Name: Community Hunger Action
Start: 2026-08-29T10:00
End: 2026-08-29T13:00:00-05:00
Location: Williams Library

Community Hunger Action

Civic Saturday

2026-08-29 10:00:00 2026-08-29 13:00:00 America/Chicago Community Hunger Action Join us for Civic Saturday to kick off Hunger Action Month! Enjoy live music, poetry, conversation, hands-on activities, and a free lunch. Connect with neighbors and explore ways to build a stronger, more food-secure community. Everyone is welcome! Williams Library - Meeting Room

Saturday, August 29
10:00am - 1:00pm

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Join us for Civic Saturday to kick off Hunger Action Month! Enjoy live music, poetry, conversation, hands-on activities, and a free lunch. Connect with neighbors and explore ways to build a stronger, more food-secure community. Everyone is welcome!

Help us kick off Hunger Action Month with Civic Saturday at Williams Library! This welcoming community gathering brings people together through music, stories, conversation, and shared experiences to explore issues that matter close to home.

Registration is not required but is encouraged to help us plan and accommodate dietary preferences and restrictions. 

We'll hear from Sylvia with the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance about hunger in our communities, enjoy a community drum circle led by Stephin Booth, and experience a poetry reading from Toni Garcia-Butler. You'll also have the chance to take part in a Be Mighty Little Rock cook-along, learn about the Dunbar Garden and its harvest, and discover ways that local food programs help strengthen our community.

We'll wrap up with a free lunch and time to connect with others, ask questions, and continue the conversation.

No experience or special knowledge is needed; just bring yourself. Whether you're interested in your community, curious about Civic Saturday, or simply looking for a welcoming way to spend part of your weekend, we'd love to have you join us and bring a friend. 

About the Program

All abilities are welcome. To request ASL interpretation or other accommodations, call 501.918.3069 or email hzbinden@cals.org seven business weekdays before a program. Struggling to find transportation and want to join us? Reach out to organizer Danielle Afsordeh, dtafsordeh@cals.org, for help. Parking is available in the free lot adjacent to Williams Library.

Civic Saturday is a programming series presented in partnership with Get Loud Arkansas with support from the Urban Libraries Council Civic Makers Lab for Adults. Inspired by the feeling of coming together in a supportive community, Civic Saturday is a relaxed community gathering exploring civic participation beyond the polls featuring live music, an inspiring speaker, interactive activities, and a free lunch.

Get Loud Arkansas is a statewide, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Get Loud Arkansas’ mission is to register new voters and increase voter turnout by expanding access to voting, providing civic education and empowering all communities to use their vote to shape the future of Arkansas. Get Loud Arkansas may take positions on or advocate with regard to public policy issues pertinent to its mission and consistent with the requirements of applicable federal and state law. Get Loud Arkansas conducts all activities in a nonpartisan manner. Get Loud Arkansas may acknowledge elected officials who support us, but we do not endorse, support, or oppose candidates for public office, any party, or issue.

Civic Makers Lab for Adults is a grant and peer-learning program that equips librarians to serve as civic learning facilitators and empowers young adults ages 18-24 to be active contributors to their communities. Through experiential civic learning (the process of acquiring civic knowledge and skills through action), libraries will build new pathways for young adults into civic life, rooted in curiosity, connection, and community problem-solving, rather than partisanship.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

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The tenth library in the Central Arkansas Library System was dedicated in Sue Cowan Williams’s honor on March 22, 1997. Fittingly, the Sue Cowan Williams Library serves the community near the historic Dunbar High School building in downtown Little Rock, where Williams taught. Today at the Williams Library, patrons can see the same commitment to education and equal opportunity that inspired Sue Cowan Williams to take a stand. Williams offers a wide range of programs for children and teens.