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reFocus Afrika Farming & Agricultural Programs
The First AgroCity on the Continent of Africa
REV. ROOSEVELT TARLESSON BIO
Rev. Roosevelt Tarlesson and his family, originally from Liberia, are known figures in the African and refugee community of California. Since arriving in California in the 1970s, Roosevelt has been uplifting farming as a tool to reconnect California-based African refugees with their cultural roots and provide a means of economic development.
Roosevelt has been involved in a long list of community projects, and is also politically engaged, participating in United Nations gatherings to advocate for refugee work programs. As an active member of the California Farmer Justice Collaborative, he was instrumental in passing California’s Farmer Equity Act, but like many of us, knows and critiques its limitations.