Hey folks in the Bay! Hope to see some of you tonight in FAIRFAX.

Many thanks to Democracy Now! for this discussion, and for all their work over the years. This is the full segment from the show. Labor Organizer Jane McAlevey on UAW's Astounding Victory in VW Tennesse... youtu.be/qIr8DjXtTHM?si… via YouTube

Please join me this Thursday in FAIRFAX, CA in conversation with Lisa Hamilton: townoffairfax.org/event/book-tal…

Apply for an exciting fellowship in #FoodSystems and biodiversity!

Led by global food systems expert Jose Luis Chicoma, the project aims to produce policy recommendations on how to harness biodiversity to improve our food systems.
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ICYMI reposting this interview with CAWR Coventry + Michel Pimbert in Mongabay as part of a series I did there on #Agroecology

Great Dr. Jonathan Foley thread on what food systems matter for everything we care about and why we at Global Alliance for the Future of Food believe in the need for a systems approach to transformation. Read on >>>

It's still shocking to me that a pesticide that we've known is so terribly toxic for so terribly long is still on the market. I know this shouldn't shock me, but I never want to get numb to this insanity. See Sharon Lerner exposé on #paraquat —a must read: theintercept.com/2021/03/24/par…

If you read one book about power in the food system this year, make it this one. I was so lucky to get to speak with Austin Frerick about it.

Loved talking with Matthew Kessler on the TABLE podcast about one of my favorite topics: how we can feed the world, working with nature, not against it. #agroecology

Listen to our full conversation on #FoodSystems here: bit.ly/3IIhfSp

There is no one-size-fits-all diet that works for every context, but for food-secure countries in the global north, an overall reduction in meat & dairy consumption is a necessary piece of the change that is needed in the face of climate catastrophe. theguardian.com/environment/20…

'The moment that food and capitalism hit each other and you started to see food as a question of selling more units for increasingly lower costs everything tipped.' - Baroness Rosie Boycott Global Alliance for the Future of Food

Another great TABLE listen. Devouring the latest science on ultra-processed foods and it's pretty staggering to consider the impact of a UPF diet on so many of us. Tune in! Global Alliance for the Future of Food

Industrial technology has profoundly transformed what we eat and how we grow food.

The latest TABLE podcast talks with 4 experts, including Anna Lappé, about whether #FoodSystems should be more natural. Listen here: bit.ly/3IIhfSp 🎧

Adding to the top of my reading list! Congrats Austin Frerick!

Fish, seafood, and water plants are central to the diets and culture of billions worldwide.

But industrial fishing & poor water management have cut fish populations in half, worsening climate change. Learn more about aquatic foods this #WorldWaterDay ⬇️
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Join us for FFCF's 5th Annual Impact Media Awards (IMA)! IMA will be co-hosted by Stephen Satterfield and Naomi Starkman. There will be a special performance by with a performance by Naima Shalhoub and Excentrik. Register: bit.ly/2024IMA

It's International Day of Forests, let's honor this incredible ecosystem that plays a major role in sustaining life on Earth! Send a message to President Noboa of Ecuador urging him to prioritize the protection of Yasuní & the rights of Indigenous peoples.
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Looking great Agroecology Fund - so thrilled to see your new site and all the stories it showcases.

Ditto IPES-Food! Check out the new Agroecology Fund website. The spirit of possibility and transformation spills out of every page. Congrats! #agroecology

The African Development Bank Group $61 billion initiative will transform agriculture but for whom? 1-size-fits-all # Dakar II plan risks sacrificing #biodiversity and smallholders for the sake of private interests. There is an alternative, writes Million Belay AFSA africanarguments.org/2024/03/the-af…