Good afternoon,
This February Crossing Cultures Travel and Tours is participating in/hosting
two presentations - on on urban gardening/farming and the other on Ohio's
historic sun down towns.
On Wednesday, February 20, the Local Food Council is hosting their regular
meeting at Flavor91, 5186 E. Main St., Whitehall where the focus of the
discussion is key elements for developing an African-American urban gardener.
On Thursday, February 28, Crossing Cultures Travel and Tours is hosting the
discussion on towns in Ohio that legally, or by social practice, excluded
African-Americans from being residents within those communities at the Driving
Park Library Branch. This is of note for many now due to the recent movie
"Green Book" (title refers to the book that was used as a guide to
non-discriminatory hospitality establishments in the US) that includes an
example of what happens when this social prohibition is violated.
Julialynne Walker is the presenter for both.
Please share this information with your communities as appropriate. Both
activities are free and open to the public.
Julialynne Walker has worked with community, public and private sector
organizations - domestic and international - managing projects and providing
strategic planning and guidance in the areas of social development, change
management (gender, diversity and inclusion), public policy and the African
Diaspora. She has extensive experience in working with under-resourced
communities and individuals both in the United States and abroad. A keen
interest has been in the area of sustainable food resources or community
gardening/farming, in both rural and urban areas. Over the last five years she
has developed a food source for Bethany Presbyterian Church’s Community Lunch
program, which feeds 90 to 200 people on average every Saturday that led to an
urban farm stand for 13 weeks in a food desert..
She is a devoted social historian and focuses especially on the African
Diaspora. Her Facebook page and LinkedIn group, Crossing Cultures provide
online sources of information and dialogue. She is currently engaged in
developing group tours to West and East Africa to explore local sustainable
agricultural projects. Recent research work appears in:
http://columbuslandmarks.org/get-involved-with-african-american-landmarks-preservation-intiative/
Her local community activities include serving on the boards of the Columbus
Landmarks Foundation and Columbus Africentric Early College as well as the
advisory committees for the Columbus African-American Digital Collection for
the Columbus Metropolitan Library and Pan-African Connections. She also is a
member of the Greater Columbus Gardening Coalition.
Her BA is from the College of Wooster (Ohio) and her JD is from Northwestern
University (Illinois)
Julialynne Walker
Crossing Cultures Travel and Tours
+1.614.214.6277
http://www.myvortex365.com/crossingcultures
http://www.crossingculturestravelandtours.com/
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Let's cross cultures, create conversations and celebrate communities together!
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