We are excited to have confirmed the following organizations as attendees in our Resource Fair:
COVID Safer amiskwaciy is a QTBIPOC-led, disabled, mutual aid collective providing information and resources around community care, virus mitigation measures, and clean air practices.
They will have free masks available at our event. Alberta Capital Airshed is your Airshed organization responsible for monitoring, evaluating, and reporting the outdoor air quality, including the Air Quality Health Index. ACA actively engages with communities to raise awareness, share data through knowledge translation, and provide education about air quality in our region.
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Act as a resource and support hub for designing and developing community-driven spaces and methods for accessing food Connect Create networks to build collective power and spaces for solution-building and collaboration Advocate Provide an inclusive platform to elevate community calls for food justice and transformative systems change Educate Share knowledge about our food system and the importance and process of shifting to accessible, local, sustainable and just food NGM is guided by the following values in pursuit of our mission: Justice Accessibility Empowerment Sustainability Community We invite you to join us in reimagining what groceries could look like in your community New Grocery Movement [email protected] The John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights (JHC) is dedicated to upholding human dignity by treating access to food as a fundamental human right, not merely a social service. Our work emphasizes food justice, focusing on cultural relevance and long-term resilience rather than short-term relief. A cornerstone of this commitment is the Food Security and Food Justice Ecosystem of Edmonton (FSFJE), a collaborative project aimed at systemic change through resource mapping and policy advocacy. We also support tangible, community-led efforts, like the distribution of microgrants for gardens and culturally rooted cooking programs. JHC has also played a convening and educational role by offering workshops and hosting public events that promote shifting from charity-based food models to dignity-based approaches. JHC’s work also extends into research and storytelling, documenting the lived realities of food insecurity and those addressing it. A recently-released research report on mutual aid in Alberta underscored the crucial but under-supported role of grassroots organizers, many of whom provide food distribution and other essential services in the absence of adequate public systems. JHC’s food work is only one of several other projects that are focused on human rights issues, including online harms and digital literacy, peace-building, policing, anti-racism, advocacy training, and more. You can find out more information about all the current projects JHC is engaged in, news, and upcoming events by visiting our website: www.jhcentre.org or follow @jhcentre on LinkedIn, Meta (FB & IG) and Tiktok!  Join us on Sunday, May 3rd from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Steele Heights Community League to kick off the new growing season. This free, family-friendly event is a chance to come together, celebrate spring, and get our hands dirty in the brand-new community garden.
Weather permitting, we will head outside to explore the new garden plots. Whether you are a seasoned gardener or just curious, you are invited to help prepare the beds for the upcoming season. We’ll have tasks for all skill levels as we get the soil ready for planting. Inside the hall, we will be hosting a resource fair featuring local organizations working on climate change, sustainability, food security, and community building. It is a great opportunity to learn about what is happening in your neighbourhood and how you can get involved. Be sure to stop by our seed swap table, where you can bring any extra seeds or seedlings you have to trade with fellow gardeners. For our younger community members, there will be fun, hands-on kids’ activities related to gardening, including the chance for them to plant their very own seedling to take home. Come on out to meet your neighbours, learn something new, and help us kick off a great season at the garden. We can’t wait to see you there. |
