November 5, 2011. 1:15 to 3:15 pm
Mandela MarketPlace in the Media:
September 24, 2011 - San Lorenzo Patch
350.org Event with "cousin" community Ashland-Cherryland
September 7, 2011 - SOCAP Conference Interview with Connie Kwan
May 4, 2011- James Berk of Mandela Foods Brings Produce to His People
April 22, 2011- Oakland Lighting the Climate Path
March 23, 2011- On the Road: Mandela MarketPlace, Oakland California
March 9, 2011- An Oasis in a Food Desert: Mandela MarketPlace Brings Local Food to West Oakland
February 11, 2011-Can Worker-Owned Cooperatives Offer A Solution to Our Economic Woes?
January 28, 2011-Unlikely Bedfellows Bring "Food to Families" in Ashland, Cherryland
January 25, 2011-Garden Class Dreams of Co-Op Grocery Store
Mandela MarketPlace's Executive Director and Programs Director speak about food justice in West Oakland and Mandela Foods Co-op on KPFA (The segment begins at the 35:10 mark)
January 3, 2011- Kresge Foundation to Fund "Food to Families Initiative" in Alameda County (The corner store initiative is modeled after MMP's own Healthy Neighborhood Stores Alliance.)
October 16, 2010--U.S. Rep Barbara Lee and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson visit Mandela Foods during day-long tour in Oakland
Mandela MarketPlace Executive Director named 2010 Community Health Leader by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
James Berk Art of Activism Award by Kontent Films.
Redford Center, Art of Activism - James Berk from Kontent Films on Vimeo.
June 22-26, 2010 -- US Social Forum in Detroit -- Collaborating Organizations on Pathways to Sustainable Self-Governance. MMPlace joins Arizmendi Bakery, Planting Justice, Mandela Foods, Proposed Worker Cooperative Credit Union and Permaculture TV.