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Hattie Carthan Women Security Conference

DATE & TIME : May 8, 2011 9am - 6pm

PLACE: Hattie Carthan community garden Corner of Marcy & Lafayette Avenues

GG- Bedford Nostrand B38 - Lafayette & Marcy Avenue

"No country will ever achieve its full potential if half its talent pool is
stymied or under-represented."

The Bedford Stuyvesant women security conference is a space to help women of
color and women of the dominant colonizing culture begin important healing
conversations which can help to bridge the historic betrayal which exists
between these groups and cultivate healthy relationships based on mutuality and
respect. Healing this rift allows us to stand on common ground as we address the
health of each other, our communities and planet.






MESSAGE FROM THE FOUNDER OF BED STUY WOMEN SECURITY:






In 2014, we hope to gather women on the land again,create a communal banquet of
living food and speak from the heart in council on three levels, the feminine
body, the feminine network or community, the environment.

If this work is a part of your dream, please send our beloved pioneer/visionary
Yonnette Fleming a short line saying you are ready to birth this dream for our
women along with a committment of how you can support our vision.

If you have access to resources for womens work and want to see women of all
nations come together to create an agenda change in their communities, please
stretch forth thy mighty hand.

Farmer Yon

See Results from our womens artesianal community here:

Hereare a few pictures which tell the story of what happened the first time an
agenda was created in Bedford Stuyvesant Brooklyn to build a diverse partnership
of women based on mutual respect . These partnerships are desperately needed to
prevent the phenomenon of one group of women speaking for all women from
occurring , to help build tolerance and awareness of the difference between
diversity and inclusion

Opening libation prayers



Senator Montgomery - State of our communitys Health

INTERGENERATIONAL DRUM

NETWORKING OVER LUNCH

Women conversating with elder about breadmaking

READ MORE ABOUT THE FIRST BED STUY WOMEN SECURITY CONFERENCE IN THE SPRING CREEK
SUN NEWS by Clicking link below:

WATCH COVERAGE FROM OUR 2010 CONFERENCE !

http://vimeo.com/12384897

CARTHAN WOMEN CONFERENCE.pdf (PDF — 248 KB)

Did you know that 1 every 10 women in the U.S is on anti-depressants. What is
making us sick ?and how can we work with our foods and Sacred practises that
help us to live healthier,more joyful lives.

Did you know that in 2016, there is no dedicated group or governmental agency or
agenda dedicated to addressing Land use issues and advancing feminine leadership
in the environment in NYC?

Did you know that there is no Hattie Carthan scholarship for women or girls who
work in the environment?






To Donate please click

here:http://www.hattiecarthancommunitymarket.com/

Nature shows us that change happens organically as networks of relationships
form among a group or specie that share a common cause and vision of what’s
possible. Rather than approach change through the mainstream left brained idea
of achieving critical mass, our work is to foster critical connections . We
don’t need to convince large numbers of people to change; instead, we need find
our connections to each other .Through building relationship with each other we
develop the new knowledge, practices, courage, and commitment that lead to
broad-based change.

The Bed Stuy women security conference is about fostering critical connections
which bring about positive Change for ALL women.

The Call :

We gather the women who know the power that women hold when we come together to
dialogue,organize and vision for the future of our Earth.One of the most
important acts in these times is to find the courage to be in the conversations
that truly matter. We find our individual selves and our common purpose when we
learn how to speak and listen to each other with respect, truth and
compassion.In this place deep collaboration and beneficial partnerships among
women thrives.

We gather the women who hunger for the opportunity to be outside in nature. We
gather the women who tend the soil and grow healthy food. We gather the women
who protect the Earth from over development and greed. We gather the women who
envision a world where women have the same opportunities as men to own land.


We gather the women who have committed to a life of serving others and mothering
their communities back to health.We gather the women who drum,chant and sing for
justice. 

We gather the women who dare to take stand in their communities. We gather the
women who long to heal from betrayal.

We gather the women who yearn for deep mutually beneficial partnerships based on
respect. We gather the women who are caregivers in our society. We gather the
women who have suffered trauma to their wombs. We gather the grandmothers who
raise their grandchildren. We gather the women who suffer abuse in silence.We
gather the young maidens who struggle to retain their innocence.We gather the
women whose voices have been suppressed as though they carry no wisdom. We
gather the women who have become invisible because they don't fit the mainstream
standards of beauty and fall beneath the power line.

