The People’s Gathering is a convergence of activists, organizers, educators, students, food & social justice advocates members of the greater community to assemble, discuss, learn and expand their knowledge and networks in the areas of Food Justice and Cooperative Building on the Front-Range.
This no cost event presented by Frontline Farming will feature morning and afternoon sessions focusing on food justice and cooperative building as well as a powerful keynote address and live community performances by some of Denver's thought provoking and soul moving artists.
The purpose is to help attendees gain a deeper understanding about the positive and proactive actions that can be taken to strengthen communities and networks in the areas of food sovereignty and cooperative development.
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Our keynote address  this year will by brandon King on of the Founding Members of Cooperation Jackson.   As a founding member of Cooperation Jackson, brandon serves on its Coordinating Committee, he is the Organizing Coordinator, a co-coordinator of emerging Freedom Farms Urban Farming Cooperative, and the representative to the Climate Justice Alliance. This year Brandon will share with us his knowledge  and stories on cooperatives and how they are an essential for the security of communities in shifting local and national landscapes.
In the spirit of connecting community there will also be on-sight childcare and children’s activities “Children's Gathering hosted by Myra Makes. Myra Makes is a grassroots education startup providing the children's area for the People's Gathering this year. The Myra Makes mission is to help create a more playful and just society by enriching the lives of children, teachers and families. To further the circle there will be live performances by some of Denver’s thought provoking and soul stirring  artists, an opportunity to engage with/in a social action platform, and a community organization/business expo and small market.
The People’s Gathering is a space where our community is invited to share knowledge and develop valuable tools and resources.
brandon king is an community organizer and cultural worker originally from Hampton Roads VA, currently living in Jackson MS. After graduating from Hampton University in 2006 with a BA in Sociology, Brandon moved to New York City where he worked as a union organizer and later as an organizer working with New York City homeless people.Â
brandon moved to Jackson, Mississippi in January 2014 to assist in the growing movement for economic justice, human rights, social and cultural transformation happening there. as a founding member of Cooperation Jackson, brandon serves on its Coordinating Committee, he is the Organizing Coordinator, a co-coordinator of emerging Freedom Farms Urban Farming Cooperative, and the representative to the Climate Justice Alliance.Â
As a DJ and visual artist, brandon also sees the arts and culture as key components necessary to energize and activate people to be engaged in the process of actualizing human rights, moving towards social and cultural transformation.