Growing St. Louis Co-Ops Workshop Series Part 3
Sep
21
6:00 PM18:00

Growing St. Louis Co-Ops Workshop Series Part 3

Thank you so much to everyone who attended our workshop on decision making! Here is the link to the recording of the workshop for anyone who missed it or if you’d like a review.

Link for slide presentation
Post-workshop resources


Ready to put these ideas into action? Join us for the Practice Session on Wed, Sept 27th at 5:30PM. RSVP here for the practice session.

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Black Owned Farm Tour, PT. 5: Food Distribution
Sep
2
11:00 AM11:00

Black Owned Farm Tour, PT. 5: Food Distribution

Visit Black-owned food distribution sites and learn about the creative ways that farmers are processing and getting healthy, local food out to the community

We will be meeting at 11AM and then hop on a bus to 2 stops before ending back at our starting location, where we will serve food at 2PM and then have time to attend the One Africa! One Nation! Farmer's market before ending at 3PM.

This event is family friendly and refreshments will be provided on the last site of the tour. Be sure to reserve your spot before we run out!

We are asking for a $10 suggested donation for each ticket but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Hosted by Solidarity Economy STL in collaboration with For the Culture STL, North Sarah Food Hub, One Africa! One Nation! Farmer's Market, and NeeuQ's Eats

Sponsored by The Nature Conservancy

Transportation provided by SWOOP Transportation

Food and refreshments provided by NeeuQ's Eats

To RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-owned-farm-tour-pt-5-food-distribution-tickets

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Aug
19
10:00 PM22:00

NeeuQ's The Experience Homegrown Hot Sauce (Make and take)

Join Chef Queenie from The NeeuQ's Experience catering to learn how to turn your garden peppers into flavorful homegrown hot sauce. We'll make a batch in the kitchen and bottle it up to take home.

You can reach Chef Queenie at theNeeuQsexperience@gmail.com for questions or further information.

Free Event!

RSVP : Homegrown Hot Sauce (Make and Take) Tickets, Sat, Aug 19, 2023 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite

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Aug
12
10:00 AM10:00

A Red Circle's Brunch in the Garden

  • 351 Chambers Road St. Louis, MO, 63137 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

A Red Circle’s 3rd annual Brunch in the Garden will feature fresh from the farm treats, unlimited mimosas and other beverages, live music, and plenty of fun and networking! This event is a fundraiser for the North County Community Nexus and your support is most appreciated!

This year, we have three ticket levels:

  • General admission

  • Free

  • Donation (for anyone who can pay something but not the full ticket price)

Schedule and sponsor information coming soon!

Brunch in the Garden 2023 Tickets, Sat, Aug 12, 2023 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite

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Solidarity Economy STL Presents Black Owned Farm Tour, Pt. 4 Permaculture
Aug
5
1:00 PM13:00

Solidarity Economy STL Presents Black Owned Farm Tour, Pt. 4 Permaculture

Join us for a Black Farm Tour where you'll get to meet and hear directly from local Black farmers and learn how you can become part of the food justice movement.

We will be meeting at 1PM and then hop on a bus to 2 stops before ending back at our starting location by 5PM.

This event is family friendly and refreshments will be provided on the last site of the tour. Be sure to reserve your spot before we run out!

We are asking for a $10 suggested donation for each ticket but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Hosted by Solidarity Economy STL in collaboration with For the Culture STL, Heru Urban Farming, Rustic Roots Sanctuary, and NeeuQ's Eats

Sponsored by The Nature Conservancy

Transportation provided by SWOOP Transportation

Food and refreshments provided by NeeuQ's Eats

Sign up: Black Owned Farm Tour Pt. 4: Permaculture Tickets, Sat, Aug 5, 2023 at 1:00 PM | Eventbrite

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Aug
4
5:00 PM17:00

Covergence: Opening Reception

Meet the curators and artists and enjoy refreshments as we celebrate the exhibition opening.

Discover new perspectives on landscape, history, and the possibilities of printmaking in this remarkable exhibition showcasing contemporary Native artists. Experience St. Louis in a new light as a historic Indigenous hub of encounter and exchange, transcending its colonialist title, “Gateway to the West.” Revel in the evocative medium of printmaking, where artists masterfully layer imagery, text, and memories to explore themes such as migration, ancestry, and language.

This exhibition is organized by heather ahtone (Choctaw/Chickasaw), Director of Curatorial Affairs at Oklahoma City's First Americans Museum, and Marwin Begaye (Navajo), Professor of Painting and Printmaking at the University of Oklahoma's School of Visual Arts. They have collaborated with Jennifer Scanlan, Deputy Director at Craft Alliance, to bring this exhibition to life.

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Jul
29
2:00 AM02:00

Art Talk: Where To Begin When To End With Marina Pend and Mee Jey

Join the 2022-2023 Artist-in-Residence cohort, Marina Peng and Mee Jey in Craft Alliance's Creative Commons for a closing artist talk and light refreshments.

About the Exhibition:

Craft Alliance proudly presents the 2022-2023 Whitaker Artist-in-Residence cohort: Marina Peng and Mee Jey. For over 15 years, the Craft Alliance Artist-in-Residence program has given early-career artists engaging with craft the space and professional support to build their practice through teaching opportunities, studio access, and funding for materials and professional development. The 11-month program culminates in an exhibition and catalog documenting their time at Craft Alliance.

2023-2024 Artists-in-Residence Marina Peng and Mee Jey explore ideas of cultural identity and isolation, motherhood, and, ultimately, survival through textile-based works. For more information about the artists, please visit www.marinapeng.com and www.meejey.com.

