Not For Us, Without Us! Meeting Series #2

Urban Tilth cultivates agriculture in west Contra Costa County to help our community build a more sustainable, healthy, and just food system. We hire and train residents to work with schools, community-based organizations, government agencies, businesses, and individuals to develop the capacity to produce 5% of our own food supply.Founded in 2005 to help build a more sustainable, healthy, and just local food system, Urban Tilth has emerged as a local leader, a catalyst drawing together a variety of individual, discrete initiatives into a web of integrated, food- and community-focused efforts. In sum, we farm, feed, forage, teach, train, build community, employ, and give back. We help our community grow our own food; train and employ our own young people as “home grown experts”; teach our local residents about the relationships among food, health, poverty, and justice; foster public foraging programs; and forge partnerships with local small farmers to increase demand for their produce.We use our 7 school and community gardens and small urban farms to teach and employ community members to grow, distribute, cook, and consume thousands of pounds of local produce each year, to create a more equitable and just food system within a healthier and more self-sufficient community.

Urban Tilth

A series of community meetings designed to ensure that decisions about North Richmond are shaped by the people who live here.

2000 Giaramita St

Not For Us, Without Us! Series

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Not For Us, Without Us Series #2Raise your voice to help choose Just Transition Projects for North RichmondWe’re inviting North Richmond residents to take part in Not For Us, Without Us!, a series of community meetings designed to ensure that decisions about North Richmond are shaped by the people who live here.*Up to $150 Stipends are available for North Richmond residents (Read more below..)These meetings are a space for neighbors to come together, share lived experiences, and help identify the projects that matter most to our community. The focus is on addressing long-standing health, environmental, and economic inequities. Through small-group conversations and Q&amp;A sessions, participants will help build a prioritized list of Just Transition projects focused on cleaner air, better transportation, and local jobs and economic opportunity. Why These Meetings Can’t WaitBig decisions about climate and economic investments in Richmond are happening now. If we are not in the room, those decisions will be made without us.Over the next two years, hundreds of millions of dollars are expected to come into Richmond for projects tied to clean air, transportation, jobs, and community health. But that funding does not go automatically to the communities that need it most. It goes to projects that are clearly defined, community-backed, and ready to move forward.These meetings are how North Richmond residents shape what those projects look like. This is where we decide what gets built in our neighborhoods, how money is spent, and who truly benefits. Not For Us, Without Us is about moving beyond being asked for input after decisions are made. It is about community members leading from the beginning and claiming a real role in Richmond’s just transition. There will be 3 opportunities to join a meeting series: Series #1: Corrine Sain Multicultural Senior Center | 515 Silver Ave, Richmond, CA 94801Meeting #1: Orientation + Laying the Groundwork - Wednesday, January 21, 2026 from 1PM - 4PMMeeting #2: Learning about the Projects - Wednesday, January 28, 2026 from 1PM - 4PM Series #2: Verde Elementary Cafeteria | 2000 Giaramita St, Richmond, CA 94801Meeting #1: Orientation + Laying the Groundwork - Wednesday, February 4th, 2026 from 1PM - 4PMMeeting #2: Learning About the Projects - Wednesday, February 11th, 2026 from 1PM - 4PM Series #3: Online Zoom WebinarMeeting #1: Orientation + Laying the Groundwork - Wednesday, February 18th from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PMMeeting #2: Learning About the Projects - Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Community VOTE and CelebrationThe final meeting will be a Community Vote and Celebration at Verde Elementary where we will choose list of Priority Just Transition Projects:Saturday, March 7, 2026 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PMVerde Elementary Cafeteria2000 Giaramita St, Richmond, CA 94801 STIPENDS for North Richmond Residents!We are excited to honor your participation in this meeting series by offering a $100 stipend to any North Richmond resident who attends Meeting #1 and Meeting #2. You may attend both meetings at the same location, or attend Meeting #1 at one location and Meeting #2 at another, depending on what works best for your schedule.If you also attend the Community Vote and Celebration on March 7, you will receive an additional $50 stipend. This stipend is available only to participants who have completed Meeting #1 and Meeting #2.You can also register for 1 meeting for Series #1, and 1 meeting for Series #2.For more information go to: https://urbantilth.org/clean-future-for-north-richmond/ or contact Latifah Abdullah 510-860-7162All stipends will be distributed in person on March 7 at the Community Vote and Celebration.

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