For Immediate Release October 1, 2020 Contact: Jordan Treakle, 202-543-5675, jordan@nffc.net Ahna Kruzic, 510-927-5379, ahna@panna.org U.S. Farmers Call Out U.S. Ambassador for Pushing Agribusiness Agenda and Attacking Agroecology at the United Nations A national alliance of farmers, workers, and fishers says agroecology and the human right to food are needed now more than […]
USFSA Statement in Defense of Agroecology and the Right to Food
Read and Download PDF Ambassador Kip Tom, On behalf of the U.S. Food Sovereignty Alliance (USFSA), we write to express our firm opposition to the content of your speech, titled “Innovation Imperative,” delivered during the USDA’s Agricultural Outlook Forum in February of this year. Once again, we call on the U.S. government to immediately […]
Watch Now: USFSA Webinar on Agroecology (May 7, 2020)
Agroecology Under Attack at the UN: Why It Matters to Our Movements and What We Can Do About It Thursday, May 7th 1 – 2:30 pm EDT This webinar was intended for US Food Sovereignty Alliance (USFSA) Members and Allies, hosted by the USFSA International Relations Collective. The global climate crisis, and […]
US Food Sovereignty Alliance Decries Police Brutality, Racism and Systems of Oppression
The murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police illustrates the horrific racism and oppression deeply rooted in our institutions throughout our history, including in the food system. In this case it was particularly chilling how Floyd’s life was extinguished by the officers in a seemingly casual and methodical way, while witnesses pleaded for his life. […]