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ORD Academy Presents: Sewing Circle at Rustic Roots Sanctuary
Jul
22
11:00 AM11:00

ORD Academy Presents: Sewing Circle at Rustic Roots Sanctuary

Join us to enjoy crafting and fresh air. Bring a chair or blanket and spend quality time with like-minded people.

Saturday, July 22nd 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. at 11735 Eckert Ln., St. Louis MO 63138

Sewing lessons, crochet lessons, specialty crafted lunch

Available for a $25 donation!

RSVP and Donate Here: https://ORDAcademy.as.me/SewingCircle

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Jul
21
6:00 PM18:00

Art Exhibit Reception: Where To Begin When To End With Marina Peng and Mee Jey

Meet Marina Peng and Mee Jey! Join us for refreshments in our Staenberg Gallery as we celebrate our Artists-in-Residence exhibition on Third Friday in the Delmar Maker District.

 

About the Exhibition:

Craft Alliance proudly presents the 2022-2023 Whitaker Artist-in-Residence cohort: Marina Peng and Mee Jey. For over 15 years, the Craft Alliance Artist-in-Residence program has given early-career artists engaging with craft the space and professional support to build their practice through teaching opportunities, studio access, and funding for materials and professional development. The 11-month program culminates in an exhibition and catalog documenting their time at Craft Alliance.

2023-2024 Artists-in-Residence Marina Peng and Mee Jey explore ideas of cultural identity and isolation, motherhood, and, ultimately, survival through textile-based works. For more information about the artists, please visit www.marinapeng.com and www.meejey.com.

 

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Growing St. Louis Co-ops Workshop Series Part 1: Membership + Goverance
Jul
12
5:30 PM17:30

Growing St. Louis Co-ops Workshop Series Part 1: Membership + Goverance

Join us for a 4 part workshop series on Growing Cooperatives in St. Louis. Organized by Cooperation STL, A Project of Solidarity Economy STL.

RSVP: Growing St. Louis Co-ops: Cooperative Finances Tickets, Wed, Jul 12, 2023 at 5:30 PM | Eventbrite

Are you part of an organization, business, or co-op that is looking for ways to change your structure to be more collective? Join us for a 4 part workshop series on Growing Cooperatives in St. Louis!

Each topic will include a presentation and a follow up practice session for groups to learn and apply these concepts to their work.

Our second topic will dive into Cooperative Finances. We will:

  • Discuss open bookkeeping, transparency and education around co-op finances

  • Introduce different ways of splitting profits and benefits in a co-op

  • Demonstrate some basic financial accounting and reporting

The follow up practice session for this topic is scheduled for Wed, August 2nd from 5:30-7:00PM. Anyone who attends this workshop will also be invited to the practice session.

This workshop is FREE but you are welcome to make a donation to support our work.

Organized by Cooperation STL, A Project of Solidarity Economy STL

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Native Garden Tour
Jun
24
1:00 PM13:00

Native Garden Tour

Join members of Solidarity Economy STL and the Sustainable Backyard Network to learn about native gardening and build community.

Light snacks and refreshments will be provided.

Please RSVP for address

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Building Sustainable Futures: Solidarity Economies Visioning Session
Jun
17
1:00 PM13:00

Building Sustainable Futures: Solidarity Economies Visioning Session

RSVP on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-sustainable-futures-solidarity-economies-visioning-session-tickets-597753826787

In this workshop with Solidarity Economy STL at CF:STL Lab, we will invite participants to imagine what it would be like to live in a solidarity economy where all of the things a community needs–like housing, schools, farms and food production, local governance structures, art and culture, healthcare and healing, and transportation–are controlled and governed by everyday people. Through interactive discussions and visioning exercises, we will examine the potential for building these models and envision how solidarity economy principles can be applied to housing and other systems in our communities.

Whether you're a housing advocate, community organizer, or simply interested in exploring new models of housing and economic well-being, this workshop is for you. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about solidarity economies and shared housing models and contribute to shaping the future of housing in your community!

During the workshop we will also have a Community Zine Brunch with light refreshments, and where you can make and exchange zines with others.

Speakers:

Julia Ho, Founder of Solidarity Economy St. Louis and co-founder of STL Mutual Aid

Rasheedah Phillips, Artist (Black Quantum Futurism) and Director of Housing, PolicyLink

This program is part of Black Quantum Futurism Community Futures: Space-Time Liberation Lab (CF:STL LAB), a three-month long Afrofuturist housing and land justice lab at The Luminary.

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One Africa! One Nation! Farmers Market
Jun
3
to Oct 28

One Africa! One Nation! Farmers Market

  • O'Fallon Park West Florissant Avenue St. Louis, MO United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The One Africa! One Nation! Farmers Market, a program of the Black Power Blueprint in North St. Louis, is under new management, and in a new location- the historic O'Fallon Park!

Our mission is to provide access to fresh, healthy food to the black community, end food apartheid and create community commerce by building relationships with black farmers and vendors — a blueprint for African self-determination.

This market season is all about buying from each other and selling to everyone, to bring commerce back into the Northside of St. Louis and keep black dollars in the black neighborhood.

This season will also feature programming ranging from our children's circle to cultural performances by local artists!

This is a free, family-friendly event!

Come celebrate with us as we build up the Northside!

First Saturday of every month
10am - 3pm
O'Fallon Park, between the playground and boathouse

Volunteers needed! Volunteers have always been critical to the market's success. Whether it's community outreach, putting up posters, or day-of roles like the children's circle, setting up tents, and assisting vendors- your unique skills and talents are needed! This market is how we create a just and equitable St. Louis!

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