Sarah Webster Fabio Center For Social Justice

HUMMINGBIRDS URBAN FARMMING COLLECTIVE HUMMINGBIRDS IS A CHILDRENS PROJECT DEDICATED TO CREATING DEEP CONNECTIONS TO LAND AND COMMUNITY FOR CHILDREN OF COLOR THE NAME IS INSPIRED BY A FOLK TALE TOLD BY WARANGARI MAATHAI ABOUT THE MIGHTY POWER OF EVEN THE SMALLEST AMONG US WE ARE BUILDING A LAND PROJECT IN THE OAKLAND HILLS THAT WILL SERVE AS A COMMUNITY SPACE CENTERED ON CHILDREN CAREGIVERS AND EDUCATORS THIS IS AN ASPIRING BLACK-LED LAND-BASED LIBERATION SPACE FOR HEALING GROWING AND LEARNING THIS PROJECT WAS BORN OUT OF THE DESIRE TO PROVIDE CHILDREN FROM OAKLAND ACCESS TO OPEN LAND GARDENING NUTRITION ANIMAL CARE AND UPKEEP THE CHILDREN THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES WILL BE THE STEWARDS OF THIS LAND LEARNING HARD SKILLS THAT WILL SUPPORT HEALTHY CONNECTED FUTURES RECENT RESEARCH POINTS TO THE POWER OF PLAY OUTDOOR SPACE AND CONNECTION TO ANIMALS FOR THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE ACCORDING TO WWWLIFESBETTEROUTSIDEORG CHILDREN WHO PLAY OUTSIDE ARE HEALTHIER PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY DO BETTER IN SCHOOL HAVE HIGHER SELF-ESTEEM HAVE GOOD SELF-DISCIPLINE FEEL MORE CAPABLE AND CONFIDENT ARE GOOD PROBLEM SOLVERS ARE MORE COOPERATIVE WITH OTHERS ARE MORE CREATIVE FEEL CONNECTED TO NATURE ARE TOMORROWS CONSERVATIVE LEADERS WE ARE LAUNCHING AN ONGOING SERIES OF COMMUNITY WORK DAYS THAT WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR NETWORK OF FRIENDS FAMILIES AND SUPPORTERS TO CONTRIBUTE SOME SWEAT-EQUITY TO THE PROJECT CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER AND SHAREBUILD VISIONS FOR FUTURE PROGRAMS AND EVENTS IN THE SPACE