A People’s Forum on Food, Land, Forests & Finance

Doors open at 10:00 AM. Please register today to save the date and your spot. Climate Week is full of conversations about transforming our food system. But very few ask who is paying for the system we have now—or listen to the people already fighting to build something different. Last year, more than 150 people joined us at The People’s Forum to talk about food, land, forests and finance from the perspective of grassroots civil society movements. This September, we’re returning for a second year. Central to this year’s forum will be the public launch of the landmark report Food, Land & Money: The Case for Dismantling the Agribusiness Financial Complex and Funding the People’s Food Web. Co-authored by a dozen civil society organizations from across the globe, the report follows the money behind our industrial food system and names, for the first time, the 100 corporations bringing in the largest revenues from agrifood. But the conversation will not stop at what is broken. We’ll also ask what should be funded, protected, and allowed to grow in its place. Other sessions throughout the day will explore: • The ties between fossil fuels, agrochemicals, and war • What it takes to make the human right to food a reality • How philanthropic endowments can support community-controlled food infrastructure rather than investing in systemic harms of industrial agribusiness • Land rights, food sovereignty, and the experiences of communities facing land grabs and destructive investments WHAT TO EXPECT This won’t be a day of back-to-back panels. Expect teach-ins, lightning talks, interactive discussions and space to meet people working across these struggles. Come ready to join the conversation and leave with new ideas and quality connections. CO-HOSTED BY Friends of the Earth U.S., Foodrise, LIFE (Liberating Investment in the Food & Farm Ecosystem), Pesticide Action and Agroecology Network International and ActionAid USA. Sessions are being organized alongside the Center for International Environmental Law, the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, Community Food Funders, North Star Fund, Kataly Foundation and others. Register now to save your spot and stay updated! Agenda and participating speakers are subject to change. ___________________________________________________ PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO, AUDIO AND PERSONAL STORY RELEASE By registering for and attending this event, I hereby irrevocably grant permission to Friends of the Earth and Friends of the Earth (Action), Inc. and any individual or entity acting by, through, or under it, (collectively the “Releasees”), without payment of any compensation to me and without further notice, consent, inspection, or approval by me, to create photographs, video recordings, and/or audio recordings of me, and to make a record of personal stories I may communicate to them, either as recordings or by written record. The Releasees may use such photographs, video recordings, audio recordings, and personal stories worldwide in perpetuity, as edited, cropped, or retouched, for any purpose, including education and advertising, and in any medium. I hereby irrevocably, fully, and forever release the Releasees from any and all claims or liabilities (including but not limited to invasion of privacy, right of publicity, misappropriation, or defamation) based on use or publication of my photograph, video recording, audio recording, or personal story and agree not to sue the Releasees for any such use or publication. I have read and fully understand this entire document. I am over the age of 18 and have the power to execute this release. Or, if I am under the age of 18, my parent or legal guardian is executing this release on my behalf.