January 24, 2012

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2012—A Year of Change

My Dear Friends: We wish you the best of the New Year as we enter 2012, with our hearts full of hope for a better year than 2011. It is certainly going to be an eventful year, which will culminate in a presidential and congressional election that determines the course our country takes to rebuild [...]

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December 13, 2011

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Lessons Learned—Food Justice

My Dear Friends: As we all celebrate a difficult year, I choose to believe it is also full of promise. But to fulfill that promise, we need your help. This November-December newsletter highlights expanded CFJC efforts made possible largely because of foundation support, and the volunteer interns and community members who have built the coalition [...]

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January 23, 2012

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

By Erin Middleton, CFJC Community Outreach Specialist Martin Luther King Jr. advocated and demonstrated that community engagement and unification are powerful tools for liberation from an oppressive society. On the 83rd anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth, over 380 people joined with Urban Tilth and other community organizations at the Richmond Greenway to grow, [...]

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