Hear from food systems experts across the food chain, including a keynote by renowned author Anna Lappé, on how government food contracts can create fair and sustainable practices throughout Southern California. The event will examine the purchasing power of the City and County of Los Angeles and Los Angeles Unified School District to invest in local farms, shift growers to sustainable practices, improve conditions for workers and expand nutritional opportunities for communities at greatest risk for diet-related disease.

The LA Food Policy Council and the Food Chain Workers Alliance are teaming up to host a dynamic storytelling event, complete with features from Real Food Media and FCWA’s digital media campaign “Voices of the Food Chain,” data-driven analysis, and perspectives from an expert panel.

Space is limited so RSVP today!

About our keynote speaker Anna Lappé: Anna is a respected author and educator, known for her expertise and advocacy for sustainable food systems. The co-author/author of three books and the contributing author to 10 others, Anna’s work has been widely translated internationally and featured in
The New York Times, among many other outlets. Named one of Time Magazine’s “eco” Who’s-Who,
Anna is a founding principal of the Small Planet Institute and the Small Planet Fund. She currently heads the Real Food Media, a new initiative to spread the powerful story of sustainable food using creative movies, an online action center, and grassroots events. Learn more.

This event is co-sponsored by Food Chain Workers Alliance, and 60 workers and organizers from FCWA member groups around the country will participate in this event!