ALL IN:
FIGHT FOR
A LIVABLE CLIMATE
A Food & Water Watch Virtual Conference & Benefit
Thursday, September 30, 2021
3:30-8:00pm ET (12:30-5:00pm PT)
Virtual Conference & Benefit
On September 30, Food & Water Watch hosted our virtual conference with two tracks of education sessions and trainings to build your skills as an activist. You can access the recordings to learn how we’re fighting for safe food, clean water and a livable climate – and how you can be part of it!
Opening Session
Amy Goodman
Host and executive producer of Democracy Now!
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Amy Goodman
Amy Goodman is the host & executive producer of Democracy Now!, an award-winning news program airing on over 1,500 public television and radio stations worldwide. She is a broadcast journalist, syndicated columnist, investigative reporter, and author. Amy was the Gold Medal recipient of the United Nations Correspondents Association’s Global Prize for Climate Change Coverage. Through her reporting, Amy holds corporations and the government accountable.
Wenonah Hauter
Founder & Executive Director of Food & Water Watch
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Wenonah Hauter
Wenonah Hauter is the founder and executive director of Food & Water Watch and Food & Water Action Fund. Wenonah has three decades of experience campaigning and writing on food, water, energy and environmental issues. She has trained and mentored hundreds of organizers and activists across the country and worked at the national, state and local levels to develop policy positions and legislative and field strategies to secure real wins for communities and the environment.
Special Guests & Session Speakers
Schedule At a Glance
3:30 PM – 4:15 PM EST
Welcome Session
Keynote featuring Amy Goodman and Wenonah Hauter
It’s our grounding philosophy that people’s voices matter, and that when we stand together, we can make real change. Hear from keynote speaker Amy Goodman, Host and Executive Producer of Democracy Now!. Amy is an award winning journalist whose rigorous, independent reporting holds corporations and the government accountable.
4:25 PM – 7:00 PM EST
Session Tracks
Choose from 2 exciting tracks of sessions
The conference will feature two tracks of sessions for you to choose from throughout the event. Track 1 will feature informational sessions on pressing issues, including the latest developments with key legislation like the WATER Act and Farm System Reform Act, new research on fossil fuels, and why environmental justice is at the root of our work. Track 2 offers training and skill-building sessions to empower you to take action. Learn how to use your story to inspire change, hold an effective meeting with an elected official or how to amplify the cause on social media.
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST
Virtual Benefit
Featuring special guests, music and more!
Join us for a celebration of our major victories this year, and what lies ahead. We know what’s needed to bring us closer to a future with safe food, clean water and a liveable climate, and It will take all of us to get there. We’ll have special performances and guests to help us celebrate!
SCHOLARSHIP
Students & Young Leaders Were Offered Scholarships to Attend!
Food & Water Watch offered scholarship opportunities for students and young leaders to attend our virtual conference and benefit for an opportunity to learn and collaborate alongside like-minded people.
OUR 2020 BENEFIT
Highlights from 2020: Celebrating 15 Years of Food & Watch
Last year, we were honored to be joined by a number of special guests, including Jane Fonda, Mark Ruffalo, Bill Moyers, Sarah Cooper, Representative Jan Schakowsky, Representative Ro Khanna, and many more who offered words of inspiration. Watch the 2020 highlights, and sign up for this year’s event today!
Our Sponsors
We’d like to thank our sponsors for their generous support.
Without you, it truly wouldn’t be possible.
Interested in becoming a sponsor? Contact Kate Schwanhausser
Lead Sponsor
Marilyn and Don Allan
Karen and Dr Alan Warren
Benefactor
Lynne and Karen Azarchi
Beth and Mike Kelley
Chair
Craig Merrilees
Alan T. Messer
Alan Snitow
Committee
Arden Down
Chuck Bell
Nancy Bernstein
Pam and George Brandman
Dianne Cress
Jonathan Culler
Arden Down
Fredericka Foster
Stan and Colleen Friedberg
Susan E. Gladstone
Sharon Kind
Betsy L. Krieger
Carol A. Kurtz
Kathleen Lockwood
Ann H. Logan
Stephanie Low
Elaine McKiernan
Lisa Rosenfield
Susan Weltman and Steve Jervis
Amy Wolf
Elsa Wood
JSA Sustainable Wealth Management
Our Supporters
Activists
Daniele Gerard
Marion Hunt
Lara and Ron Katzman
Ralph Koldinger
Michele Merkel
Lisa Schubert
Judi Stauffer
Kathy E. Sykes
Greg Thomson
Kitty Ufford-Chase
Virginia Yee
Defenders
Edie Allen
Beverly G. Bean
Bonita Beard
Diane H. Davidson
Ken Dolsky
Bob Downie MD
Martha & Peter Dragovich
Pamela L. Dreyfuss
Sarah Edwards
Carol E. Gay
Judith Green
Bill Gee
Mark Grossman
Claude Guillemard
Madelaine Haberman
Fred Harrison
Howard Josepher, LCSW
Elizabeth Ingalls
Jennifer Kolarsick
Dr. Judy Kramer
Jan Mardfin
Eileen McInerney
Deborah Milkowski
Michael C. Miller
Timothy and Theresa Merkel
Pamela Olsen
Natalie Pien
Jane Rice
Bruce Rosen
Christy Sacks
Nathan Savin
Ken Schles
Kiki and Phillip
Susan Schmitt MD
Kate Sinding Daly
Donna Skibbe
Carol Soderholm
Barbara Stromber
Richard Stuckey
Jane Torrence
Tamara Tripp
Susan Van Dolsen
Jennifer Watts
Elaine Weir
Betty Winkler
Albert Wurth
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