As San Francisco gears up for the Global Climate Action Summit, Seed the Commons has launched #Veganic4Climate, a campaign that aims to center agriculture in the conversation on global warming and promote veganic farming as the basis of a climate-friendly food system. Join us as we present our campaign and speak of the why and how of veganic farming. The evening will include a panel with Nassim Nobari, Chema Hernández Gil and Mona Seymour, followed by a free vegan reception.

PROGRAM

6:30 Doors open. No admission after 7:30PM

6:45-7:00PM Welcome and Presentation of #Veganic4Climate

7:00-8:30PM Panel

7:00PM The Rise of Animal Agriculture Advocacy in the Environmental Movement
7:20PM Building Equity, Fighting Climate Change with Lessons from the Milpa
7:40PM Moving Veganic Agriculture Forward in the United States
8:00PM Q&A

8:30-9:30PM Reception with light vegan refreshments

This event is free, but donations are welcome to cover our costs and support the #Veganic4Climate campaign. Axiom pizza will also serve vegan pizza with a suggested donation to help raise funds.

SPEAKERS

Nassim Nobari is a co-founder of Seed the Commons. She will speak about why the environmental movement promotes small-scale animal agriculture, focusing in particular on the current trend that touts grazing as a solution to climate change, and she will show how these models reproduce some of the same problems they purport to solve.

Chema Hernández Gil is a co-founder of Seed the Commons. He will look towards pre-Columbian Mexico to reflect on how a food system based on vegan agroecological practices can help build our vision for tomorrow: urban societies that are equitable and sustainable.

Mona Seymour is a professor of Environmental Science at Loyola Marymount University. She will speak of the state of veganic farming in the United States and how to help the veganic movement grow.