Conference Outline and Objective:

Women are currently being challenged to create networks based on respect,
mutuality and creativity to reverse the toxic effects of the “empire” mentality.
The Hattie Carthan woman security conference is an opportunity to build a
diverse group of Brooklyn women who are informed about the issues that affect
women and can organize and advocate for our bodies, our children, our
families,the flora and fauna, our land, rivers streams and oceans , our planet
and the air around

The Hattie Carthan women security conference is an opportunity for diverse
groups of women to come together to heal from betrayal in order to gain a
general consensus about the State of our health ,State of our community, State
of our environment and build networks that can facilitate lasting change.








This one day conference will provide highly interactive workshops and speaking
councils which will help women identify basic up – to date issues which affect
our communities and gain a basic understanding of the importance of organizing
for change in communities.








We understand networks are the only form of organization used by living systems
on this planet. These networks result from self-organization, where individuals
or species recognize their interdependence and organize in ways that support the
diversity and viability of all.






In our current suffocating paradigm that has guided much of recorded history
much of our networks act out of domination and fear, to oppress women, wage war,
terrorize, and subjugate others. We must come forward now to build diverse
networks based on respect and mutuality and to organize and take action on
behalf of the voices of the disenfranchised among us who have no lobbyists and
corporations working for them.






We are always accepting sponsorships to help more young women join the Hattie
Carthan Urban Agriculture Corps.Make a PayPal donation on our website banner
page today http://www.hattiecarthancommunitymarket.com/

The day long event took place outdoors at the Hattie Carthan community garden (A
historic working garden named after Brooklyn environmentalist Hattie Carthan)
and will begin with A Re-Membering our Fore mothers ancestral ceremony
acknowledging the contributions of our local sheros such as community icon
Hattie Carthan, Shirley Chisolm and others who have left indelible footprints
for us to follow. The conference will engage women who are working to honor and
advance the work done by women throughout history .

And in this Spirit of Re-Membering we choose not to selectively remember only
those who've been celebrated in our histories,as we know that out of Africa ,
too, sprung the most formidable of feminine leaders. 

We Re-member that civilization was born and nurtured through maturity in the
matriarchal culture of Kemet and Kush . The state of Arabia for over 2500 years
was governed by Queens for as long as anyone could remember.

We give thanks to those Queen Mothers of Africa, and those beyond who could not
ascend to the throne except for through their blood lines. We give thanks to the
mourners of many traditions who used their feminine vibration to facilitate the
transition of the spirit from the physical realm to the spiritual realm.

We thank our ancestors and foremothers thoughout our history. We give thanks and
praise to all these daughters of creation. The primordial elements of our
civilization have been taught to us by our great and unknown mothers and sisters
who provided the template for all civilizations.

Please bring a white scarf to throw over your shoulders for our libation &
Re-Membering our Foremothers ancestor ceremony at the beginning of the Program.
Pictures and stories of your foremother and gifts of grain or fruit for the
space are welcome in our circle.

NYC Middle Passage Ancestral

Ceremony -

Daughters of the Earth Ancestor altar - MA Y.Fleming


Sacred Drumming:

The conference will employ the drums to center and connect women to the Earth at
various times of the day. Drumming helps us cooperate with each other and is
known to relieve stress, to lift spirits, to create community, to put us in
touch with the natural beat of the universe around us and enliven within us a
means of connecting with spiritual realms. The pulsing rhythm seems to provide a
wave that carries us beyond our emotions and intellect to a deeper, higher level
where we can receive guidance and blessing.

The beat is universal – drumming as a way of communicating with other people,
spirits, and self exists around the world and throughout timeThe drums are a
tool of empowerment for girls and women. In many traditions women have been
excluded from seriously playing the drums.Drumming helps synchronize our left
and right brains and connects us to the deep wysdom of the Earth. and the
ancestors. Sacred drumming is an entry point for many shamans to access and
retrieve lost aspects of ourselves. Drumming tonifies and clears traumas of the
Earth and human aura.




NYC Middle Passage ancestor ceremony - Elder Queen Mother Candace Sylvia
Jordan(now raised ancestor)

TRE drums

Empowerment tools .



Conference Founder Y.Fleming at Congo Square Brooklyn

Female dun-duns drummer at weekly circle since early nineties

The Red Tent (Reclaiming Lost feminine practises)



Woman healing in Red Tent

A menstruation tent for women will be constructed in a private area on the
conference site in order for women to gather. It is important that women seek
ways of being that is more consistent with our rhythms and cycles.In times gone
by, when a woman went into labour she went into the red tent to give birth. This
was the space in the village where women gathered every month to celebrate
menstruation. They stopped working for a few days each month and spent the time
sharing stories, pampering each other and resting.

