Gardening 101 Workshop

2248 Palethorp Street,Philadelphia PA 19133

10 April, 2021

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Veggie Mijxs Philly will be hosting a Gardening 101 Workshop at Las Parcelas community garden with Rafael Alvarez Febo, @re_alvarez Veggie Mijxs Philly will be hosting a Gardening 101 Workshop at Las Parcelas community garden with Rafael Alvarez Febo, @re_alvarez, on 4/10 from 1-4pm Est. We will learn the basics of gardening and begin working on the Veggie Mijxs Philly plot...concluding the workshop with drinks and snacks. Come prepared to connect with the earth and to be within community. Rafael serves as the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Commission on LGBTQ Affairs with the background as the Community and Economic Development Coordinator for the Office of Councilwoman Maria Quiñones Sánchez. Prior to his employment with Councilwoman Quiñones Sánchez, Rafael was the Program Director of Norris Square Neighborhood Project’s Puerto Rican urban gardens, Las Parcelas. While at Norris Square Neighborhood Project he helped create programming with community members, youth, and volunteers that focused on cultural empowerment, healthy lifestyles, urban gardening and community organizing. Rafael also has worked at Youth United for Change as a youth organizer and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society in their Parks and Vacant Land departments. Rafael has served as President of the Board of Directors of Galaei – a Queer Latinx Social Justice Organization. While Chair of the Board, Rafael led efforts to carry out Galaei’s strategic plan and the organization’s physical move to Eastern North Philadelphia (Norris Square). Rafael also served as a board member of the Philadelphia Latino Film Festival (PHLAFF), and as a member of the endorsement committee for Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club since 2016. Rafael has a strong passion for social justice and advocacy, especially in the areas of education, the environment, racial justice, gender and LGBTQ equity and Puerto Rican self-determination.