Community Action Fair
Through enlightening demonstrations, lectures, special guests, and presentations, learn about organizations that work on issues of food justice.
Special Programs include:
- 11:00am - Screening of Trouble the Water.
This Academy Award-nominated documentary takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen. It's a redemptive tale of two self-described street hustlers who become heroes-two unforgettable people who survive the storm and then seize a chance for a new beginning. - 1:00pm - Keynote Lecture by Michael W. Twitty, Foodways Historian
- 1:00-3:00pm - Visit the family-friendly photo booth from GoodEye Photoshare
- 2:00pm - Special Presentation by Tillie's Corner
- 3:00pm - Special Presentation by The Sweet Potato Project
- 3:00pm - Special Screening of Show of Strength
From 12:00-4:00pm, visit tables hosted by:
- Green Strum
- Millie's BBQ Sauce
- Author DeLois Buckley
- Operation Food Search
- St. Louis Area Food Bank
- Food Outreach
- Growing American Youth
- National Conference for Community and Justice of Metropolitan St. Louis
- Peter & Paul Community Center
- Missouri Harvest Guide Book
- Tillie's Corner
- When We Dream Together--The Sweet Potato Project--Sylvester Brown
- Michael W. Twitty, Foodways Historian
- Youth & Community Empowerment Collaborative
- Beyond Housing
- St. Louis Public Library
- Slow Foods STL
- Our City Farm
- Tenth Life Cats
- Women of Sudan
- Life STL
- Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition
- The Sophia Project
- Wilma Chestnut
- Health Street
| When: |
Saturday, November 3
11:00am-4:00pm |
| Where: |
Throughout the Museum |
| How Much: | Free |
| Brochure: | community action fair l.pdf |







