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Inspiring Moments from the Food & Fitness Youth Gathering in Boston #FFY12
7/31/12 -CANFIT hosted the Nat'l Food & Fitness Youth Gathering on Thompson Island in Boston. Young folks who are transforming their communities met to share their experiences & strategize how together they can improve our country's food system & built environment. Thanks W.K. Kellogg Foundation!
- "How are we going to stretch ourselves to others? How do we connect w/ & grow the movement?" Deep on ##ffy12 instagr.am/p/N4bJ_bGFzH/
- Pedro from the Northeast Iowa Food & Fitness Initiative thinking deep on a reflection session to build community together. Wanna hear what the youth were doing and saying throughout the gathering? Check out Pedro's thoughts and other youth during the conference captured on the wiki below!
- Kellog Food and Fitness Youth Conference 2012July 31- August 3, 2012 Hi Everyone, Welcome! This is a website anyone can edit. This is your space to tell your story about the next cou...
"I started this bc food connects everyone. Food connects us all" @PeaceTitilawo #ffy12 #pechakucha #foodjustice- RT @WK_Kellogg_Fdn: MT @liverealninja: Blessed to build w/ youth leaders & adult weavers. From @RootdNCommunity to #ffy12, we are connected http://instagr.am/p/NxDt2WGFyX/
- Weaving in connections to help remind us how important our work together really is. Youth and adults dedicate this gathering to someone that has fueled their passion to make change and inspired their work in the community.
- Mapping the movements of history (civil rights, women's movement, etc) with the youth drawing in their work within the Food and Fitness Initiative! Next step mentioned - Can this group lead the food movement forward?
Simran and Navina leading us in movement building activity #ffy12 http://pic.twitter.com/FI8aZ21a- From Civil Rights to the Youth Food Bill of Rights, youth learn that "you can't get to your destination, until you learn where you came from" -Jose Rizal
- RT @WK_Kellogg_Fdn: Three cheers! RT @canfit: Social movement timeline connecting #foodjustice #farmworker rights w/ @ciw #ffy12 http://instagr.am/p/N2m7lXmF4Y/
- RT @canfit: #Ecoapartheid. #iseed breaking down how environmental & health #injustice affect place, race #dyad #ffy12 instagr.am/p/NymOssGF9U/
- HOPE Collaborative Youth Aaliyah and Nazshoniii from Oakland, CA working with I-SEEED to break down knowledge of their neighborhood and help others grasp "eco-apartheid". In order to make change, we have to stretch using all the 4 C's!
CANFITWelcome all the young folks to #FFY122012-08-03T02:42:26.325Z
