Real Food Media Impact Reports 2018 Real Food Media Impact Report | Page 11

REAL FOOD MEDIA OUT & ABOUT "Real Food Rising!" HEAL Food Alliance 2nd Annual Summit Art, Media, and Food Justice Summit, Museum of the African Diaspora Cleveland, OH, March 10-12 San Francisco, CA, May 19 Christina and Tanya participated in HEAL’s Summit where they connected Tiffani attended the first ever Art, Media, and Food Justice Summit hosted with partners from around the country. We were blown away at the people by author and chef Bryant Terry. As informative as it was healing, the power on display. This multi-sector, multiracial coalition for food system Summit featured discussions and presentations around representation, change is truly something special. We are honored to be part of it and see it flourish into a transformative force. decolonization of food and culture, and how we can take care of ourselves and each other as we work towards justice. "Organic Neighborhoods: For Healthy Children, Families, and The Communications Network Conference Communities” Beyond Pesticides Annual Conference San Francisco, CA, October 11-12 Los Angeles, CA, April 13-14 Anna attended this annual convening of foundation communications Anna attended this annual conference focused on the leading edge of executives, communications strategists, and non-profit leaders working research around pesticide impacts and the leading organizations fighting at the intersections of communications and social change. for a pesticide-free future, led by the national non-profit Beyond Pesticides. FEATURED EVENTS Keynote, “Sustainability’s Edge: Food Systems in the Age of Climate Crisis" Brown University, Providence, RI, March 3 Anna returned to her alma mater for the keynote lecture for the Food, Fish, and Sustainability Conference, bringing together leading academics and researchers on the future of wild caught seafood and ocean health. “Strength in Numbers: What Consumers Want and How They Are Fighting For It” Natural Products ExpoWest, Anaheim, CA, March 10 Anna was one of the featured speakers at the Natural Food Industry’s biggest event of the year, bringing more than 35,000 people to the convention center in Anaheim. In her remarks, Anna brought the message of activated, concerned eaters to executives of some of the leading natural food brands in the country. Keynote, “What’s So Wrong with the Commodification of Our Food?” London, UK, October 13 The Gaia Foundation launched the world premiere of We Feed the World, a photo exhibit and campaign showcasing the stories of smallholder farmers from around the world and the message that these farmers feed more than 70 percent of the world’s people. As Anna said in her keynote for the launch: “If we are serious about fixing the climate crisis, we need to keep it that way.” REAL FOOD MEDIA / 9