The Red tent allows women the freedom to be completely open and honest about
their womanly experiences. This is where the stories of love, birth, heartache,
death and many other life experiences where shared and passed down from mother
to daughter. These were the stories, which taught the young women the natural
events of life and relieved them of fears in these times. How do you currently
honor your moontime? It is important that we learn more about that connection as
we go inward to honor our wombs and bellies. There will be lots of Red raspberry
and nettles to make tea while you journal, rest, draw, read, or listen to
women’s wisdom in the stories we share. It is time to revisit those lost
practices.

WG Menstruation altar portal - Constructed by Y. Fleming


Em Power meant Tools

There will be opportunities for women of all ages to help us prepare the space
for our women security council.The Founder of this conference firmly believes
that women and girls must play a part in the actual building and shaping of
their communities instead of being firmly locked into gender roles and
oppressive stereotypes.

Body work and energy work is critical to our wellbeing. Sometimes stress causes
uric acid to become trapped in various areas in our bodies. Touch is quite
important to human health and helps us stay in connection with other. If you
feel stressed around your back and neck areas please mention this when you
signup at the registration table so we can book your time slot for body work. We
expect quite a lot of healers to be present, so please find someone you trust
naturally and ask for what you need. Reach out and let us know if you are a
Reiki master or certified bodyworker who would like to offer massages at the
conference.

There will be lots of opportunities throughout the day to soak up lots of Earth
energy, to rest under a tree,for herb walks, for sitting with a rock and for
networking so that women can get to know each other! This year we have decided
not to jam the schedule with listening based workshops . We need to understand
the natural cycles in order to advocate for the flora, fauna. Life grows and
changes through the strength of its connections and relationships. In nature, if
a system lacks health, the solution is to connect it to more of itself. A big
part of our pathologies arise from spending most of our time indoors separated
from our true nature.



Body work and energy work is critical to our wellbeing. Sometimes stress causes
uric acid to become trapped in various areas in our bodies. Touch is quite
important to human health and helps us stay in connection with other. If you
feel stressed around your back and neck areas please mention this when you
signup at the registration table so we can book your time slot for body work. We
expect quite a lot of healers to be present, so please find someone you trust
naturally and ask for what you need. Reach out and let us know if you are a
Reiki master or certified bodyworker who would like to offer massages at the
conference.

What does the future look like for our young girls? What kind of Earth are we
leaving behind for our daughters and grandaughters? What kind of education will
they receive around community and the environment? Who will enact the changes
needed to create a healthy community so that they can make healthy choices?


How do we preserve the legacies of our phenomenal sheroes?

Hattie Carthan dedicated two decades of her life to helping the community of Bed
Stuy to become more environmentally aware, thus the formation of The Magnolia
Tree and Earth center in Brooklyn and the Hattie Carthan community garden. We
are here because of her dreams. Join us in re-membering Hattie Carthan , in
giving arms and legs to her vision and in preserving her work and legacy.

What can we do to create a local food system that promotes urban farms as places
that provide fresh food and serve community health?

How can we create more safe spaces for women of all ages to gather and commune
in all communities?

What steps are we taking to ensure that young women know how to prepare healthy
food?

How can women of color communicate their concerns to their elected politicians
in a direct organized way? How do we discontinue the exploitative phenomenon of
others speaking for us and about us ? How do we ensure that communities of color
receive their fair share of resources for women's work?

What can we do to educate our women about the links between feminine health and
planetary health?

What lessons about community can humans learn from the bees beyond how to make a
profit from honey?

How can we depart from the practise of factory farming our animals ? How can we
work to

depart from the practise of using chemical fertilizers in our gardens/farms?




How can we contribute to the health of our urban soil through managing our
organic waste(composting)?


How can we introduce food seasonality conversations in our communities?


Resilient wild weeds - Hattie Carthan community garden


Sage Bush - Hattie Carthan herb garden


Women working to ensure food justice for all communities

How often do we gather to eat together in our community?

Kitchen medicine Herb class w herbal wysewoman- Yonnette Fleming Hattie Carthan
herb garden

How well do you know your landscape? The garden is home to over fifty trees
which require seasonal care, love and attention. 



How well do you know your landscape? The garden is home to over fifty trees
which require seasonal care, love and attention. 

Why is it important to educate our women? Community members learning about
health disparities in the garden

Our seniors have seen it all and carry a wisdom that is undeniable, yet we find
few places where there opinions truly count.. Why are so many seniors in our
community experiencing food insecurity as a lifestyle? 

How are the voices of our seniors heard in our communities?

How do we ensure that seniors in low income communities have equal access to
fresh foods as their counterparts from other communities?



