Date/Time
Thursday, April 22, 2021
7:30pm - 8:30pm
Join us for an interactive virtual discussion about animal agriculture and environmental justice.
The event will feature Wendy Pilot, co-host of Native Roots Radio and a volunteer with The Humane Society of the United States-MN ; Michael Chaney, Director of Project Sweetie Pie and winner of the 2020 Environmental Initiative Award; and Ben Lilliston, Director of Climate Change and Rural Strategies at Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy who has led the work to enact stronger climate-related regulations on Minnesota feedlots (aka factory farms) , and you’ll get to participate as well! (See panelist photos and more information below.)
The panel is free to attend and you can join here.
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Schedule:
7:30-7:45 Each panelist shares briefly about their work
7:45-8pm Panelists respond to pre-submitted questions. You can submit one here via Facebook.
8pm to 8:15pm Panelists and attendees break into small groups. Every person shares what they learned and what actions they might take.
8:15 to 8:30pm Attendees share answers in the chat; attendees can directly ask questions of the panelists
Michael Chaney is the founder of Project Sweetie Pie and a co-founder of TheFamilyOfTrees.org and Growing North Minneapolis. Project Sweetie Pie is a local nonprofit organization founded in 2010 that engages stakeholders in grass roots initiatives to address issues of structural racism and equity, advocates community-led green restorative development, and coordinates youth-led/youth-fed green initiatives and other gardening and urban farming operations. He has become the Johnny Appleseed of urban farming in North Minneapolis and is also a member of the North side Green Zone Task Force.
Wendy Pilot has been an animal advocate for many years. She is a Humane Policy Volunteer Leader for The Humane Society of The United States and she works on animal issues/policy at the local and state level. She cares very much about the environment and the connection between the land, air, water, humans and all animals. She talks daily on her husband, Robert Pilot’s radio show, Native Roots Radio, I’m Awake, about our sacred animals.
Ben Lilliston is the director of rural strategies and climate change at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. Ben reports, analyzes and writes about the intersection of climate, agriculture and trade policy. He works with Midwest, national and international partners to build a policy framework for a just transition for farmers and rural communities.