Community members gathered at Centro del Pueblo’s Jardin Santuario last night to stand against hate and offer support in the form of notes, candles and speeches for the community’s immigrant population after the garden’s welcome sign was vandalized. The sign was spray painted over in black ink with the words “AMERICA USA” scrawled in red. Centro del […]
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Centro Del Pueblo Sanctuary Garden Sign Vandalized, Vigil Planned
Centro del Pueblo’s Jardin Santuario, a community garden in Arcata that is held as a safe space for immigrants and the BIPOC community to garden and learn, was vandalized last night. Specifically, the welcome sign was spray painted over in black ink with the words “AMERICA USA” scrawled in red. “The defacement of the Jardin’s welcome sign […]
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NCJ Preview: Land Trust Goals and Soul Food on Wheels
Can a land trust fix what ails Humboldt? The Wiyot Tribe and Cooperation Humboldt are going to find out. We’re looking Wiyot-led Dishgamu Humboldt and its plans to address housing, job training and returning land to Indigenous ownership. We’re also talking about the Razz-Ma-Tazz soul food truck bringing African American home cooking traditions to Eureka. […]
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‘People and Planet Before Profit:’ Post-Capitalism Conference Set to Kick Off
Can you imagine a world after capitalism? David Cobb can, and he wants you to join him. “We need a system that puts people and planet before profit,” Cobb says in a recent phone interview with the Journal. The good news, Cobb says, is that the core elements of the solidarity economy he and others […]
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Cooperation Humboldt Plants Fruit Trees for Everyone
Cooperation Humboldt’s mission to make food more available to all is steadily growing, with the local nonprofit planting an additional 130 fruit trees throughout the county this year. “We believe that nutritious food is a fundamental human right, and our projects aim to put that belief into practice in very tangible ways,” said Tamara McFarland, […]
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A Sanctuary Garden
Tomorrow at 1:30 p.m., Centro del Pueblo and Cooperation Humboldt will be holding a ceremony to consecrate the Arcata Community Health and Wellness Garden (11th and F streets) as a sanctuary for all people. The ceremony will feature music, food for those experiencing food insecurity, a land acknowledgement and the “ceremonial planting of seeds important […]
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Artists Dismantling Capitalism Moves Online
Cooperation Humboldt and The Ink People have partnered this year to bring you the fourth Artists Dismantling Capitalism Symposium, taking place online from Feb. 26-28. The symposium features 17 sessions covering a variety of topics from theater to music cooperatives to solidarity economics, spirituality and more. It also marks the virtual launch of the public art […]
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Cooperation Humboldt to Take on Local Food Guide Publication
Locally Delicious, a nonprofit organization that works to support a sustainable local food system, has produced the Local Food Guide since 2017. Established as a resource for the community to access information about local, organic and freshly prepared foods, the guide lists Humboldt County farms, bakeries, markets and more. It’s designed to help visitors and […]
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Locals Lending a Helping Hand Amid Wildfires, LoCO reports
In a region besieged by wildfires, a number of local organizations have stepped up to help the already pressed American Red Cross to make sure those who had to evacuate are being taken care of, Lost Coast Outpost reports. Whether it’s meals or connection to services, the Salvation Army Eureka, Cooperation Humboldt and a bevy […]
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Community Caravan Will Call for Rent and Mortgage Forgiveness
Centro del Pueblo, Cooperation Humboldt, North Coast People’s Alliance, the Humboldt and Del Norte Central Labor Council, Buenlucha, the Party for Socialism and Liberation and other community organizations will host caravan through Eureka calling for banks to forgive mortgages for landlords and tenets who can’t pay rent due to COVID-19 related unemployment on Wednesday, July […]
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The COVID Conjuncture
Do you know what a historic conjuncture is, David Cobb asks. Told no, the already quick cadence of his voice quickens over the phone. The term, the 2004 Green Party presidential nominee excitedly explains, was coined by Antonio Francesco Gramsci while the philosopher was imprisoned by Benito Mussolini’s fascist regime and describes a moment when […]
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Need Food? Here’s Where to Get Some Today
Food for People and Cooperation Humboldt will hold an emergency drive-through food distribution this afternoon to help those suffering from food insecurity during the COVID-19 crisis. The distribution will happen from 2 to 4 p.m. today. Those with a car are asked to arrive to the parking lot near what used to be Sears at […]