To help a young woman Learn on the farm and earn in the Market please make a
donation on the banner page http://www.hattiecarthancommunitymarket.com

The conference seeks women who are able to volunteer to serve on conference day
in the following categories:

Registration

Welcome committee - greeters with a fierce hug

Maiden coordinators - to engage girls who attend with their mothers,grandmothers

Security

Food service/setup and breakdown

Drummers,chanters,singers

Reiki masters,massage therapists,energy healers

Sacred Space Holders for our menstruation tent

Sound specialists

Visual artists and documentary makers

Food for Thought:

Taking responsibility for our bodies:

Women's health:-Alternative approaches. What do we understand by health? Is our
current system a healthcare or sickcare system? If fresh fruits and vegetables
are important to health, why do veggie and fruit farmers receive no subsidies
from the government for health? What are disparities and how do we eliminate
them in our communities.? How do socio-economic factors impact the overall
health of minorities? What is the State of health of women in Central Brooklyn?
How do those statistics compare to women’s health in other communities? Have
lost feminine practises such as gathering together to share visions during
menstruation contributed to some of the pathologies we experience today as
women? Come share your stories of womb trauma, menstruation and bloody rape in
our Red Tent. How does the Earth respond to rape and pillage anyway?

Responsible Parenting

How available is fresh food in your community? How are mothers and women
involved in ensuring that our children receive the correct education &
culturally appropriate nutrition in schools or at home? Are you concerned for
the safety of your child in our parks? Are you free to get fresh air and outdoor
exercise in your community? Or are you trapped indoors because of the crime
statistics in your neighborhood? What steps can be made to ensure that all
Parks, gardens , markets are safe for women and children to re-connect to their
food and nature ?

What are the current issues being worked on in the political arena that affect
children in low-income-communities and their health? Are you currently involved
in the School Food conversation or the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act which
will decide what our children eat in school and where that comes from? Have you
met with your child's school to express your feelings about the state of
nutrition in our schools? How has that process worked for minority children in
the past (a large percentage of our children are now obese) and what can we
expect to see change if we don't become advocates for what is being done to us?
How can women become effective advocates for the future of our children? Are you
involved in making sure that our children are receiving a truthful account of
history and learning about the ways that minorities have contributed to
civilized culture and our communities?

Environmental justice

What are the programs available to women in low income communities to receive
environmental education? What are the necessary steps to ensure that women and
children receive training and access to green collar job in urban communities.
What are green jobs? Is it just a matter of retrofitting buildings and roofs and
installing solar panels? How is women's work currently supported by the
government? How can we support our homesteaders,cottage industries and other
forms of womens work in o cities?

Re-membering our selves

How do we re-member our environmental sheroes currently and how are feminine
legacies protected in low-income communities? Why don't we have a Hattie Carthan
scholarship fund for minority women and girls who wish to advance their studies
in environmental education and advocacy? How will we cultivate a new generation
of people and nurture young girls to utilize nature centered thinking in order
to propose effective creative solutions to problems in their communities? What
steps are required to celebrate and perpetuate the legacies of our feminine
sheroes? How can successful stewardship programs be introduced to cultivate
environmental stewardship in low-income communities.

Gender balance – What are the necessary steps required to ensure gender balance
in the community decision making and in the political process?

Visioning our future

Organizations doing feminine empowerment work , gender equality work and others
with programs specificially designed for women in the Brooklyn community are
invited to network with us, spread information about the work of the new herb
farm and two markets.




Read more about our work at hattiecarthancommunitymarket.com.

We welcome organizations working with children to network and promote your work
at our annual Playstreets. July to September .

REGISTRATION for the 2013 Women security event:








Registration for the 1 day conference is $20 . Women may register online or in
person at the Registration tent.Free meal ,workshops and woman's drum circle is
included.. Women may contribute as much or as little as they can afford at the
Registration Tent. All donations will be used to offset expenses incurred to
produce the conference , to cover for those women who cannot afford to pay and
to provide a healthy meal to participants. Raw food will be sourced from the
garden and local farmers. No woman will be turned away because of her inability
to pay. Please tell us about your childcare needs in your online registration
form so that we can organize mentors to engage those babies.

When you pre-register online you have the choice to pay online with your credit
card or walk in with your cash to the registration table. No checks at the gate
please.

To Pre-Register, Make a Donation to our conference or to help a young woman
learn on the Farm and Work in the market Please Click Here
http://www.hattiecarthancommunitymarket.com/

THE COST TO CREATE AND PRODUCE THIS CONFERENCE WAS A COMMUNITY INVESTMENT MADE
BY FARMER YON & 13 CO VISIONARIES INTO THE FUTURE OF BEDFORD STUYVESANT WOMEN
AND GIRLS.

WOMEN SPEAK UP AND REQUEST TO BE HEARD!

How else can we get our message accross regarding what we care about most? How
do we acquire the resources to address or change the circumstances that oppress
women if we fail to organize effective networks for CHANGE.

NAMASTE

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