<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span id="m_3684493289227552524m_1108523129838231637gmail-m_-1940478679548444264gmail-docs-internal-guid-78d0c479-7fff-4f48-24b8-b81f12b1a4d2"><p style="line-height:1.656;margin:0pt 30pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Lora,serif;color:rgb(42,42,42);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please join us on Aug 26, from 4-5 pm EST for</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin:0pt 30pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Lora,serif;color:rgb(42,42,42);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Conversations on Food Justice: </b></span><b style="color:rgb(42,42,42);font-family:Lora,serif;font-size:13.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Self Determination and Resilient Communities</b></p><p style="line-height:1.656;margin:0pt 30pt"><br></p><p style="line-height:1.656;margin:0pt 30pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Lora,serif;color:rgb(42,42,42);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eDLjSjznTHqXAxeBu8Jx_Q" target="_blank">Register here!</a></span></p><div><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin:0pt 30pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Lora,serif;color:rgb(42,42,42);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">There has been much hype in the last several years about creating "resilient communities.” Problems emerge when ideas for resilience come from people outside of the impacted community. Self-determination, the ability of individuals to make our own choices and control our own lives, allows for community-led solutions to guide our paths to resilience. Helga Garza and Georie Bryant will share how, through principles of self-determination, the communities they live in are strong and healthy.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin:0pt 30pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Lora,serif;color:rgb(42,42,42);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.656;margin:0pt 30pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Lora,serif;color:rgb(42,42,42);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Read the attached flyer to learn more about our speakers. <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eDLjSjznTHqXAxeBu8Jx_Q" target="_blank">Register here</a> for the event and <b>p</b></span><span style="color:rgb(42,42,42);font-family:Lora,serif;font-size:13.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>lease share widely</b>!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin:0pt 30pt"><br></p><p style="line-height:1.656;margin:0pt 30pt"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/351151539935095/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22extra_data%22%3A%22%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22page_admin_bar%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%7D%2C%7B%22extra_data%22%3A%22%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22events_admin_tool%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22events_admin_tool%22%7D%2C%7B%22extra_data%22%3A%22%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22surface%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22create_dialog%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D&onload_action=online_event_upsell_dialog" target="_blank">Link to Facebook event</a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin:0pt 30pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin:0pt 30pt"><br></p></span><div>In solidarity,</div><div>Phoebe</div><font color="#888888"><div><br></div></font><div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><b><font color="#a64d79">Phoebe Gooding, M.S. </font></b><b><font color="#a64d79">(she/her)</font></b><div><div><i style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#38761d"><b>Community Organizer</b></font></i></div><div><font color="#38761d"><b><i>Just and Sustainable Agriculture</i></b></font></div><div><font color="#0000ff"><a href="https://www.toxicfreenc.org/" target="_blank">Toxic Free NC</a><br></font></div><div><a href="mailto:phoebe@toxicfreenc.org" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">phoebe@toxicfreenc.org</font></a></div></div><div><font color="#0000ff">(919) 589-3589</font></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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