UPCOMING EVENTS Volunteer at D-Town Farm! Join us every Saturday and Sunday from 8am to noon at the farm. Work clothes, work boots, gloves, brimmed hat, water, bug repellent, and a great attitude are strongly encouraged! General meeting Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 7pm Northstar Community Development Corporation 3800 Puritan, between Dexter and Holmur Lecture: "Farming for Freedom" Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 10am - 11:30am Wayne State University General Lectures Building, Room 150 Given by Monica White, Ph D, Assistant professor of Sociology and DBCFSN board member  Want more information? Fill in the form below: Name E-mail address or phone number DO NOT add me to e-mail list ADD me to e-mail list Comment (optional) Donate to DBCFSN! Your donations are tax deductible. Office address: 3800 Puritan Detroit, MIchigan 48238 (313) 345 3663   Office hours: Mondays and Fridays 9am-4pm Tuesdays-Thursdays 9am-6pm   click here to download membership form Click here to download general flyer	Latest News    Join us for our 6th Anniversary Celebration!   Saturday, February 4th, 2012, 6pm-10pm International Institute, 111 East Kirby @ John R, Detroit, MI   Click here for more information    Donate to DBCFSN!  Dear Friend of Food Justice, The Detroit Black Community Food Security Network (DBCFSN) has labored for nearly six years to contribute to the public dialogue about food security and food justice in Detroit. We continue to operate D-Town Farm, which recently expanded from two acres to seven acres and serves as the Detroit area Regional Outreach Training Center for Growing Power Inc. We continue to play a leadership role in the Detroit Food Policy Council and in efforts to address racism in the food system. We recently completed the second year of our “What’s for Dinner?” Lecture Series co-sponsored by the Detroit Public Library. Our Food Warriors Youth Development Program encourages young people to eat well, exercise and become active participants in changing the food system. Our Ujamaa Co-op Buying Club presents an alternative method of obtaining high quality food at below retail prices. We have undergone tremendous growth over the past year. We have transformed from an all-volunteer organization to having a small but powerful full-time staff. We were assigned an Emerson National Hunger Fellow to conduct a feasibility study that will inform plans to transform our monthly buying club into a healthy foods co-op store. We are asking our friends and supporters to make a special year-end donation to the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network to help us deepen and broaden our work. Our plans for 2012 include: Extending our outreach efforts to those in Detroit’s Black community most impacted by food insecurity. Expanding the sites for our Food Warriors Program. Launching our “Take it to the Market” initiative that will put D-Town Farm products in local retail stores. Developing a business plan for our healthy foods co-op store. We appreciate all donations from $10 to $10,000. DBCFSN is a 501c3 non-profit, so all donations are tax deductible. Your generous donation will help us continue making progress towards achieving our goals. Donations can be made on-line at our website (www.detroitblackfoodsecurity.org), or can be mailed to: Detroit Black Community Food Security Network 3800 Puritan Detroit, MI 48238 We appreciate your support and look forward to the opportunity to continue serving our community in the upcoming year. Respectfully, Malik Yakini, Executive Director	Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh at D-Town Farm  Democracy Now! interviews Malik Yakini, chairman of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network. Watch live streaming video from freespeechtv at livestream.com Free Speech TV interviews Malik Yakini, chairman of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network.