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Kimi Eisele

El Paso Foodways

November 9, 2018 By //  by Kimi Eisele

Since 2015, SFA has been assisting La Mujer Obrera, an El-Paso, TX-based organization dedicated to creating communities defined by women, in creating a master plan to strengthen food-oriented community development, including local food production, heritage food programs, and farmer’s markets in the Chamizal neighborhood of South Central El Paso.  …

Filed Under: Working with Partners

Yoeme/Yaqui Culinary Resistance

November 9, 2018 By //  by Kimi Eisele

SFA is working with Yaqui communities in Sonora and Arizona to honor one of the least understood aspects of Yaqui social history: culinary resistance. The project combines research knowledge with a long and trusted relationship with Yaqui communities through the work of applied folklore. The project involves the experimental planting of ancestral …

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La Doce Foodways Project

November 9, 2018 By //  by Kimi Eisele

Tucson’s South 12th Ave (La Doce) is celebrated locally as a natural “Cultural and Culinary Corridor,” complete with Sonoran cuisine, colorful signage, family businesses, and expressions of heritage. SFA has been working since 2016 to help the community document and celebrate their foodways through innovative collaborations between community …

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Jeff Chang Returns to AZ

August 13, 2018 By //  by Kimi Eisele Leave a Comment

Join author and arts activist, Jeff Chang, back to Arizona to work with arts leaders and community organizers in asking: What is the role of artists and arts institutions in advancing racial and social justice in Arizona? Mr. Chang will convene with a dynamic group of cultural workers and community organizers to imagine a more equitable future for …

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Tastebud Memories Film May 6

April 11, 2018 By //  by Kimi Eisele Leave a Comment

We are pleased to collaborate with Iskashitaa Refugee Network to present: TASTE BUD MEMORIES, a film by Özlem Ayse Özgür Sunday, May 6, 10:00 am The Loft Cinema 3233 E Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85716 FREE ADMISSION The social act of eating is part of how we become human. If learning to eat is learning to become a human being, perhaps …

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Cumbia Summit 4/27 & 5/4

April 5, 2018 By //  by Kimi Eisele Leave a Comment

SFA is proud to support El Tambó in presenting the  first-ever Cumbia Summit of the Borderlands on April 27 and May 4, with live music, educational panels, and plenty of dancing. Don't miss it! Night 1: April 27 Five cumbia bands from across the US-Mexico borderlands meet in Tucson to play together for the first time! Two stages host discussion, …

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