacks.
However, there are many conversations that could be an important part of these
events – including talking about the impact of conventional strawberry growing
on farmworkers’ and the planet’s health. The Other Strawberry Festival is
a place for these conversations, featuring community leaders, growers,
farmworkers, and youth organizers who are working to create change for a more
just and healthy food system for people and the planet. Join us to grow the
conversation!
Young Artists and Poets: As part of the Other Strawberry Festival, we are calling on poets and artist 22 years of age and younger to submit works of poetry and visual art. Young poets and artists are asked to respond to the question(s) in their creative works: What are your or your family’s stories of food system injustice and resistance? What do you see when you imagine a future with a more just food system? To enter the contest, visit the link below and submit original work. Through this contest, we hope to raise visibility for stories of food system injustice and imagine new possibilities for a more just food system.
Winners will receive prizes from Patagonia, a financial sponsor of the Pesticide Free Soil Project, and share their entries at The Other Strawberry Festival. The deadline for submissions is June 9.
Click here to enter the contest. (This Google form requires a Gmail address.)
Click here to donate to the Pesticide-Free Soil Project.