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5:30 PM - 6:00 PM EDT - Complimentary reception; happy hour with free drinks and food provided
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT - Screening begins, panel to follow

Community Resistance, Climate Change and Exploitation

Join us on May 2, as we host The Other Side of Deforestation — an event to draw back the curtain on the destructive impacts of corporate-controlled Big Ag on workers, frontline communities, forests and climate, and the inspiring organizing being done in the face of it.

Our industrial agricultural system is a leading driver of deforestation and climate emissions across the world. We all, in some way, suffer the effects of the palm oil industry, a notorious contributor of greenhouse gasses and destroyer of rainforests. But after the forests fall, it’s the workers and communities that are left to face generations of ongoing devastation.

From Indonesia to the Americas, frontline communities and agricultural workers are fighting for their basic human rights — facing land theft, toxic working conditions, exploitation, abuse and more.

Join us on May 2, as we examine the impacts of industrial agriculture, the impressive community organizing being done in the face of it, and what we can all do to challenge the corporations making their profits at the expense of people and planet.

At the event, a short film will share the first-hand testimonials of palm oil workers, and a panel of experts will discuss the many issues arising from our industrial agriculture model around the world — from toxic working conditions, massive greenhouse gas emissions, and unrelenting deforestation.

For a livable future, we need healthy communities and a healthy climate.

If you’re hungry to learn more, come. (And if you’re just plain hungry, come — food and drink will be provided; Happy Hour starts at 5:30p!)

We hope to see you there!

For the forests and frontline communities everywhere!

Accessibility: ADA, not scent free. Event is in English.

With support from:
Friends of the Earth — https://foe.org
International Labor Rights Forum — https://laborrights.org
Sum of Us — https://www.sumofus.org
Greenpeace — https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/
OPPUK — http://oppuk.or.id/en_US/
ActionAid USA — https://www.actionaidusa.org
Powershift Network — https://powershift.org
OPS: Oceanic Preservation Society — https://www.opsociety.org
CCAN: Chesapeake Climate Action Network — https://chesapeakeclimate.org
Environmental Investigation Agency USA — https://eia-global.org
Rainforest Action Network — https://www.ran.org

Space is limited, reserve your free ticket here!

Big Ag’s impacts on forests, communities, and climate
Thursday, May 2nd, 2019
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM EDT - Complimentary reception; happy hour with free drinks and food provided
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT - Screening begins, panel to follow

Friends of the Earth
1101 15th Street NW, 11th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20005

Cost: FREE!
Food: YES!